One Eyed Man
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One Eyed Man is the second solo album by Mark Seymour
, released in 2001. It won the 2001 Aria Music Award
for Best Adult Contemporary Album. Seymour said the album's title was inspired by an incident during a 1998 Hunters and Collectors tour when he was mugged in Sydney's Kings Cross
nightclub precinct by a group led by a man with one eye. He said the album marked a break from the "Hunters hangover" evident on his solo debut, King Without a Clue
.
The album received positive reviews, with some noting similarities with the sound of Crowded House
. A profile of Seymour in the Sydney Morning Herald also observed a Crowded House connection, claiming the album contained "the poppiest songs he's written", while Iain Sheddon in The Australian
described One Eyed Man as a "polished, cleverly constructed album of strong pop songs that has cast him in the same light as his brother Nick's former band, Crowded House".
Mark Seymour
Mark Seymour is an Australian musician and vocalist best known for his work as the frontman and songwriter of rock band Hunters & Collectors...
, released in 2001. It won the 2001 Aria Music Award
ARIA Music Awards
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association...
for Best Adult Contemporary Album. Seymour said the album's title was inspired by an incident during a 1998 Hunters and Collectors tour when he was mugged in Sydney's Kings Cross
Kings Cross, New South Wales
Kings Cross is an inner-city locality of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately 2 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Sydney...
nightclub precinct by a group led by a man with one eye. He said the album marked a break from the "Hunters hangover" evident on his solo debut, King Without a Clue
King Without a Clue
-Track listing:# "Last Ditch Cabaret" – 4:52# "You Don't Have to Cry Anymore" – 3:56# "The Ghost of Vainglory" – 4:48# "King Without a Clue" – 3:46# "Look What She's Done to You" – 4:25# "Home Again" – 4:04# "Deathwish" – 4:09# "Cry Wolf" – 3:37...
.
The album received positive reviews, with some noting similarities with the sound of Crowded House
Crowded House
Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Finn is the primary songwriter and creative director of the band, having led it through several incarnations, drawing members from New Zealand , Australia and the United States...
. A profile of Seymour in the Sydney Morning Herald also observed a Crowded House connection, claiming the album contained "the poppiest songs he's written", while Iain Sheddon in The Australian
The Australian
The Australian is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia from Monday to Saturday each week since 14 July 1964. The editor in chief is Chris Mitchell, the editor is Clive Mathieson and the 'editor-at-large' is Paul Kelly....
described One Eyed Man as a "polished, cleverly constructed album of strong pop songs that has cast him in the same light as his brother Nick's former band, Crowded House".
Track listing
(All songs by Mark Seymour except where noted)- "Don't You Know Me?" (Mark Seymour, Cameron McKenzie) - 3:37
- "Blue Morning" (Seymour, Barry Palmer) – 3:58
- "The Ballad of the One Eyed Man" – 4:03
- "Ready To Go" – 4:31
- "Lost In Your Illusion" – 3:50
- "Strange Little Town" (Seymour, Palmer) – 3:50
- "See You Around" (Seymour, Daryl BraithwaiteDaryl BraithwaiteDaryl Braithwaite is an Australian pop singer. Best known as the lead vocalist of Sherbet, Braithwaite has also sustained a successful solo career, placing 15 singles in the Australian top 40, including the No...
) – 3:51 - "Long Way Down" (Seymour, Cameron McKenzie) – 2:50
- "Always A Fool (For a Pretty Face)" (Seymour, Daniel Denholm) – 4:20
- "Sad Songs" (Seymour, F. Hunter) – 4:05
- "Supagirl" (Seymour, Palmer) – 3:23
- "On My Way Home" (Seymour, David BridieDavid BridieDavid Bridie is a musician from Melbourne, Australia. Bridie first rose to prominence as a member of Not Drowning, Waving, which he started in the early 1980s with guitarist John Phillips. They released four albums on Australian independent labels to some level of critical acclaim and very limited...
) - 8:16
Personnel
- Mark SeymourMark SeymourMark Seymour is an Australian musician and vocalist best known for his work as the frontman and songwriter of rock band Hunters & Collectors...
– Vocals, rhythm guitar - Mazz - drums, percussion
- Tony Floyd – drums
- Diamond Jim Kempster - bass guitars
- Rod Davies - keyboards, backing vocals
- Daniel Denholm - Korg, Hammond organ, string arrangement
- Cameron McKenzie - acoustic guitar
- Helen Mountfort - string arrangement, cello
- Hope Csutoros - violin
- Jenny Thomas - violin
- Tim Henwood - electric guitar
- Bruce Haymes - Wurlitzer
- Domenique Guiebois - violin
- Rachel Whealy - cello
- Michelle Rose - viola
- Veronique Serret - violin
- Chryss Plummer - backing vocal
- Andrew Carswell - tin whistle
- Nick Batterham - electric guitar
- Jack Howard - trumpet
- Barry Palmer - lead guitar
- Tim Neil - Hammond organ