Salty is the second album by The Mutton Birds

The Mutton Birds

The Mutton Birds was a band from New Zealand formed in 1991 by Don McGlashan, Ross Burge, and David Long.-History:All three members came into the band with experience: McGlashan came from Blam Blam Blam and The Front Lawn, guitarist Long had played in the Six Volts and Burge had played in the...

. "Anchor Me" reached the top 10 in the New Zealand singles chart.

Track listing

1. "The Heater" (Don McGlashan) – 4.22
2. "Ngaire" (Don McGlashan) – 3.52
3. "You Will Return" (Don McGlashan) – 4.32
4. "Wellington" (Alan Gregg) – 3.07
5. "In My Room" (Don McGlashan) – 4.35
6. "When the Wind Comes Round" (Don McGlashan) – 5.09
7. "Queens English" (Don McGlashan) – 7.07
8. "Salty My Dear" (Don McGlashan) – 1.22
9. "There's a Limit" (Alan Gregg) – 4.13
10. "Esther" (Alan Gregg) – 2.45
11. "No Telling When" (Don McGlashan) – 5.28
12. "Anchor Me" (Don McGlashan) – 4.27
13. "Too Close to the Sun" (Don McGlashan) – 5.31
14. "Don't Fight It Marsha. It's Bigger Than Both of Us" (Don McGlashan) – 4.38

Musicians

• Don McGlashan
  Don McGlashan
  Don McGlashan is a New Zealand musician and songwriter who has been a member of bands such as The Plague, From Scratch, The Whizz Kids, Blam Blam Blam, The Front Lawn, The Mutton Birds and, from 2009, The Bellbirds. He composed several pieces for the Limbs Dance Company...
  
   – Guitars, Voice, Euphonium, Melodica
• Ross Burge
  Ross Burge
  Ross Burge is a New Zealand musician, who started playing drums with the Nelson College rock band Mandias in 1973. He decided that this was to be the life for him, and called the NZPO to ensure back-up....
  
   – Drums, Autoharp
• Alan Gregg
  Alan Gregg
  Alan Gregg is a New Zealand musician, originally from Palmerston North, now based in London. Originally a keyboard player, Alan has mainly played Bass Guitar in his professional life. After moving to Auckland, New Zealand, Alan was a member of the Dribbling Darts of Love before joining The Mutton...
  
   – Bass, Voice, Keyboards
• David Long – Guitar, Voice, Keyboards, Banjo

• Jane Dodd - Backing Vocals on "Anchor Me" and "Queens English"

Songs in other contexts

'The Heater' is used as a plot device

Plot device

A plot device is an object or character in a story whose sole purpose is to advance the plot of the story, or alternatively to overcome some difficulty in the plot....

 in the Christopher Brookmyre

Christopher Brookmyre

Christopher Brookmyre is a Scottish novelist whose novels mix comedy, politics, social comment and action with a strong narrative. He has been referred to as a Tartan Noir author...

 novel Be My Enemy; two central characters bond over it, and it is used as a contrast against the manufactured pop music made by a minor villain.

'Don't Fight it, Marsha, It's Bigger Than Both of Us' was originally recorded by an earlier band of McGlashan's, Blam Blam Blam

Blam Blam Blam

Blam Blam Blam were a New Zealand pop/rock/alternative band. Tim Mahon and Mark Bell had been members of The Plague and The Whizz Kids...

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