Westgate (Mark Seymour album)
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Westgate is the fifth solo album by Mark Seymour
, released in 2007. The album was described as centred on "everyday heroes", with the title track recounting the tale of a real-life worker who was on duty when Melbourne
's West Gate Bridge
collapsed on October 15, 1970, killing 35 construction workers. Year of the Dog, initially written as a football song for the Western Bulldogs
football team, became the saga of a friend with a drink problem. The album was named as one of the top 10 albums of the year by the Sunday Herald Sun.
The album's title track had previously been included in a Melbourne Theatre Workers' production, We Built This City, performed at Scienceworks in the suburb of Spotswood
in early 2006.
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 2007. The album was described as centred on "everyday heroes", with the title track recounting the tale of a real-life worker who was on duty when Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
's West Gate Bridge
West Gate Bridge
The West Gate Bridge is a steel box girder cable-stayed bridge in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It spans the Yarra River, just north of its mouth into Port Phillip, and is a vital link between the inner city and Melbourne's western suburbs with the industrial suburbs in the west and with the city...
collapsed on October 15, 1970, killing 35 construction workers. Year of the Dog, initially written as a football song for the Western Bulldogs
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
football team, became the saga of a friend with a drink problem. The album was named as one of the top 10 albums of the year by the Sunday Herald Sun.
The album's title track had previously been included in a Melbourne Theatre Workers' production, We Built This City, performed at Scienceworks in the suburb of Spotswood
Spotswood, Victoria
Spotswood is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km south-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hobsons Bay...
in early 2006.
Track listing
(All songs written by Mark Seymour except where indicated)- "Westgate" - 4:50
- "Tobruk Pin" (Seymour, Geoff Goodfellow) - 2:41
- "Jerusalem" (Steve Earl) - 3:52
- "Love is a Heavy Load" - 4:18
- "Walk Through Fire" - 4:31
- "The Year of the Dog" - 4:02
- "Hell Broke Free" - 3:43
- "18 Again" - 4:00
- "Master of Spin" - 5:16
- "Feel the Lord" - 4:54
- "Mississauga" - 4:08
- "The Light on the Hill" - 3:34
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, guitars - Scott Alpin - keyboards
- Steve Hadley - bass
- Pip Healey - fiddle
- Dave Larkin - lead guitar
- Jake Mason - keyboards
- Cameron McKenzie - guitars
- Nick Higgins - lap steel
- Nick SeymourNick SeymourNick Seymour is a musician, painter, and record producer. He is best known for being the bass guitarist in the Australasian rock group Crowded House and brother to Mark Seymour of another successful group; Hunters and Collectors.- Biography :Born in Benalla, Victoria, Australia, Seymour studied...
- bass - Kit Warhurst - drums
- Chris Wilson - harp
- Lisa Miller - vocals ("Hell Broke Free")