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Here I Stand (Oysterband album)

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Released
  
3 August 1999

Length
  
58:50

Artist
  
Oysterband

Label
  
Running Man

Recorded
  
1999

Here I Stand (1999)
  
Granite Years (2000)

Release date
  
3 August 1999

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Genres
  
Folk music, Folk rock, Celtic rock

Similar
  
Deserters, Rise Above, 20 Golden Tie‑Slackeners, Freedom and Rain, Lie Back and Think of England

Here I Stand is a 1999 album by British folk-rock band Oysterband. It is their 17th studio album.

Contents

Released on 3 August 1999, the album's much praised lyrics deal with topics such as globalisation, political and philosophical insights. The album has been described as the one of the band's most upbeat albums. The album guest features Canadian folk rock band Great Big Sea and British punk pop band Chumbawamba.

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History

Here I Stand, co-produced with Alaric Neville, released during the last summer of the 20th Century, created another landmark with the formation of their own label Running Man. Sales proved the Oysters' following were not fazed by the album's "provocative (read "risky") mix of austerity, improvisation, tradition and outright pop; which proved surprisingly radio-friendly and promises well for the label's future."

Reception

The reception for the album was very positive. FAME said of the album "with the opening chords of On the Edge it is clear these guys are fresh and unique. Their anthemic sing-along against the corporatisation of the world won't leave your head. In fact, there are aspects of this album that make it the strongest I have heard in a quite some time. Merging traditional folk music topics and instrumentation, with modern rock sensibilities, Oyseterband creates a lively album that the listener can't help but dance to.

"This is the Voice" was released as a single in the UK and "On the Edge" was released as a single in Germany.

Track listing

  1. "On The Edge" - 4:25
  2. "This Is The Voice" - 4:55
  3. "In Your Eyes" - 4:16
  4. "Street Of Dreams" - 4:45
  5. "Ways Of Holding On" - 5:08
  6. "A Time Of Her Own" - 2:49
  7. "After Rain" - 4:21
  8. "I Know It's Mine" - 4:06
  9. "Someone You Might Have Been" - 4:08
  10. "Kantele" - 0:53
  11. "She's Moved On" - 3:29
  12. "And As For You" - 3:39
  13. "Cello Drop" - 2:24
  14. "Jump Through The Fire" - 3:40
  15. "This Town" - 3:51
  16. "A Last Glass" - 2:01

Songs

1On the Edge4:25
2This Is the Voice4:53
3In Your Eyes4:16

References

Here I Stand (Oysterband album) Wikipedia
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