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North Marine Drive

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Released
  
February 1983

North Marine Drive (1983)
  
Hendra (2014)

Release date
  
February 1983

Genres
  
Folk rock, Indie folk

Length
  
33:00

Artist
  
Ben Watt

Label
  
Cherry Red Records

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Recorded
  
16-20 September 1982, Alvic Studios

Producer
  
Ben Watt with Mike Gregovich

Similar
  
Ben Watt albums, Other albums

Ben watt on box hill


North Marine Drive is the debut album of Ben Watt. The album was released on Cherry Red in 1983, prior to Watt's success in Everything but the Girl, and reached number one in the UK Indie Chart the same year. The tone of the album is reflective and melancholic, reminiscent of some of the more stripped-down work of Everything but the Girl. Its sparse, mainly acoustic, instrumentation effectively highlights Watt's songwriting and vocal qualities. Jazz saxophonist Peter King who would go on to collaborate with Everything but the Girl contributes alto saxophone to several tracks.

Contents

CD issues also feature 5 bonus tracks of Watt's collaboration with Robert Wyatt originally released as an EP in March 1982 (Summer Into Winter). A downloadable version available from Cherry Red adds a further 3 bonus tracks, originally released on the compilation album Our Brilliant Careers: Cherry Red Rarities 1981-1983.

The song "Some Things Don't Matter" first appeared on the Cherry Red showcase compilation Pillows & Prayers in 1982. "Walter and John", from "Summer Into Winter", also appeared on the second volume of Pillows and Prayers.

Ben watt north marine drive


Track listing

  1. "On Box Hill" (2:27)
  2. "Some Things Don't Matter" (4:27)
  3. "Lucky One" (2:33)
  4. "Empty Bottles" (4:38)
  5. "North Marine Drive" (2:18)
  6. "Waiting Like Mad" (4:52)
  7. "Thirst For Knowledge" (3:30)
  8. "Long Time No Sea" (5:24)
  9. "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" (Bob Dylan) (3:48)

CD reissue bonus tracks (Summer Into Winter, with Robert Wyatt)

  1. "Walter and John" (4:07)
  2. "Aquamarine" (4:12)
  3. "Slipping Slowly" (2:53)
  4. "Another Conversation With Myself" (1:24)
  5. "A Girl in Winter" (3:50)

Digital download bonus tracks

  1. "Cant"
  2. "Tower Of Silence"
  3. "Aubade"

Personnel

  • Ben Watt – semi-acoustic and acoustic guitars, piano, vocals
  • Peter King – alto saxopohone

    • Summer Into Winter

  • Ben Watt – vocals, guitar
  • Robert Wyatt – piano, vocals

    • Songs

    1On Box Hill
    2Some Things Don't Matter
    3Lucky One

    References

    North Marine Drive Wikipedia
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