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Rain, Steam and Speed

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Released
  
February 1999

Genre
  
Rock

Label
  
shhh! Records

Recorded
  
July-August 1998

Length
  
50:47

Studio
  
Blackwing Studios, London, Metropolis Studios, London

Rain, Steam and Speed is the fourth and final studio album by the New Zealand band, The Mutton Birds. It was released in 1999.

Contents

The album coincided with the departure of the bass guitarist, vocalist and sometime song contributor Alan Gregg, and also the guitarist David Long. It was released as the Mutton Birds remained based in London seeking a breakthrough on the UK market.

Track listing

(All songs by Don McGlashan)

  1. "As Close as This" — 4:21
  2. "Winning Numbers" — 3:46
  3. "Small Mercies" — 4:37
  4. "Green Lantern" — 4:02
  5. "The Falls" — 5:05
  6. "Last Year's Shoes" — 4:27
  7. "Jackie's Song" — 3:43
  8. "Pulled Along by Love" — 4:30
  9. "Goodbye Drug" — 6:19
  10. "Hands Full" — 3:28
  11. "Ray" — 6:24

Personnel

  • Don McGlashan – vocals, acoustic guitars, EBow guitar, piano, organ, euphonium
  • Ross Burge – drums, tambourine
  • Alan Gregg – bass guitar
  • Chris Sheehan – bass guitar, electric guitar

    • Additional personnel

  • Tony Fisher — backing vocals
  • David Mitchell — Ebow guitar
  • Stuart Nesbit — pedal steel
  • Tony Kiley — congas

    • References

    Rain, Steam and Speed Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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