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Released
  
1995 (1995)

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Release date
  
1995

Label
  
Island Records

Length
  
55:18

Artist
  
Gavin Friday

Producer
  
Tim Simenon

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Genres
  
Rock music, Alternative rock

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Shag Tobacco is the third solo album from Gavin Friday. Once again, Friday teamed up with musician Maurice "The Man" Seezer. Bono and The Edge contribute backing vocals on "Little Black Dress." "The Last Song I'll Ever Sing" was dedicated "in loving memory" of Thom McGinty, The Diceman (1954-1995).

Contents

This album features a cover of T.Rex's "The Slider".

The second track, "Caruso" is Friday's tribute to Enrico Caruso the Italian opera singer.

The third track, "Angel", was featured on the soundtrack of the 1996 film, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet.

Patrick McCabe wrote the album liner notes.

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Track listing

  1. "Shag Tobacco" - 4:33
  2. "Caruso" - 5:33
  3. "Angel" - 4:11
  4. "Little Black Dress" - 4:29
  5. "The Slider" (Marc Bolan) - 3:16
  6. "Dolls" - 4:10
  7. "Mr Pussy" - 3:40
  8. "You Me and World War Three" - 4:39
  9. "Kitchen Sink Drama" - 5:57
  10. "My Twentieth Century" - 5:08
  11. "The Last Song I'll Ever Sing" - 3:48
  12. "Le Roi d' Amour" - 3:53

Personnel

  • Gavin Friday - vocals, megaphone (Friday called a "stronzophone") on "Caruso", "The Slider" and "Dolls"
  • Maurice Seezer - bass, keyboards, accordion, drum programming
  • Chris Cunningham - guitar, mandolin
  • Erik Sanko - bass
  • Renaud Pion - synthesizer, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone, flute, Jew's harp
  • Dave Clayton - keyboards
  • Danny Cummings - percussion
  • Loretta Heyward - background vocals
  • Bono, The Edge - background vocals on "Little Black Dress"
  • Tim Simenon - turntables, drum programming
  • Don Hozz - synthesizer on "Angel"

    • Songs

    1Shag Tobacco4:52
    2Caruso5:43
    3Angel6:06

    References

    Shag Tobacco Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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