Del Amitri (album)
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Del Amitri is the eponym
ous debut album by the Scottish rock band Del Amitri
, released in 1985
by Chrysalis Records
. A CD reissue in 2003 included 4 bonus tracks.
, Paul Tyagi, Justin Currie
, and Bryan Tolland, except where noted
2003 CD bonus tracks
Eponym
An eponym is the name of a person or thing, whether real or fictitious, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named...
ous debut album by the Scottish rock band Del Amitri
Del Amitri
Del Amitri were a Scottish pop-rock guitar band, formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 1983. The band grew out of Justin Currie's Jordanhill College School band and came together after teenager Currie placed an advertisement in the window of a music store asking for people who could play to contact him...
, released in 1985
1985 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1985.-January–March:*January 1 - The newest music video channel, VH-1, debuts on American cable. It is aimed at an older demographic than its sister station, MTV...
by Chrysalis Records
Chrysalis Records
Chrysalis Records was a British record label that was created in 1969. The name was both a reference to the pupal stage of a butterfly and a combination of its founders names, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis...
. A CD reissue in 2003 included 4 bonus tracks.
Track listing
All songs written by Iain HarvieIain Harvie
Iain Wallace Harvie is the guitarist with the Scottish rock band called Del Amitri. Along with lead singer and bassist Justin Currie, Harvie is one of only two members to be present throughout Del Amitri's history from its 1982 inception...
, Paul Tyagi, Justin Currie
Justin Currie
Justin Robert Currie is a Scottish singer and songwriter, best known as the founding member of the band Del Amitri and, along with Iain Harvie, is one of only two members of the group to be present throughout its entire existence.-Del Amitri:Justin Currie established the band Del Amitri while...
, and Bryan Tolland, except where noted
- "Heard Through a Wall" – 3:01
- "Hammering Heart" – 2:58
- "Former Owner" – 3:04
- "Sticks and Stones, Girl" – 3:10
- "Deceive Yourself (In Ignorant Heaven)" – 4:02
- "I Was Here" – 2:53
- "Crows in the Wheatfield" – 2:51
- "Keepers" – 4:39
- "Ceasefire" – 2:59
- "Breaking Bread" – 3:29
2003 CD bonus tracks
- "This King Is Poor" – 3:37
- "The Difference Is" – 3:42
- "Lines Running North" – 2:54
- "Brown Eyed GirlBrown Eyed Girl"Brown Eyed Girl" is a song by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. Written and recorded in 1967 by Van Morrison and produced by Bang Records chief Bert Berns, it was first released in May 1967 on the album Blowin' Your Mind!. When released as a single, it rose to number eight on the...
" – 3:53 (Van MorrisonVan MorrisonVan Morrison, OBE is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are regarded as transcendental and inspired; while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance, and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are widely...
)- Originally recorded by Van Morrison, 1967
Additional musicians
- Peter Griffiths — Organ ("Deceive Yourself")
- Preston HeymanPreston HeymanPreston Heyman is a British session drummer. His credits include playing with the Tom Robinson Band on the album TRB Two. He is the co-founder of London based production company Flipside Productions and plays live with Zohar and Avivit on the London circuit....
— Additional percussion
Additional credits
- Recorded entirely in Glasgow's Park Lane Studio
- Mixed at The Garden, London
- All songs published by Chrysalis Music Ltd.
- Original etchings 'Flying Ducks' for sleeve by Chris Orr, courtesy Thumb Gallery, London