Shag Tobacco is the third solo album from Gavin Friday

Gavin Friday

Gavin Friday is an Irish singer and songwriter, composer, actor and painter.-Career:Gavin was born in Dublin and grew up in Finglas, a neighbourhood located on Dublin's Northside...

. Once again, Friday teamed up with musician Maurice "The Man" Seezer

Maurice Seezer

Maurice Seezer is an Irish musician, whose real name is Maurice Jebidiah Roycroft. He has frequently written and composed songs with Gavin Friday, who he first met through a mutual friend...

. Bono

Bono

Paul David Hewson , most commonly known by his stage name Bono , is an Irish singer, musician, and humanitarian best known for being the main vocalist of the Dublin-based rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his...

 and The Edge

The Edge

David Howell Evans , more widely known by his stage name The Edge , is a musician best known as the guitarist, backing vocalist, and keyboardist of the Irish rock band U2. A member of the group since its inception, he has recorded 12 studio albums with the band and has released one solo record...

 contribute backing vocals on "Little Black Dress."

This album features a cover

Cover version

In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

 of T.Rex's "The Slider".

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

Italy

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 opera

Opera

Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...

 singer.

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

William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet

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.

Patrick McCabe wrote the album liner notes.

Track listing

1. "Shag Tobacco" - 4:33
2. "Caruso" - 5:33
3. "Angel" - 4:11
4. "Little Black Dress" - 4:29
5. "The Slider" - 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
• Maurice Seezer - bass, keyboards, accordion, drum programming
• Chris Cunningham - guitar
• Eric Sanko - bass
• Dave Clayton - keyboards
• Danny Cummings - percussion
• Loretta Heyward - background vocals