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1997 studio album by Mark Eitzel
West is the fourth solo album by the
American Music Club singer/songwriter
Mark Eitzel , released by Warner Bros. Records in 1997. It includes songs co-written and produced by the
R.E.M. guitarist
Peter Buck from October 15 to October 17, 1996.
[1]
[5]
Critical reception
The
Chicago Tribune wrote that "with Buck producing and co-writing West , Eitzel has never been part of such an overtly inviting pop album."
[6]
Track listing
All songs written by Buck and Eitzel, except where noted:
"If You Have to Ask" – 4:20
"Free of Harm" – 3:21
"Helium" – 5:25
"Stunned & Frozen" – 5:10
"Then It Really Happens" – 4:28
"In Your Life" – 4:04
"Lower Eastside Tourist" – 3:49
"Three Inches of Wall" – 4:48
"Move Myself Ahead" – 3:35
"Old Photographs" – 5:22
"Fresh Screwdriver" – 3:59
"Live or Die" (Eitzel) – 5:14
Personnel
Mark Eitzel –
vocals ,
guitar on "Live or Die",
string
arrangements on "If You Have to Ask"
Steve Berlin –
fuzz bass on "Old Photographs", piano on "Helium"
Peter Buck – guitar,
bass guitar on "Live or Die"
Bruce Kaphan – string arrangements on "If You Have to Ask"
Barrett Martin –
drums ,
acoustic bass guitar ,
bass marimba , vibes,
tablas ,
conga ,
tambourine
Scott McCaughey –
electric bass , organ,
piano ,
slide guitar
Mike McCready – guitar on "Fresh Screwdriver"
Skerik –
vibraphone ,
organ ,
baritone saxophone
See also
References
^
a
b Phalen, Tom (May 16, 1997).
"Album collaborations of R.E.M.'s Peter Buck" .
Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ Ankeny, Jason.
"Mark Eitzel: West" . AllMusic . Retrieved 8 July 2020 .
^ Schreiber, Ryan.
"Mark Eitzel: West" . Pitchfork . Archived from
the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2020 .
^ Kot, Greg.
"Mark Eitzel: West" . Rolling Stone . Archived from
the original on 7 August 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2020 .
^ Kaufman, Gil (February 1, 1997).
"Mark Eitzel, Peter Buck & Tuatara Crew to Hit the Road" .
MTV . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ Kot, Greg (8 May 1997).
"EVERYONE, IT SEEMS, IS IMPRESSED WITH SONGWRITER MARK EITZEL--EXCEPT MARK EITZEL" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 8 July 2020 .
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