Fireboy
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Critical reception
Template:Album ratings Trouser Press called the album "a near-perfect convergence of observant, passionate words and jangly, surging tunes."[6] The Calgary Herald wrote that McLennan "sings with conviction [and] poetic insight."[7]
AllMusic wrote: "If there are hints of older rock styles here and there, McLennan's singing in particular still has the sharp, modern edge that helped make the Go-Betweens great, all while not losing his trademark warmth."[8]
Track listing
All tracks written by Grant McLennan, except where noted.
- "Lighting Fires" – 3:36
- "Surround Me" – 3:55
- "One Million Miles From Here" – 3:45
- "The Dark Side of Town" – 3:46
- "Things Will Change" – 2:45
- "The Pawnbroker" – 8:12
- "Whose Side Are You On?" – 3:09
- "Fingers" (Grant McLennan, Dave Dobbyn)– 3:34
- "Signs of Life" – 4:23
- "The Day My Eyes Came Back" – 4:08
- "Bathe (in the Water)" – 3:30
- "When I Close My Eyes" – 1:24
- "Riddle in the Rain" – 6:29
Personnel
- Grant McLennan – vocals, guitars, tambourine, maracas
- Dave Dobbyn – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
- Ian Belton – bass
- Pedro Bull – organ, piano
- Michael Barclay – drums, backing vocals
- Penny Flanagan – vocals ("Surround Me", "Bathe")
- Julia Richardson – vocals ("Surround Me", "Bathe")
- Karin Jansson – vocals ("The Dark Side of Town", "Things Will Change")
- Mae Moore – vocals ("Bathe")
- Nicky Ferguson – vocals ("Lighting Fires")
- Stephen Hurley – organ ("Bathe")
References
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