Here Be Monsters
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Here Be Monsters is the debut album by Ed Harcourt
, released in 2001. It was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2001. Tim Holmes, one-half of British dance music duo Death In Vegas
, co-produced the album.
Ed Harcourt
Ed Harcourt is an English singer-songwriter. To date, he has released five studio albums, two EPs, and thirteen singles. His debut album, Here Be Monsters, was nominated for the 2001 Mercury Prize...
, released in 2001. It was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2001. Tim Holmes, one-half of British dance music duo Death In Vegas
Death in Vegas
Death in Vegas are a psychedelic rock and electronic rock band from the United Kingdom, comprising two permanent members: Richard Fearless and Tim Holmes...
, co-produced the album.
Track listing
- "Something in My Eye" – 3:41
- "God Protect Your Soul" – 5:27
- "She Fell into My Arms" – 3:49
- "Those Crimson Tears" – 5:09
- "Hanging With the Wrong Crowd" – 3:41
- "Apple of My Eye" – 4:04
- "Beneath the Heart of Darkness" – 7:19
- "Wind Through the Trees" – 6:45
- "Birds Fly Backwards" – 3:30
- "Shanghai" – 3:49
- "Like Only Lovers Can" – 4:54
Personnel
- Ed Harcourt – vocals, piano, pump organ, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Wurlitzer, vibes, saxophone, harmonica, bass, beatbox, backing vocals, sampling, synthesizer, drums, percussion, string arrangement
- Nick Yeatman – drums, percussion, backing vocals, hand clapping, loops
- Hadrian Garrard – trumpet, trombone, percussion, drums, backing vocals, hand clapping, radio static
- Arnulf Lindner – double bass, electric bass, fretless bass, bowed bass, backing vocals
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– electric guitar, 12-string guitar, fretless guitar, baritone guitar, omnichord, glockenspiel, mandolin, backing vocals, string arrangement - Tim Holmes – loops, sequencing, samples
- Dave Fridmann – backing vocals
- Martin Kelly – backing vocals
- Simon Harris – backing vocals
- Chris Scard – hand clapping
- Gil Norton – hand clapping
- Sophie Sirota – viola, string arrangement
- Max Garrard – French horn
- Howard Gott – string arrangement, violin
- Ruth Gottlieb – violin
- Sarah Willson – cello
Singles
In the UK, there were four singles released:- "Something in My Eye" (June 11, 2001); CD, 7" vinyl
- B-sides: "T Bone Tombstone" / "Here Be Monsters"
- "She Fell Into My Arms" (September 10, 2001); CD, 7" vinyl
- B-sides: "I've Become Misguided" (new version) / "When Americans Come to London"
- "Apple of My Eye" (January 21, 2002); CD1, CD2, cassette
- B-sides: "Alligator Boy" / "Weary and Bleary Eyed" / "Last of the Troubadors" / "Little Silver Bullet" / "Apple of My Eye" (video)
- "Shanghai" (April 8, 2002) (This single was canceled and released as a promo single only.)