Tom McRae (album)

Tom McRae is the self-titled debut album from British singer-songwriter Tom McRae. The album was released in 2000 and was nominated for the 2001 Mercury Music Prize.[1]

Tom McRae
Studio album by Tom McRae
Released	October 2, 2000
Genre	Rock
Length	45:09
Label	db Records
Producer	Chris Hughes
Tom McRae chronology
Tom McRae (2000) Just Like Blood (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Pitchfork Media	8.1/10 link
Rolling Stone	link

Track listing

All tracks by Tom McRae[2]

1. "You Cut Her Hair" – 2:46
2. "End of the World News (Dose Me Up)" – 3:48
3. "2nd Law" – 2:50
4. "Bloodless" – 3:38
5. "Draw Down the Stars" – 2:14
6. "One More Mile" – 4:16
7. "Boy With the Bubblegun" – 3:01
8. "Hidden Camera Show" – 4:17
9. "A & B Song" – 4:15
10. "Language of Fools" – 3:57
11. "Untitled" – 3:51
12. "Sao Paulo Rain" – 4:51
13. "I Ain't Scared of Lightning" – 1:25

Musicians

• Tom McRae – vocals, electric guitar (1,12), fx (1,4), string arrangement (1,7), guitar (2,4,6,7,8,10,13), percussion (2,6,9,10), piano (3,10), harmonium (4), acoustic guitar (5,9,12), 12 string (7), harmonica (9), keyboards (13)
• Jo Archard – strings (4)
• Sarah Button – strings (4)
• Anthony Clarke – string arrangement (2,10), piano (8,12)
• Mark Frith – electric guitar (2,6,9), piano (2,10), keyboards (2), bass (2,6,9), hammond (9,10)
• Fiona Griffith – strings (4)
• Tom Havelock – cello (1,7,8)
• Chris Hughes – percussion (2,9,10), drums (9)
• Clive Jenner – drums (2,8,10,12), percussion (8)
• Howard Jones – piano (11)
• Tony Marrison – programming (1,2,3,6,9), piano (1,5), string arrangement (1,7), hammond (3), keyboards (5,12), percussion (5,8), guitar (6), bass (8,12)
• Helen Thomas – strings (4)

References

1. "2001 nominees". Mercury Prize. Archived from the original on January 2, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
2. "review by Mackenzie Wilson". All Music. Retrieved March 24, 2014.