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Skyscraper National Park
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 16, 2001 (Canada),
March 12, 2002 (U.S.A.),
September 2, 2002 (U.K.),
November 18, 2002 (Japan)[1]
GenreAcoustic rock, alternative country, indie folk, folk rock
Length39:46
LabelHardwood Records/Universal Music Canada
ProducerHayden (Track 2 by Hayden, Kid Lunch, Mitch Roth, Damon Richardson & Marty Kinack)
Hayden chronology
The Closer I Get
(1998)
Skyscraper National Park
(2001)
Live at Convocation Hall
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Jam!(favourable) link
Mojo [Dec 2002, pp. 114]
Neumu link
Pitchfork Media(8.2/10) link
PopMatters(favourable) link
Stylus(B-) link

Skyscraper National Park is the third album by Canadian singer-songwriter Hayden. It was released on Hardwood Records in Canada, on Badman Recording Co. in the U.S., on Loose Music in the U.K., and on Massive! in the Japan. There were two limited-edition pressings of this album. The first, comprising only 100 copies, was mainly for Hayden's friends and family. The second, comprising 1,500 copies, was sold on Hayden's cross-Canada tour.[2]

The album title comes from Kurt Vonnegut's novel Slapstick.

Track listing

All songs written by Paul Hayden Desser.

  1. "Mingus" - 3:39 (Hidden Pregap track on CD)
  2. "Street Car" – 4:35
  3. "Dynamite Walls" – 6:44
  4. "Steps into Miles" – 2:57
  5. "I Should Have Been Watching You" – 1:42
  6. "Long Way Down" – 4:11
  7. "Tea Pad" – 1:57
  8. "All in One Move" – 1:18
  9. "Bass Song" – 4:28
  10. "Carried Away" – 2:44
  11. "Looking for You in Me" – 3:36
  12. "Lullaby" – 5:41

Notes