Songs of Love (Mark Eitzel album)

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Songs of Love is the first commercially released solo record by singer/songwriter Mark Eitzel. It was released on Diablo Records as a side project while Eitzel was still a member of American Music Club.

The album was recorded with Mark Eitzel performing on his own with an acoustic guitar. Most of the tracks were recorded live at The Borderline in London, United Kingdom on January 17, 1991, with the exception of the last two tracks which are acoustic studio recordings.

With the exception of 'Take Courage', most of the songs had either already appeared on American Music Club albums, or would do so in the future. Five songs ('Firefly', 'Western Sky', 'Blue and Grey Shirt', 'Last Harbour' and 'Jenny') were from California, two more ('Gary's Song' and 'Outside This Bar') were from Engine, and 'Room Above the Club' was an a cappella version of the opening track on the band's debut album The Restless Stranger. 'Crabwalk' would later be recorded and released on Everclear later in 1991; 'Chanel No. 5' was recorded at the same sessions but kept back for the b-side to the 'Rise' single; 'Nothing Can Bring Me Down' was an early version of Mercurys What Godzilla Said to God When His Name Wasn't Found in the Book of Life'.

Track listing

1. Firefly
2. Chanel No.5
3. Western Sky
4. Blue And Grey Shirt
5. Gary's Song
6. Outside This Bar
7. Room Above The Club
8. Last Harbour
9. Kathleen
10. Crabwalk
11. Jenny
12. Take Courage
13. Nothing Can Bring Me Down

References

• All Music