Fireboy

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Fireboy
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Studio album by
Grant McLennan
Released1993
RecordedParadise, Sydney, Platinum, Melbourne
Genre Alternative rock
Length52:42
Label White Label [1]
Producer Dave Dobbyn
Grant McLennan chronology
Watershed
(1991)		Fireboy
(1993)		 Horsebreaker Star
(1994)

Fireboy is the second solo album by Grant McLennan, a member of the Go-Betweens. [2] [3] It was released in 1993. [4] In the album's liner notes McLennan said the songs were for Gloria Swanson, Kenneth Slessor, Brett Whiteley and Dean Martin. Produced by Dave Dobbyn, it was recorded in Woolloomooloo. [5] The first single was "Surround Me". [6]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Calgary Herald B+ [7]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [8]

Trouser Press called the album "a near-perfect convergence of observant, passionate words and jangly, surging tunes." [9] 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." [10]

Track listing

All tracks written by Grant McLennan, except where noted.

  1. "Lighting Fires" – 3:36
  2. "Surround Me" – 3:55
  3. "One Million Miles from Here" – 3:45
  4. "The Dark Side of Town" – 3:46
  5. "Things Will Change" – 2:45
  6. "The Pawnbroker" – 8:12
  7. "Whose Side Are You On?" – 3:09
  8. "Fingers" (Grant McLennan, Dave Dobbyn)– 3:34
  9. "Signs of Life" – 4:23
  10. "The Day My Eyes Came Back" – 4:08
  11. "Bathe (in the Water)" – 3:30
  12. "When I Close My Eyes" – 1:24
  13. "Riddle in the Rain" – 6:29

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Forster, Robert (14 August 2017). "Grant & I: Inside and Outside the Go-Betweens". Omnibus Press – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Grant McLennan Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ Mathur, Paul (6 March 1993). "Fireboy by GW McLennan". Melody Maker. Vol. 69, no. 10. p. 29.
  4. ↑ Buckley, Peter (20 September 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Wilson, Bridget (21 May 1992). "PRINCE TAKES SHINE TO SOME LOCAL TALENT". Eastern Herald. The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 5.
  6. ↑ Kearns, Lisa (2 April 1993). "Dancing towards oblivion". News. The Age. p. 10.
  7. 1 2 Muretich, James (4 April 1993). "G.W. McLennan: Fireboy". Calgary Herald. p. C2.
  8. ↑ "Robert Christgau: CG: Grant McLennan". www.robertchristgau.com.
  9. ↑ "G.W. McLennan". Trouser Press. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "Grant McLennan - Fireboy Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
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