Intoxicated Man

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Intoxicated Man
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Studio album by
Released2 October 1995
RecordedEarly 1995
StudioSing Sing Studios and Metropolois Audio, Melbourne; Air Motion, Sydney; Townhouse 3, London
Genre Rock
Length45:49
Label Mute
Producer Mick Harvey with Victor Van Vugt and Tony Cohen
Mick Harvey chronology
Intoxicated Man
(1995)
Pink Elephants
(1997)
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Intoxicated Man is the first of four albums by Mick Harvey, presenting the songs of Serge Gainsbourg, sung in English. [1] It is followed by Pink Elephants , Delirium Tremens , and Intoxicated Women .

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Serge Gainsbourg, except where indicated.

  1. "69 Erotic Year (69 Année Érotique)" (translation: Mick Harvey & Katy Beale) – 3:28
  2. "Harley Davidson" – 2:49 (translation: Harvey)
  3. "Intoxicated Man" – 2:42 (translation: Harvey)
  4. "The Sun Directly Overhead (Sous Le Soleil Exactement)" (translation: Alain Chamberlain & Harvey) – 2:59
  5. "Sex Shop" (Gainsbourg, Jean-Claude Vannier) (translation: Harvey) – 3:22
  6. "The Barrel of My 45" (translation: Chamberlain & Harvey) – 2:15
  7. "Ford Mustang" – 2:21 (translation: Harvey)
  8. "Overseas Telegram" (translation: Sarah Owen & Harvey) – 3:47
  9. "New York, U.S.A" (translation: Chamberlain) – 2:28
  10. "Bonnie and Clyde" (translation: Chamberlain & Harvey) – 4:02
  11. "Chatterton" (translation: Chamberlain) – 2:07
  12. "Song of Slurs" (Gainsbourg, Vannier) (translation: Harvey & Beale) – 2:44
  13. "Jazz in the Ravine" (translation: Chamberlain & Harvey) – 2:05
  14. "I Have Come to Tell You I'm Going" (translation: Chamberlain & Harvey) – 2:55
  15. "Lemon Incest" (translation: Chamberlain & Harvey) – 1:54
  16. "Initials B.B." – 3:51 (translation: Harvey)

Personnel

Technical

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References

  1. Mick Harvey - Intoxicated Man Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic , retrieved 3 May 2023