Marlon Williams (album)

Marlon Williams
Studio album by Marlon Williams
Released	19 February 2016 (2016-02-19)
Studio	The Sitting Room, Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch
Genre	Rock
Length	34:15
Label	Caroline Australia
Producer	Ben Edwards
Marlon Williams chronology
Marlon Williams (2016) Make Way for Love (2018)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Blurt Magazine	[3]
Drowned in Sound	(8/10) [4]

Marlon Williams is the solo debut self-titled studio album by New Zealand musician Marlon Williams. It was released on 19 February 2016 under Caroline Australia.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Marlon Williams; except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hello Miss Lonesome"		3:15
2.	"After All"	Marlon Williams, Delaney Davidson	3:11
3.	"Dark Child"	Marlon Williams, Tim Moore	5:23
4.	"I'm Lost Without You"	Teddy Randazzo, Billy Barberis	5:15
5.	"Lonely Side of Her"		2:24
6.	"Silent Passage"	Bob Carpenter	3:06
7.	"Strange Things"		3:03
8.	"When I Was a Young Girl"	Traditional; arranged by Marlon Williams	5:51
9.	"Everyone's Got Something to Say"		2:47

Personnel

• Marlon Williams - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar on "After All" and "I'm Lost Without You", synthesizer on "I'm Lost Without You"
• Ben Woolley - bass guitar, backing vocals
• AJ Park - drums
• Aldous Harding - backing vocals on "Hello Miss Lonesome", "Lonely Side of Her", "Silent Passage", "Strange Things" and "Everyone's Got Something to Say"
• Aaron Tokona - acoustic and electric guitar on Hello Miss Lonesome"
• Joe McCallum - drums on "Silent Passage"
• Rang Lloyd - electric guitar on "Dark Child"
• Simon Gregory - electric guitar on "I'm Lost Without You"
• John Egenes - pedal steel on "Silent Passage"
• Ben Edwards - synthesizer on "Dark Child" and "Strange Things"
• Anita Clark - violin on "Strange Things"
• Mikey Somerfield - violin on "I'm Lost Without You" and "Silent Passage"
• Ben Brown - backing vocals on "Everyone Got Something to Say"
• David Williams - backing vocals on "After All"

Charts

Chart (2015/16)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [5]	31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [6]	100
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [7]	66
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [8]	7

References

1. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
2. Monger, James Christopher (19 February 2016). "Marlon Williams - Marlon Williams". AllMusic . Retrieved 23 May 2016.
3. Kelly, Jennifer (6 April 2016). "Blurt Magazine Review". Blurtonline.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
4. Trefor, Cai (19 February 2016). "Drowned In Sound Review". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
5. "Australiancharts.com – Marlon Williams – Marlon Williams". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
6. "Ultratop.be – Marlon Williams – Marlon Williams" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Marlon Williams – Marlon Williams" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
8. "Charts.nz – Marlon Williams – Marlon Williams". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 May 2018.