One Man's Treasure

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One Man's Treasure
Mick Harvey One Man's Treasure CD cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released29 August 2005
RecordedFebruary 2005
StudioGrace Lane and Atlantis Studios, Melbourne
Genre Rock
Length47:28
Label Mute
Producer Mick Harvey
Mick Harvey chronology
Pink Elephants
(1997)
One Man's Treasure
(2005)
Two of Diamonds
(2007)
Professional ratings
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One Man's Treasure is the third studio album by Mick Harvey, released on 29 August 2005. It is considered Harvey's first solo album as it is his first release to feature several original composititons, with his preceding albums consisting of Serge Gainsbourg interpretations. [2] The album includes songs written by Harvey and musicians he had produced and/or performed with, including Nick Cave, Tex, Don and Charlie, Kim Salmon, Bambi Lee Savage and Bruno Adams.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."First St. Blues" Lee Hazlewood 3:56
2."Come Into My Sleep" Nick Cave 3:46
3."Louise" Don Walker 4:34
4."Come On Spring" Dave Faulkner, Justin Frew, Stuart McCarthy, Kim Salmon 4:20
5."Demon Alcohol" Bambi Lee Savage 3:41
6."Man Without a Home" Mick Harvey 3:46
7."Planetarium"Bruno Adams, Chris Hughes, Chris Russell, Ollie Peters4:02
8."The River" Tim Buckley 3:08
9."Hank Williams Said It Best" Guy Clark 4:03
10."Bethelridge" Robbie Fulks 4:35
11."Mother of Earth" Jeffrey Lee Pierce 3:33
12."Will You Surrender?"Harvey4:04
Total length:47:28

Personnel

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References

  1. Jurek, Thom. One Man's Treasure at AllMusic. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  2. Andrews, Mark (16 October 2019). "Mick Harvey: Birthday Parties, Bad Seeds and a life in 12 songs". louder. Retrieved 13 December 2024.