One Man's Treasure

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One Man's Treasure
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Studio album by
Released29 August 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)
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One Man's Treasure is Mick Harvey's third solo album and the first not to feature the songs of Serge Gainsbourg. It includes two songs by Harvey, and several songs written by musicians Harvey had produced and/or performed with: "Come Into My Sleep" - Nick Cave; "Louise" - Tex, Don and Charlie; "Come On Spring" - Kim Salmon of Antenna; "Demon Alcohol" - Bambi Lee Savage; "Planetarium" - Bruno Adams of the band Once Upon A Time.

Contents

Track listing

  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 Peters) – 4:02
  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?" (Mick Harvey) – 4:04

Personnel

Technical

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References

  1. Jurek, Thom. One Man's Treasure at AllMusic. Retrieved March 12, 2012.