This Is Hazelville

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This Is Hazelville
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Studio album by Captain
Released August 14, 2006
Recorded 2006
Label EMI
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This Is Hazelville is the debut album of Captain, produced by Trevor Horn.

Captain are an alternative rock band from London, England, who formed in early 2005. Influenced by groups such as The Smashing Pumpkins, The Beach Boys, My Bloody Valentine and The Cure, their music has also been compared by critics to Prefab Sprout, The Beautiful South and Deacon Blue. The band initially signed a recording contract with At Large Records and released their debut single "Frontline" with that label in December 2005. Soon after, the group signed to EMI Records and achieved minor success in 2006 with their singles "Broke" and "Glorious", which reached numbers 34 and 30 on the UK Singles Chart respectively. Their Trevor Horn produced debut album, This Is Hazelville, was released on 14 August 2006 and reached number 23 on the UK Albums Chart.

Trevor Horn British record producer and musician

Trevor Charles Horn is an English bassist, singer, songwriter, music producer, and recording studio and label owner. He is best known for his production work since the 1980s and, before that, being one half of the new wave band The Buggles. Horn took up the bass guitar at an early age and taught himself the instrument and to sight-read music. In the 1970s he worked as a session musician, built his own studio, and wrote and produced singles for various artists.

Track listing

All songs written by Captain

  1. Hazelville (5:04)
  2. Glorious (4:30)
  3. Broke (3:37)
  4. East. West. North. South (3:50)
  5. Frontline (3:59)
  6. Build a Life (3:46)
  7. Wax (4:10)
  8. This Heart Keeps Beating for Me (2:58)
  9. Western High (4:42)
  10. Summer Rain (3:43)
  11. Accidie (5:17)

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