Wicked Man's Rest

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Wicked Man's Rest
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Studio album by
Passenger
Released17 September 2007
Recorded2007
Genre
Label Embassy of Music
Producer
  • Andrew Philips
  • John Reynolds
  • Tim Oliver
Passenger chronology
Wicked Man's Rest
(2007)
Wide Eyes Blind Love
(2009)
Singles from Wicked Man's Rest
  1. "Wicked Man's Rest"
    Released: 2007
  2. "Walk You Home"
    Released: 2007

Wicked Man's Rest is the debut and sole studio album of the British band Passenger (stylized as /Passenger.) fronted by Mike Rosenberg. The single "Walk You Home" taken from the album charted in Britain reaching number 134 in the UK Singles Chart. [1]

Contents

Since the release of the album, Passenger has split up, with lead singer Mike Rosenberg continuing with a solo career also under the name Passenger.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Andrew Philips and Mike Rosenberg.

No.TitleLength
1."Wicked Man's Rest"4:19
2."Walk You Home (Night Vision Binoculars)"3:42
3."Things You've Never Done"4:33
4."Do What You Like"3:52
5."Needle in the Dark"5:05
6."Four Horses"4:10
7."You're on My Mind"4:37
8."For You"3:24
9."Walk in the Rain"5:17
10."Table for One"3:15
11."Girl I Once Knew"2:11

Singles

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