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Paul Heaton
The Cross Eyed Rambler
Genres: Country, Alternative Rock, Folk, International Music, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. The Cross Eyed Rambler
2. I Do
3. Mermaids And Slaves
4. The Pub
5. A Good Old Fashioned Town
6. The Ring From Your Hand
7. The Balcony
8. Deckchair Collapsed
9. Little Red Rooster
10. God Bless Texas
11. The Kids These Days
12. Everything Is Everything
13. She Rolled Her Own (bonus Track)
14. Loving You Like I Do (is Killing Me) (bonus Track)

CD Details

All Artists: Paul Heaton
Title: The Cross Eyed Rambler
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: BMG/Arista
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 7/15/2008
Album Type: Import
Genres: Country, Alternative Rock, Folk, International Music, Pop, Rock
Styles: Today's Country, Neotraditional, Hardcore & Punk, Contemporary Folk, Europe, Britain & Ireland, Adult Contemporary, Singer-Songwriters, Adult Alternative
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
Other Editions: Cross Eyed Rambler
UPCs: 602517746015, 0602517746015

Synopsis

Album Description

UK deluxe digi version of the 2008 solo album from the former Housemartins/Beautiful South vocalist includes two bonus tracks: 'She Rolled Her Own' and 'Loving You Like I Do (Is Killing Me)'. Following the split of the Beautiful South in 2007, Heaton set about recruiting a new band and writing a set of outstanding Pop tunes; The Cross Eyed Rambler is an album full of wry observations, and pithy, funny, rabble rousing, declactions about the state of the country, and is the next step in the career of Paul Heaton and will see him established as one of the great British songwriters. 14 tracks includes the single 'Mermaids And Slaves'. Universal.

CD Reviews

Welcome to...the latest incarnation of Paul Heaton

Just Me | New York, NY United States | 10/13/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I discovered The Housemartins back in 1986 and they remain one of my all time favorite bands. The Beautiful South were great - for me, their first three albums were indisputably their best - gorgeous melodies paired with dark lyrics. Paul's first solo effort - the Biscuit Boy thing - didn't really rock my world (sorry, P.D.), didn't seem like a big enough departure from The Beautiful South (which, by 2001, was pretty much spent), plus Paul had virtually stopped using his wonderful, ethereal voice.

But this latest solo effort is absolutely fantastic. Mostly rockabilly, a couple of waltzes tossed in. Paul has recruited an incredible new band - his guitarist in particular is amazingly talented. Addictive melodies, acerbic wit, plus Paul is using his old Housemartins voice again, the one that vibrates glass. Welcome back, Paul. Can't wait for the next one!

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