''Grand World'' is the debut and only full-length album released by the band
Cool for August
Cool for August was a rock band consisting of notable Canadian singer-songwriter Shad Hills on guitar, Andrew Shives on bass, Gordon Vaughn on vocals, Trevor Kustiak on guitar, and Shane Hills on drums who was then replaced by Larry Voss in th ...
. Released in 1997, it spawned three rock radio singles, and two videos (for "Don't Wanna Be Here", and "Walk Away").
The track "Big Night" is a cover of
American Music Club
American Music Club was an American, San Francisco-based indie rock band, led by singer-songwriter Mark Eitzel. Formed in 1983, the band released seven albums before splitting up in 1995. They reformed in 2003 and released two further albums.
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's song from their 1987 album ''Engine''. Cool for August's version features guest vocals from American Music Club's
Mark Eitzel
Mark Eitzel (born January 30, 1959) is an American musician, best known as a songwriter and lead singer of the San Francisco band American Music Club.
Biography
Eitzel spent his formative years in a military family living in Okinawa, Taiwan, Ohi ...
, and pedal steel from AMC's Bruce Kaphan.
Track listing
#"Don't Wanna Be Here" – 3:50
#"Hope I'm Wrong" – 4:07
#"Walk Away" – 4:02
#"On & On" – 3:15
#"Trials" – 4:25
#"Big Night" – 4:19
#"Of You" – 3:52
#"Denial" – 3:54
#"Sylmar" – 3:03
#"Hey You" – 4:33
#"Wheels" – 4:04
#"New Song" – 18:25
#* Contains the
hidden track
In the field of recorded music, a hidden track (sometimes called a ghost track, secret track or unlisted track) is a song or a piece of audio that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, LP record, or other recorded medium, in such a way as t ...
"Spinning"
Charts
References
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1997 albums
Cool for August albums