''Here Be Monsters'' is the debut album by
Ed Harcourt
Edward Henry Richard Harcourt-Smith (born 14 August 1977) is an English singer-songwriter. To date, he has released six studio albums, two EPs, and thirteen singles. His debut album, ''Here Be Monsters'', was nominated for the 2001 Mercury Priz ...
, released in 2001. It was nominated for the
Mercury Music Prize
The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album released in the United Kingdom by a British or Irish act. It was created by Jon Webster and Robert Chandler in association with the B ...
in 2001. Tim Holmes, one-half of British dance music duo
Death In Vegas
Death in Vegas are an English electronic music group, for which Richard Fearless serves as frontman. The band was formed in 1994 by Fearless and Steve Hellier and signed to Concrete Records under the name of Dead Elvis. Owing to an Irish record ...
, co-produced the album. The singles "Something in My Eye" and "Apple of My Eye" charted in the UK. The album reached 84 in the UK album chart.
Singles
In the UK, there were four singles released:
*"Something in My Eye" (11 June 2001); CD, 7" vinyl
**B-sides: "T Bone Tombstone" / "Here Be Monsters"
*"She Fell Into My Arms" (10 September 2001); CD, 7" vinyl
**B-sides: "I've Become Misguided" (new version) / "When Americans Come to London"
*"Apple of My Eye" (21 January 2002); CD1, CD2, cassette
**B-sides: "Alligator Boy" / "Weary and Bleary Eyed" / "Last of the Troubadors" / "Little Silver Bullet" / "Apple of My Eye" (video)
*"Shanghai" (8 April 2002) (This single was canceled and released as a promo single only.)
Critical reception
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Q'' listed ''Here Be Monsters'' as one of the best 50 albums of 2001.
Track listing
#"Something in My Eye" – 3:41
#"God Protect Your Soul" – 5:27
#"She Fell into My Arms" – 3:49
#"Those Crimson Tears" – 5:09
#"Hanging With the Wrong Crowd" – 3:41
#"Apple of My Eye" – 4:04
#"Beneath the Heart of Darkness" – 7:19
#"Wind Through the Trees" – 6:45
#"Birds Fly Backwards" – 3:30
#"Shanghai" – 3:49
#"Like Only Lovers Can" – 4:54
Personnel
* Ed Harcourt – vocals, piano, pump organ, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Wurlitzer, vibes, saxophone, harmonica, bass, beatbox, backing vocals, sampling, synthesizer, drums, percussion, string arrangement
* Nick Yeatman – drums, percussion, backing vocals, hand clapping, loops
* Hadrian Garrard – trumpet, trombone, percussion, drums, backing vocals, hand clapping, radio static
* Arnulf Lindner – double bass, electric bass, fretless bass, bowed bass, backing vocals
*
Leo Abrahams
Leo Matthew Abrahams (born 1977 in Camden, London) is an English musician, composer and producer. He has collaborated with a multitude of professional musicians, including Brian Eno, Katie Melua, Imogen Heap, Jarvis Cocker, Carl Barât, Regina ...
– electric guitar, 12-string guitar, fretless guitar, baritone guitar, omnichord, glockenspiel, mandolin, backing vocals, string arrangement
* Tim Holmes – loops, sequencing, samples
* Dave Fridmann – backing vocals
* Martin Kelly – backing vocals
* Simon Harris – backing vocals
* Chris Scard – hand clapping
* Gil Norton – hand clapping
* Sophie Sirota – viola, string arrangement
* Max Garrard – French horn
* Howard Gott – string arrangement, violin
* Ruth Gottlieb – violin
* Sarah Willson – cello
References
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2001 debut albums
Ed Harcourt albums
Heavenly Recordings albums
Albums produced by Gil Norton