''Park Bench Theories'' is an album by
Jamie Scott and the Town
Jamie Scott (born James Christopher Needle; 12 February 1984) is an Ivor Novello Award winning English singer, songwriter and producer.
Career Songwriting
As a writer and producer Scott has sold over 100 million albums, 50 million singles, has ...
, released in 2007.
Production
Scott was backed by the band
Travis, minus frontman Fran Healy.
Critical reception
AllMusic
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wrote that "the album's most powerful weapon is Scott himself, whose wondrous jazz-soul tones, part John Mayer, part Jeff Buckley, part Stevie Wonder, are able to elevate the occasionally bland and samey production into an engaging listen."
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The Guardian
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'' called the album "something of a supper-club ''Blood On The Tracks'', being a series of diary entries about Scott's ugly bust-up with his ex-missus."
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Irish Independent
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'' wrote that "superb echoey piano keys, accompanied by haunting string arrangements, make 'Shadows' the album's standout track."
Track listing
# Runaway Train
#
When Will I See Your Face Again
"When Will I See Your Face Again" is the first single from the Jamie Scott and the Town album '' Park Bench Theories''. The lyrics reflect on lost love: the singer fears losing contact with the one he loves; despite the fact that she promises to ...
# London Town
# Changes
# Shadows
# Standing In The Rain
# Love Song To Remember
# Weeping Willow
# Two Men
# Rise Up
# Hey You
# Lady West
# Untitled
References
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Jamie Scott and the Town albums