''The Ugly American'' is an album by singer/songwriter
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 ...
. The second of Eitzel's two covers albums released in 2002 (along with ''
Music for Courage and Confidence''), ''The Ugly American'' was put out by
Thirsty Ear Recordings
Thirsty Ear Recordings is an American independent record label. It was founded in the late 1970s as a marketing company for the then-unnamed alternative music field, and expanded to issue its own records in 1990.
Thirsty Ear came to prominenc ...
. It contains new versions of songs Eitzel wrote with his earlier band
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.
...
, as arranged by an ensemble of
Greek musicians
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.
Critical reception
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...
called the album "a fascinating and pleasurable detour that casts some of
itzel'sbest songs in a new light."
Track listing
#"Western Sky"
#"Here They Roll Down"
#"Jenny"
#"Nightwatchman"
#"Take Courage"
#"Anything"
#"What Good is Love"
#"Will You Find Me"
#"Last Harbor"
#"Love's Humming"
References
2002 albums
Mark Eitzel albums
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