''United Kingdom'' is the fourth studio album by American

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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. ...

. It was released exclusively in the United Kingdom in 1989 on

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. The album was recorded primarily for the country, where the band had a larger following than in their native United States, and consists of a mixture of studio and live tracks. ''United Kingdom'' was produced by Tom Mallon, who also produced the band's previous three LPs, '' The Restless Stranger'', ''

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''. ''United Kingdom'' contains the song "Kathleen", the most obvious of many that

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 ...

has composed about his long-term muse, Kathleen Burns.

Track listing

Personnel

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– vocals, guitar * Tom Mallon – bass, production * Mike Simms – drums *

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– guitar, accordion, backing vocals ;Additional musicians *

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– piano * Bruce Kaphan – pedal steel ;Artwork and design * Kathleen Burns – cover photography

References

{{Authority control 1989 albums American Music Club albums Frontier Records albums