''Marvin the Album'' is the Australian

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Frente! Frente! (or Frente) were an Australian folk- pop and indie pop group which originally formed in 1989. The original line-up consisted of Simon Austin on guitar and backing vocals, Angie Hart on lead vocals, Tim O'Connor on bass guitar (later r ...

's debut album, released 24 November 1992 (26 April 1994 outside Australia), and recorded in 1992 at Platinum Studios in Melbourne, Australia. Music videos were made for the tracks " Kelly Street" ic "Ordinary Angels" and " No Time", each of which were also released as singles. Additional videos were made for "Lonely" and "Bizarre Love Triangle" when these tracks were appended to the international release.

Background

''Marvin the Album'' was the debut album by

released on 24 November 1992, which peaked at No. 5 on the ARIA Albums Chart. It was produced by Daniel Denholm (Club Hoy), Michael Koppelman (

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) and the band. The album was certified platinum in Australia. Two tracks of its tracks, "Ordinary Angels" and " Kelly Street", were placed on the ARIA End of Year Charts for 1992, at No. 20 and No. 29 respectively. At the

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the group won 'Breakthrough Artist – Album' for ''Marvin the Album'' and Breakthrough Artist – Single for "Ordinary Angels". The album was also nominated for Best Cover Art (by

Angie Hart Angela Ruth Hart (born 8 March 1972), billed as Angie Hart, is an Australian pop singer best known for her role as lead vocalist in the alternative pop rock band Frente! and the indie pop duo Splendid with her then husband Jesse Tobias. Hart's ...

and Louise Beach) and "Ordinary Angels" was nominated for Best Video (directed by Robbie Douglas-Turner). Another single, " No Time", was released in February 1993, and peaked at No. 50 in March.

Track listing

Original release

# "Girl" (Angie Hart) - 2:42 # " Kelly Street" (Tim O' Connor) - 3:01 # "Most Beautiful" (Simon Austin) - 2:50 # " No Time" (O' Connor) - 3:18 # "Cuscatlan" (Austin) - 2:50 # "Pretty Friend" (O' Connor) - 3:01 # "1.9.0" (Mark Picton) - 2:35 # "Reflect" (Picton) - 3:20 # "Out of My Sight" (Picton) - 3:07 # "See/Believe" (Austin, O' Connor) - 2:53 # "Labour of Love" (Austin, Hart) - 3:19 # "

Ordinary Angels "Ordinary Angels" is a song by Australian indie pop group, Frente!. The song was not released as single in Australia. It was released in North America and Europe in 1993 and included on their debut studio album ''Marvin the Album ''Marvin th ...

" (Austin, Hart) - 3:08 # "Dangerous" (Austin) - 3:02

International version

# "Girl" – 2:42 # "Labour of Love" – 3:01 # "Ordinary Angels" – 2:49 # "Lonely" – 3:23 # "Most Beautiful" – 2:50 # "Cuscutlan" – 3:00 # "Pretty Friend" – 2:35 # "No Time" – 3:20 # "Reflect" – 3:06 # "Explode" – 2:50 # " Kelly Street" – 3:21 # "See/Believe" – 3:06 # "Dangerous" – 3:00 # "

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" – 2:01

Differences

* "1.9.0" and "Out of My Sight" appear only on the original version * "Bizarre Love Triangle", "Explode", and "Lonely" appear only on the international version * The spelling of "Cuscatlan"/"Cuscutlan" is inconsistent.

"21st Anniversary Edition" (2014)

This reissue contains all the tracks from the original and international editions, together with an additional CD of early material. CD1 # "Girl" # " Kelly Street" # "Most Beautiful" # "No Time" # "Cuscatlan" # "Pretty Friend" # "1.9.0" # "Reflect" # "Out of My Sight" # "See/Believe" # "Labour of Love" # "Ordinary Angels" # "Dangerous" # "Lonely" # "Explode" # "Bizarre Love Triangle" CD2 # "Love And Terror" # "Oh Brilliance" # "Last To Know" # "Labour of Love" (Original) # "Risk" # "Baby Blue Sycophant" # "Testimony" # "Discipline And Deep Water" # "Ordinary Angels" (Original) # "Book Song" # "Seamless" # "Paper Bullets And Walls" # "Nadi" # "Somethin' Stupid (Stoopid)" # "Blue" # "Not Given Lightly" # "I Will Miss You" CD2 tracks 1–8 from the ''Whirled EP'', 9–13 from the ''Clunk EP'', 14–17 listed as "Rarities".

Personnel

- lead vocals *

Simon Austin Simon Sean Nicholas David Austin (born 9 October 1966) is an Australian guitarist, songwriter, producer and sound engineer. Austin was a founding member of Frente! in Melbourne in 1989 with Angie Hart on vocals, Tim O'Connor on bass guitar and M ...

- guitar and backing vocals * Tim O'Connor - bass guitar * Mark Picton - drums

Charting

References

{{Authority control ARIA Award-winning albums Frente! albums 1992 debut albums Mushroom Records albums