From the Heart of Town

1993 studio album by Gallon Drunk

From the Heart of Town

Studio album by

Gallon Drunk

Released| 13 April 1993
Recorded| 18 September 1992 (1992-09-18)–10 October 1992 (1992-10-10) at Elephant Studios, London, England
Genre| Noise rock, punk blues
Length| 46:04
Label| Sire
Producer| Phil Wright
Gallon Drunk chronology
| Clawfist - The Peel Sessions
(1992)  | From the Heart of Town
(1993)  | In the Long Still Night
(1996)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Q| [2]

From the Heart of Town is the second album by Gallon Drunk, released in 1993 through Sire Records.[3]

## Track listing

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1.| "Jake on the Make"| James Johnston| 3:17
2.| "Arlington Road"| Joe Byfield, Max Décharné, Mike Delanian, James Johnston| 5:40
3.| "Not Before Time"| Mike Delanian, James Johnston| 3:58
4.| "Keep Moving On"| James Johnston| 3:40
5.| "Bedlam"| James Johnston| 6:47
6.| "You Should be Ashamed"| James Johnston, Geraldine Swayne| 3:16
7.| "End of the Line"| Mike Delanian, James Johnston| 4:22
8.| "Loving Alone"| James Johnston| 3:48
9.| "Push the Boat Out"| James Johnston| 6:41
10.| "Paying for Pleasure"| Mike Delanian, James Johnston| 4:29

2007 remastered CDNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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11.| "Look at That Woman"| Lee Hazlewood| 2:54
12.| "Solitaire"| Phil Cody, Neil Sedaka| 4:07
13.| "Silver Wings"| Merle Haggard| 3:03
14.| "The Amsterdam Run" (live)| Joe Byfield, Max Décharné, Mike Delanian, James Johnston| 3:17
15.| "Just One More" (live)| James Johnston| 3:34
16.| "Some Fool's Mess" (live)| Joe Byfield, Max Décharné, Mike Delanian, James Johnston| 5:09
17.| "Two Wings Mambo" (live)| Mike Delanian, James Johnston| 8:00
18.| "Gallon Drunk" (live)| Joe Byfield, Nick Coombes, Mike Delanian, James Johnston| 3:34

## Accolades

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Year  | Publication  | Country  | Accolade  | Rank  |

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1993 | NME | United Kingdom  | "Albums of the Year" | 29 | [4]
1993 | Select | United Kingdom  | "Albums of the Year" | 32 | [5]

## Chart positions

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Charts (1993)  | Peak
position

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UK Albums Chart[6] | 67

## Personnel

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Gallon Drunk

* Joe Byfield – maracas
* Max Décharné – drums
* Mike Delanian – bass guitar, claves, tambourine, drums, percussion
* James Johnston – vocals, guitar, banjo, piano, organ, harmonica, percussion

Production and additional personnel

* François Deschamps – engineering
* Steve Double – photography
* Terry Edwards – saxophone on "Bedlam" and "You Should Be Ashamed", trumpet on "Bedlam"
* Jem Noble – engineering
* Laetitia Sadier – additional vocals on "You Should Be Ashamed" and "Loving Alone"
* Geraldine Swayne – additional vocals on "You Should Be Ashamed" and "Push the Boat Out"
* Phil Wright – production, Hammond organ on "Loving Alone"

## References

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1. ^ Raggett, Ned. "From the Heart of Town". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
2. ^ columnist (April 1994). "From the Heart of Town". Q. p. 81.
3. ^ Anderson, Lydia (2007). "Gallon Drunk". Trouser Press. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
4. ^ "Albums of the Year and End of Year Critic Lists: 1993 NME Albums". NME. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
5. ^ "Select End Of Year Lists: 1993 Albums". Select. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
6. ^ "Gallon Drunk – From The Heart of Town". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 17 March 2013.

## External links

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* From The Heart Of Town at Discogs (list of releases)

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Gallon Drunk

* James Johnston
* Terry Edwards
* Ian White
* Leo Kurunis

* Max Décharné
* Joe Byfield
* Mike Delanian
* Jeremy Cottingham
* Simon Wring
* Nick Combe
* Gary Bonneyface
* Ray Dickaty

Studio albums|

* You, the Night ... and the Music (1992)
* From the Heart of Town (1993)
* In the Long Still Night (1996)
* Black Milk (1999)
* Fire Music (2002)
* The Rotten Mile (2007)
* The Road Gets Darker from Here (2012)

Compilation albums|

* Tonite... the Singles Bar (1991)

EPs|

* Clawfist - The Peel Sessions (1992)

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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