Mary Queen of Scots (album)

1994 studio album by Eugenius

Mary Queen of Scots

Studio album by

Eugenius

Released| 13 January 1994
Recorded| 1993, Britannia Row Studios and Chipping Norton Recording Studios
Genre| Alternative rock
Length| 51:20
Label| Atlantic, August Records
Producer| Craig Leon[1]
Eugenius chronology
| Oomalama
(1992)  | Mary Queen of Scots
(1994)  | Womb Boy Returns EP
(1996)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
Robert Christgau| [3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music| [4]

Mary Queen of Scots is the second and final album by Eugenius, released in 1994.[1]

Several songs on the album were released on singles in 1993. The title track was featured as a B-side to the non-LP single "Caesar's Vein", with "Easter Bunny" being released as the follow-up single. The track "Blue Above the Rooftops" was released as a single to support the album in 1994. The track "Home Sick" is only featured on the American release of the album and elsewhere was used as a B-side. The B-side "Green Bed" from the "Caesar's Vein" EP also likely comes from the album sessions.

## Critical reception

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Dave Thompson, in Alternative Rock, called the album "stronger, more focussed, certainly brighter and cleaner" than the debut.[5]

## Track listing

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All songs written by Eugene Kelly.

1. "Pebble/Shoe" - 3:23
2. "On the Breeze" - 3:15
3. "Blue Above the Rooftops" - 3:00
4. "The Moon's a Balloon" - 4:53
5. "Mary Queen of Scots" - 4:59
6. "Easter Bunny" - 5:27
7. "Let's Hibernate" - 3:40
8. "Friendly High" - 4:48
9. "River Clyde Song" - 3:10
10. "Tongue Rock" - 2:38
11. "Home Sick" (extra track on US Edition) - 4:34
12. "Fake Digit" - 4:17
13. "Love, Bread and Beers" - 3:07

## Personnel

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* Eugene Kelly \- vocals, guitar
* Gordon Keen - guitar
* Raymond Boyle - bass
* Roy Lawrence - drums
* Cassell Webb - additional keyboards and backing vocals

## References

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1. ^ a b "Eugenius". Trouser Press. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
2. ^ Mary Queen of Scots at AllMusic
3. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: eugenius". robertchristgau.com.
4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3\. MUZE. p. 320.
5. ^ Thompson, Dave (31 July 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 - via Google Books.

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