Watershed | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1991 | |||
Recorded | Paradise Studios, Chinese Laundry, Sydney, September and October 1990 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 47:23 | |||
Label | White Label (Mushroom) (Australia), Beggars Banquet (Europe) | |||
Producer | Dave Dobbyn | |||
Grant McLennan chronology | ||||
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Watershed is the debut solo album by Grant McLennan, founding member of the Go-Betweens released under the name G. W. McLennan.[1][2] The album was recorded nine months after the Go-Betweens called it quits and was released in 1991.
The album featured contributions by singer-songwriters Paul Kelly and Dave Dobbyn, ex-Go-Between Amanda Brown , and Phil Kakulas of Blackeyed Susans. The album peaked at No. 96 on the Australian album charts.[3]
Singles from the album were "Haven't I Been a Fool" (Europe only), "When Word Gets Around" and "Easy Come Easy Go".
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Source | Rating |
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Calgary Herald | C−[5] |
Robert Christgau | A−[6] |
Robert Christgau noted that "the synthy guitar and hot drum programming put welcome glitz and steel into his romantic verse."[6]
All tracks written by Grant McLennan.
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Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 96 |
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