The Ugly American
Studio album by
Mark Eitzel
Released2002
GenreRock
LabelThirsty Ear Recordings[1]
Mark Eitzel chronology
Music for Courage and Confidence
(2002)		 The Ugly American
(2002)		 Candy Ass
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]
Pitchfork7.7/10[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

The Ugly American is an album by singer/songwriter Mark Eitzel.[5] The second of Eitzel's two covers albums released in 2002 (along with Music for Courage and Confidence), The Ugly American was put out by Thirsty Ear Recordings. It contains new versions of songs Eitzel wrote with his earlier band American Music Club, as arranged by an ensemble of Greek musicians.[2][6]

Critical reception

AllMusic called the album "a fascinating and pleasurable detour that casts some of [Eitzel's] best songs in a new light."[2]

Track listing

  1. "Western Sky"
  2. "Here They Roll Down"
  3. "Jenny"
  4. "Nightwatchman"
  5. "Take Courage"
  6. "Anything"
  7. "What Good is Love"
  8. "Will You Find Me"
  9. "Last Harbor"
  10. "Love's Humming"

References

  1. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 239.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Ugly American - Mark Eitzel | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ↑ "Mark Eitzel: The Ugly American". Pitchfork.
  4. ↑ "Mark Eitzel: The Ugly American : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. July 26, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-07-26.
  5. ↑ "Mark Eitzel | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ↑ "Rolling Stones Obsessives May Finally Get Satisfaction". Los Angeles Times. January 27, 2002.



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