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Watershed (Grant McLennan album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Watershed

| type = studio

| artist = Grant McLennan

| cover = McLennan watershed.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1991

| recorded = Paradise Studios, Chinese Laundry, Sydney, September and October 1990

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Alternative rock

| length = 47:23

| label = White Label (Mushroom) (Australia), Beggars Banquet (Europe)

| producer = Dave Dobbyn

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Fireboy

| next_year = 1992

}}

Watershed is the debut solo album by Grant McLennan, founding member of the Go-Betweens released under the name G. W. McLennan.{{cite book |last1=Nichols |first1=David |title=The Go-Betweens |date=2011 |publisher=Verse Chorus Press |page=223}}{{cite book |title=The Rough Guide to Rock |date=2003 |publisher=Rough Guides |page=430 |edition=3rd}} 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.

Singles from the album were "Haven't I Been a Fool" (Europe only), "When Word Gets Around" and "Easy Come Easy Go".

Critical reception

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r12747|first=Norm|last=Elrod}}

|rev2 = Calgary Herald

|rev2score = C−{{cite news |last1=Muretich |first1=James |title=Recent Releases |work=Calgary Herald |date=11 Aug 1991 |page=E2}}

|rev3 = Robert Christgau

|rev3Score = A−{{cite web |title=G.W. McLennan |url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=G.W.+McLennan |website=Robert Christgau |access-date=20 July 2024}}

}}

Robert Christgau noted that "the synthy guitar and hot drum programming put welcome glitz and steel into his romantic verse."

Track listing

All tracks written by Grant McLennan.

LP Side A:

  1. "When Word Gets Around" – 4:33
  2. "Haven't I Been a Fool" – 3:23
  3. "Haunted House" – 3:00
  4. "Stones for You" – 3:20
  5. "Easy Come Easy Go" – 4:00
  6. "Black Mule" – 4:45

LP Side B:

  1. "Putting the Wheels Back On" – 4:15
  2. "You Can't Have Everything" – 3:09
  3. "Sally's Revolution" – 3:57
  4. "Broadway Bride" – 3:42
  5. "Just Get That Straight" – 3:17
  6. "Dream About Tomorrow" – 5:57

Personnel

  • Grant McLennan – guitars, vocals
  • Paul Kelly
  • Amanda Brown
  • Dave Dobbyn – guitars, keyboards
  • Huey Benjamin
  • Ian Belton – bass
  • James Cruickshank
  • Kenny Davis Jnr
  • "Diamond Jim" Elliott
  • Phil Hall
  • Phil Kakulas
  • Francine McDougall
  • Astrid Munday
  • Sarah Peet
  • Stephen Philip
  • Kit Quarry
  • Tim Rollinson – guitar
  • Kathy Wemyss

Charts

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|+ Chart performance for Watershed

! scope="col"| Chart (1991)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite Ryan|page=183}}

| 96

References

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Category:1991 debut albums

Category:Grant McLennan albums