I Was a Mail Order Bridegroom explained

I Was a Mail Order Bridegroom
Type:	studio
Artist:	Ed Kuepper
Cover:	I Was a Mail Order Bridegroom.jpg
Released:	1995
Recorded:	1995
Studio:	Electric Avenue, Sydney, Australia
Genre:	Alternative rock
Label:	Hot
Producer:	Ed Kuepper & Phil Punch
Chronology:	Ed Kuepper
Prev Title:	A King in the Kindness Room
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Exotic Mail Order Moods
Next Year:	1995

I Was a Mail Order Bridegroom is the tenth solo album by Australian guitarist and songwriter Ed Kuepper recorded in 1995 and released on the Hot label initially as a mail order only release.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Ned Raggett awarded the album 4 stars and states "I Was a Mail Order Bridegroom is one of Ed Kuepper's finest releases, his equivalent of an MTV Unplugged appearance but many times better than the usually dull efforts that implies... Perhaps the best thing about this album is that every song sounds like the best thing Kuepper has ever done while it's playing — high praise, perhaps, but it's the easiest way to capture the disc's lovely, entrancing spirit".^[2]

Track listing

All writing by Ed Kuepper, except where indicated.

1. "When She's Down" – 3:39
2. "The Way I Made You Feel" – 4:18
3. "The Cockfighter" – 2:59
4. "Little Fiddle" – 4:40
5. "Electrical Storm" – 5:06
6. "I'm with You" – 2:56
7. "There's Nothing Natural" – 2:56
8. "Messin' with the Kid" (Kuepper, Chris Bailey) – 4:50
9. "Ill Wind" – 5:51
10. "The Seeker" (Pete Townshend) – 3:48
11. "Everything I've Got Belongs to You" – 4:25
12. "La Di Doh" – 4:54
13. "Ring of Fire" (June Carter, Merle Kilgore) – 3:45
14. "Black Ticket Day" – 3:47
15. "So Close to Certainty" – 3:46
16. "Teenage Idol" (J. Lewis) – 1:42

Personnel

• Ed Kuepper – vocals, acoustic guitar

Notes and References

1. http://www.thekuepperfiles.com/discography_ed.shtml The Kuepper Files: Discography
2. Raggett, N. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r308106|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed July 7, 2010