Mary Queen of Scots (album) explained

Mary Queen of Scots
Type:	Album
Artist:	Eugenius
Cover:	Eugmqos.jpg
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
Prev Title:	Oomalama
Prev Year:	1992
Next Title:	Womb Boy Returns EP
Next Year:	1996

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

Dave Thompson, in Alternative Rock, called the album "stronger, more focussed, certainly brighter and cleaner" than the debut.^[2]

Track listing

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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eugenius . Trouser Press . 31 July 2020.
2. Book: Thompson, Dave. Alternative Rock. July 31, 2000. Hal Leonard Corporation. 9780879306076. Google Books.