Rain, Steam and Speed explained

Rain, Steam and Speed
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Mutton Birds
Cover:	Muttonbirdsrainsteam.jpg
Released:	February 1999
Recorded:	July–August 1998
Studio:	Blackwing Studios, London, Metropolis Studios, London
Genre:	Rock
Length:	50:47
Label:	shhh! Records
Producer:	The Mutton Birds
Prev Title:	Too Hard Basket
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	Live in Manchester
Next Year:	2000

Rain, Steam and Speed is the fourth and final studio album by the New Zealand band, The Mutton Birds. It was released in 1999.

The album coincided with the departure of the bass guitarist, vocalist and sometime song contributor Alan Gregg, and also the guitarist David Long. It was released as the Mutton Birds remained based in London seeking a breakthrough on the UK market.^[1]

Track listing

(All songs by Don McGlashan)

1. "As Close as This" — 4:21
2. "Winning Numbers" — 3:46
3. "Small Mercies" — 4:37
4. "Green Lantern" — 4:02
5. "The Falls" — 5:05
6. "Last Year's Shoes" — 4:27
7. "Jackie's Song" — 3:43
8. "Pulled Along by Love" — 4:30
9. "Goodbye Drug" — 6:19
10. "Hands Full" — 3:28
11. "Ray" — 6:24

Personnel

• Don McGlashan – vocals, acoustic guitars, EBow guitar, piano, organ, euphonium
• Ross Burge – drums, tambourine
• Alan Gregg – bass guitar
• Chris Sheehan – bass guitar, electric guitar

Additional personnel

• Tony Fisher — backing vocals
• David Mitchell — Ebow guitar
• Stuart Nesbit — pedal steel
• Tony Kiley — congas

Notes and References

1. Margot Denny, "Mutton music", The Sunday Telegraph, 5 September 1999, page 181.