Watershed (Grant McLennan album) explained

Watershed
Type:	studio
Artist:	Grant McLennan
Cover:	McLennan watershed.jpg
Released:	1991
Recorded:	Paradise Studios, Chinese Laundry, Sydney, September and October 1990
Genre:	Alternative rock
Length:	47:23
Label:	White Label (Mushroom) (Australia), Beggars Banquet (Europe)
Producer:	Dave Dobbyn
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.^{[1] [2]} 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

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

Chart (1991)! scope="col"

Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	96

Notes and References

1. Book: Nichols . David . The Go-Betweens . 2011 . Verse Chorus Press . 223.
2. Book: The Rough Guide to Rock . 2003 . Rough Guides . 430 . 3rd.
3. 183.