Daytime and the Dark is the fourth studio album by Australian musician, Mark Seymour. It contained acoustic versions of songs, most of which had appeared first on albums by Seymour's band Hunters & Collectors, and was released in March 2005.[1] It also contained two new songs, "Good Ol' Boys" and "Dream You Had Last Night", as well as a cover version of Dragon's 1977 hit "April Sun in Cuba" as a duet with James Reyne. The album peaked at number 99 on the ARIA Charts.

Daytime and the Dark
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 2005
RecordedOctober 2004 – November 2004
GenreRock, pop
Length54:24
LabelLiberation Blue
ProducerCameron McKenzie
Mark Seymour chronology
Embedded
(2004)
Daytime and the Dark
(2005)
Westgate
(2007)

The album was re-released in June 2012 under the title Greatest Hits Acoustic.

Track listing edit

Daytime and the Dark track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Do You See What I See?" 3:11
2."Head Above Water" 2:46
3."Ready to Go"Mark Seymour3:53
4."Tears of Joy" 3:06
5."Radio Death Song"Seymour3:06
6."When the River Runs Dry" 3:57
7."What's a Few Men" 3:59
8."Holy Grail" 3:27
9."See You Around Sometime"Daryl Braithwaite, Seymour3:52
10."You Stole My Thunder" 3:21
11."The Slab" 2:50
12."Throw Your Arms Around Me" 3:53
13."In the Kitchen of a Perfect Home"David McCormack, Seymour3:30
14."Good Old Boys Stuff" 3:18
15."The Dream You Had Last Night"Hillary Seymour, Seymour3:00
16."April Sun in Cuba" (with James Reyne)Marc Hunter, Paul Hewson3:35

Personnel edit

  • Mark Seymour – guitars, vocals
  • Cameron McGlinchie – drums
  • Tony Floyd – percussion
  • Cameron McKenzie – guitars, percussion
  • Louise McCarthy – vocals
  • James Black – keyboards
  • Andrew Carswell – tin whistle

Charts edit

Chart performance for Daytime and the Dark
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 99

Release history edit

Release history and formats for Daytime and the Dark
Country Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia March 2005 CD Liberation Blue BLUE075.5
Various June 2012 CD, download Liberation Music LMCD0181

References edit

  1. ^ Sunday Herald Sun, 13 March 2005, page 14.
  2. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 248.