Marlon Williams (album)

Marlon Williams is the solo debut self-titled studio album by New Zealand musician Marlon Williams. It was released in 2015 under Caroline Australia.

Marlon Williams
Studio album by
Released2015 (2015)
StudioThe Sitting Room, Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch
GenreRock
Length34:15
LabelCaroline Australia
ProducerBen Edwards
Marlon Williams chronology
Marlon Williams
(2015)
Make Way for Love
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blurt Magazine[3]
Drowned in Sound(8/10)[4]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Marlon Williams; except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hello Miss Lonesome" 3:15
2."After All"Marlon Williams, Delaney Davidson3:11
3."Dark Child"Marlon Williams, Tim Moore5:23
4."I'm Lost Without You"Teddy Randazzo, Billy Barberis5:15
5."Lonely Side of Her" 2:24
6."Silent Passage"Bob Carpenter3:06
7."Strange Things" 3:03
8."When I Was a Young Girl"Traditional; arranged by Marlon Williams5:51
9."Everyone's Got Something to Say" 2:47

Personnel

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  • Marlon Williams - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar on "After All" and "I'm Lost Without You", synthesizer on "I'm Lost Without You"
  • Ben Woolley - bass guitar, backing vocals
  • AJ Park - drums
  • Aldous Harding - backing vocals on "Hello Miss Lonesome", "Lonely Side of Her", "Silent Passage", "Strange Things" and "Everyone's Got Something to Say"
  • Aaron Tokona - acoustic and electric guitar on Hello Miss Lonesome"
  • Joe McCallum - drums on "Silent Passage"
  • Rang Lloyd - electric guitar on "Dark Child"
  • Simon Gregory - electric guitar on "I'm Lost Without You"
  • John Egenes - pedal steel on "Silent Passage"
  • Ben Edwards - synthesizer on "Dark Child" and "Strange Things"
  • Anita Clark - violin on "Strange Things"
  • Mikey Somerfield - violin on "I'm Lost Without You" and "Silent Passage"
  • Ben Brown - backing vocals on "Everyone Got Something to Say"
  • David Williams - backing vocals on "After All"

Charts

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Chart (2015/16) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 100
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 66
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] 7

References

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  1. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  2. ^ Monger, James Christopher (19 February 2016). "Marlon Williams - Marlon Williams". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  3. ^ Kelly, Jennifer (6 April 2016). "Blurt Magazine Review". Blurtonline.com. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  4. ^ Trefor, Cai (19 February 2016). "Drowned In Sound Review". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Marlon Williams – Marlon Williams". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Marlon Williams – Marlon Williams" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Marlon Williams – Marlon Williams" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Charts.nz – Marlon Williams – Marlon Williams". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 May 2018.