Rain, Steam and Speed

For the J. M. W. Turner painting, see Rain, Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway.
Rain, Steam and Speed
Studio album by The Mutton Birds
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
The Mutton Birds chronology
Too Hard Basket
(1998)		 Rain, Steam, and Speed
(1999)		 Live in Manchester
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Age[2]
Sunday Herald Sun[3]
The Australian[4]
Sunday Telegraph[5]

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

The album marked the departure of bassist, vocalist and sometime song contributor Alan Gregg, and also guitarist David Long. It was released as the Mutton Birds remained based in London seeking a breakthrough on the UK market.[6]

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

Additional personnel

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Jo Roberts, The Age, 17 September 1999.
  3. ↑ Graeme Hammond, Sunday Herald Sun, 3 October 1999.
  4. ↑ Iain Shedden, The Australian, 6 November 1999.
  5. ↑ Kate Parsons, Sunday Telegraph, 19 September 1999.
  6. ↑ Margot Denny, "Mutton music," The Sunday Telegraph, 5 September 1999, page 181.
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