Mark Stewart (album)

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Mark Stewart
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1987
Genre Post-punk, industrial
Length66:15
Label Mute
Producer Adrian Sherwood, Mark Stewart
Mark Stewart chronology
Mark Stewart + Maffia
(1986)
Mark Stewart
(1987)
Metatron
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Mark Stewart is the third album by vocalist Mark Stewart, released in 1987 through Mute Records.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mark Stewart, except where noted; all music is composed by Keith LeBlanc, Skip McDonald and Doug Wimbish, except where noted.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Survival"  5:10
2."Survivalist"  2:42
3."Anger Is Holy"  9:10
4."Hell Is Empty"  7:03
5."Stranger"  Erik Satie, Mark Stewart 8:17
6."Forbidden Colour" David Sylvian Ryuichi Sakamoto 4:42
7."Forbidden Dub"David SylvianRyuichi Sakamoto3:10
8."Fatal Attraction"  8:58
9."Stranger Than Love" Erik Satie, Mark Stewart7:13
10."Stranger Than Love" (dub version) Erik Satie, Mark Stewart5:28
11."Survival"  4:08

Personnel

Charts

Charts (1987)Peak
position
UK Indie Chart [2] 5

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References

  1. Neate, Wilson. "Mark Stewart". Allmusic. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
  2. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books.