Drunken Songs

Drunken Songs
Studio album by Julian Cope
Released February 2017
Genre Rock
Length 38:41
Label Head Heritage
Producer Julian Cope
Julian Cope chronology
Revolutionary Suicide
(2013)
Drunken Songs
(2017)
Rite At Ya
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Mojo[2]
Spill Magazine[3]

Drunken Songs is the thirtieth solo album by Julian Cope, released in 2017. The album is a collection of drinking songs that celebrate alcohol and the virtues of being drunk.[4][5]

"As the Beer Flows Over Me" first appeared on Psychedelic Revolution but is rerecorded here.[6] "Liver Big as Hartlepool" is an answer song to Pete Wylie's "Heart as Big as Liverpool".[7]

Track listing

All tracks written by Julian Cope.

Programme 1
No.TitleLength
1."Drink Me Under the Table"3:20
2."Liver Big as Hartlepool"4:50
3."As the Beer Flows Over Me"3:19
4."Clonakilty as Charged"5:29
5."Don't Drink & Drive (You Might Spill Some)"2:55
Programme 2
No.TitleLength
6."On the Road to Tralee"18:48

Personnel

  • Julian Cope – vocals, instruments, production, front cover drawing
  • Christopher Holman – vocals on "Clonakilty as Charged"
  • Philippe Legènde – recording
  • Avalon Cope – design
  • Albany Cope – illustrations

References

  1. Monger, Timothy. "Drunken Songs". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  2. Perry, Andrew. "Album of the week: Julian Cope – Drunken Songs". Mojo. 19 January 2017. Retrieved on 18 February 2017.
  3. Badgley, Aaron. "SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: JULIAN COPE – DRUNKEN SONGS". Spill Magazine. Retrieved on 20 February 2018.
  4. Perry, Andrew. "Album of the week: Julian Cope – Drunken Songs". Mojo. 19 January 2017. Retrieved on 18 February 2017.
  5. Badgley, Aaron. "Spill Album Review: Julian Cope – Drunken Songs". Spill Magazine. Retrieved on 18 February 2017.
  6. "Pigs, Ohhms, Fairies And Beer". Amplifier Wordsmith. 30 January 2017. Retrieved on 18 February 2017.
  7. Taylor, Stephen. "Interview: Julian Cope". Native Monster. 23 January 2017. Retrieved on 18 February 2017.
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