The Hour of Bewilderbeast is the debut studio album by British musician Badly Drawn Boy, released on 26 June 2000. Damon Gough, who performs as Badly Drawn Boy, wrote, produced, and played several instruments on the album’s eighteen tracks, several of which also feature accompaniment by members of the British indie rock bands Alfie and Doves. The Hour of Bewilderbeast was released to great critical acclaim and went on to win the 2000 Mercury Prize, and has sold 455,000 copies in the United Kingdom as of September 2011.
Tracklisting
| Position | Title |
|---|---|
| A1 | The Shining |
| A2 | Everybody’s Stalking |
| A3 | Bewilder |
| A4 | Fall In A River |
| A5 | Camping Next To Water |
| A6 | Stone On The Water |
| A7 | Another Pearl |
| A8 | Body Rap |
| A9 | Once Around The Block |
| A10 | This Song |
| B1 | Bewilderbeast |
| B2 | Magic In The Air |
| B3 | Cause A Rockslide |
| B4 | Pissing In The Wind |
| B5 | Blistered Heart |
| B6 | Disillusion |
| B7 | Say It Again |
| B8 | Epitaph |
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Release Information
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hour_of_Bewilderbeast |
| Format | 1× Vinyl LP, Reissue |
| Label | Twisted Nerve |
| Catalog Number | TNXLLP133 |
| Notes | ℗ & © 2000 XL Recordings Ltd. The copyright in this recording is owned by XL Recordings Ltd. “Made In the EU” below barcode on reverse side. All tracks written and produced by Damon Gough A.K.A. Badly Drawn Boy Other original photography by Dom Thomas, Hayley Slater-King and the Gough Family Ian Smith, Matt McGeever, Sam Morris and Sean Kelly from the band [a16376] and Joe Robinson and Ian Rainford from [a41656] appear courtesy of Twisted Nerve Records. Jez Williams, Jimmy Goodwin and Andy Williams from the band [a3855] appear courtesy of Heavenly Records. Initial copies of this had Woody Allen in the top left circle of the album sleeve, but were removed in later editions. Taja Sevelle complained that the lyrics of Magic In The Air were too similar to her single, Love Is Contagious and sections of the vocal were removed on later editions. |
| Discogs URL | Badly Drawn Boy - The Hour Of Bewilderbeast |