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The Gunman and Other Stories
Pop · 2001 · 10 tracks

The Gunman and Other Stories

Prefab Sprout

A lush, cinematic reimagining of the American West through a British pop lens. Shimmering pedal steel meets Paddy McAloon's sophisticated, literary songwriting.

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It's like a sophisticated British pop genius decided to write a love letter to the American West.

A warm, cinematic nostalgia for a mythological American frontier.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Cowboy Dreams
5:19
02
Wild Card in the Pack
3:41
03
I’m a Troubled Man
3:19
04
The Streets of Laredo / Not Long for This World
4:38
05
Love Will Find Someone for You
3:24
06
Cornfield Ablaze
4:49
07
When You Get to Know Me Better
3:09
08
The Gunman
8:40
09
Blue Roses
3:12
10
Farmyard Cat
3:13
Moments Worth Waiting For
The soaring, wide-screen chorus of Cowboy Dreams that feels like a Technicolor sunset.
The way the pedal steel sighs through the eight-minute title track, creating a cinematic desert psych-drama.
The unexpected, playful bounce of Farmyard Cat closing the album with a wink.
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