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Music for Courage and Confidence
Studio album by
Released2002
Genre Rock
Label New West [1]
ProducerBrian Paulson, Johan Kugelberg, Mark Eitzel
Mark Eitzel chronology
The Invisible Man
(2001)
Music for Courage and Confidence
(2002)
The Ugly American
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]
Pitchfork7.5/10 [3]

Music for Courage and Confidence is a solo album by the American Music Club singer/songwriter Mark Eitzel. [4] [5] One of two cover song albums from him in 2002 (along with The Ugly American), it was released by New West Records and is a collection of songs by different songwriters.

Critical reception

No Depression gave the album a mixed review, praising the musical backing and production, but writing that Eitzel doesn't have a strong enough voice to put some of the songs over. [6]

Track listing

  1. "Snowbird" ( Gene MacLellan)
  2. " Ain't No Sunshine" ( Bill Withers)
  3. " Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" ( George O'Dowd, Jon Moss, Michael Craig, Roy Hay)
  4. " Help Me Make It Through the Night" ( Kris Kristofferson)
  5. " I Only Have Eyes for You" ( Al Dubin, Harry Warren)
  6. " Gentle on My Mind" ( John Hartford)
  7. "More More More" ( Gregory Diamond)
  8. " Move on Up" ( Curtis Mayfield)
  9. "Rehearsals for Retirement" ( Phil Ochs)
  10. " I'll Be Seeing You" ( Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain)

References

  1. ^ "Mark Eitzel: Music for Courage and Confidence". PopMatters. June 10, 2002.
  2. ^ "Music for Courage and Confidence". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Mark Eitzel: Music for Courage & Confidence". Pitchfork.
  4. ^ "Mark Eitzel: Music for Courage & Confidence Album Review". www.austinchronicle.com.
  5. ^ Harrington, Richard (May 24, 2002). "The Melancholy Man Lightens Up" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  6. ^ "Mark Eitzel – Music For Courage And Confidence – No Depression". www.nodepression.com.