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Doctor Syntax
Studio album by
Edwyn Collins
Released29 April 2002
Recorded2000–2002
GenreRock
Length53:55
LabelSetanta[1]
ProducerEdwyn Collins
Edwyn Collins chronology
I'm Not Following You
(1997) 		Doctor Syntax
(2002) 		A Casual Introduction
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Boston Phoenix[3]
The Guardian[4]
RTÉ.ie[5]
Stylus MagazineA[6]

Doctor Syntax is an album by Scottish musician Edwyn Collins.[7] It was released in 2002. Its title comes from The Three Tours of Dr. Syntax, a comic poem by William Combe and cartoonist Thomas Rowlandson.

The album cover is a painting of Russian Romantic writer and poet Mikhail Lermontov.

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Edwyn Collins; except where indicated

  1. "Never Felt Like This" – 4:15
  2. "Should've Done That" – 4:23
  3. "Mine Is At" – 4:58
  4. "No Idea" – 4:51
  5. "The Beatles" – 5:24
  6. "Back to the Back Room" – 5:15
  7. "Splitting Up" – 6:21
  8. "Johnny Teardrop" – 4:11
  9. "20 Years Too Late" – 5:06
  10. "It's a Funny Thing" – 4:23
  11. "Calling on You" – 4:48
  12. "Message for Jojo" (Collins, Bernard Butler)
  13. "After All (I Live My Life)" (Frankie Miller, Jim Morris)
  14. "Stars in My Eyes"

Personnel

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  • Edwyn Collins - vocals
  • Sebastian Lewsley - programming, engineering, mixing
  • Paul Cook - drums

References

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  1. ^ "Edwyn Collins Polishes 'Syntax'". Billboard. 20 February 2003.
  2. ^ DiGravina, Tim. Doctor Syntax at AllMusic
  3. ^ Wood, Mikael (4–10 July 2003). "Edwyn Collins Doctor Syntax". The Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on 13 August 2003. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  4. ^ Simpson, Dave (26 April 2002). "Sweet and sour". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  5. ^ Grealis, Tom (19 April 2002). "Edwyn Collins – Doctor Syntax". RTÉ.ie. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Edwyn Collins - Doctor Syntax - Review - Stylus Magazine". stylusmagazine.com.
  7. ^ "Edwyn Collins Doctor Syntax". exclaim.ca.


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