Mary Queen of Scots (album)

Mary Queen of Scots
Studio album by Eugenius
Released	13 January 1994
Recorded	1993, Britannia Row Studios and Chipping Norton Recording Studios
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	51:20
Label	Atlantic, August Records
Producer	Craig Leon
Eugenius chronology
Oomalama (1992) Mary Queen of Scots (1994) Womb Boy Returns EP (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

Mary Queen of Scots is the second and final album by Eugenius, released in 1994.

Several songs on the album were released on singles in 1993. The title track was featured as a B-side to the non-LP single "Caesar's Vein", with "Easter Bunny" being released as the follow-up single. The track "Blue Above the Rooftops" was released as a single to support the album in 1994. The track "Home Sick" is only featured on the American release of the album and elsewhere was used as a B-side. The B-side "Green Bed" from the "Caesar's Vein" EP also likely comes from the album sessions.

Critical reception

Dave Thompson, in Alternative Rock, called the album "stronger, more focussed, certainly brighter and cleaner" than the debut.

Track listing

All songs written by Eugene Kelly.

1. "Pebble/Shoe" - 3:23
2. "On the Breeze" - 3:15
3. "Blue Above the Rooftops" - 3:00
4. "The Moon's a Balloon" - 4:53
5. "Mary Queen of Scots" - 4:59
6. "Easter Bunny" - 5:27
7. "Let's Hibernate" - 3:40
8. "Friendly High" - 4:48
9. "River Clyde Song" - 3:10
10. "Tongue Rock" - 2:38
11. "Home Sick" (extra track on US Edition) - 4:34
12. "Fake Digit" - 4:17
13. "Love, Bread and Beers" - 3:07

Personnel

• Eugene Kelly - vocals, guitar
• Gordon Keen - guitar
• Raymond Boyle - bass
• Roy Lawrence - drums
• Cassell Webb - additional keyboards and backing vocals