The Ugly American

The Ugly American
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Studio album by Mark Eitzel
Released	July 22, 2003
Label	Thirsty Ear Records (US) / Tongue Master Records (UK/EU)
Producer	Manolis Famellos, Theodore Vlassopulous
Mark Eitzel chronology
Music For Courage And Confidence (2002) The Ugly American (2003) Demos Before Love Songs (2005)

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US cover

The Ugly American is the 7th solo album from Mark Eitzel. The album is a collection of American Music Club and Eitzel solo songs reinterpreted by Greek musicians and produced by Manolis Famellos. The last song on the album, "Love's Humming", was written by Famellos.

The UK & EU version was released in a cardboard slip case, while the US version was released in a regular jewel case.

Vinyl reissues

The album was reissued on Tongue Master Records on 180-gram vinyl on August 14, 2020 in a limited edition of 500 copies. The album was cut for vinyl at Abbey Road by Alex Wharton. On March 19, 2021 Tongue Master Records issued a 180-gram blue vinyl edition, limited to 250 copies.

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  Cover of the limited edition black reissue

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  Cover of the limited edition blue reissue

Track listing

1. "Western Sky" - 4:58
2. "Here They Roll Down" - 3:37
3. "Jenny" - 3:19
4. "Nightwatchman" - 4:52
5. "Take Courage" - 3:23
6. "Anything" - 4:01
7. "What Good Is Love" - 3:13
8. "Will You Find Me?" - 4:06
9. "Last Harbor" - 5:41
10. "Love's Humming" - 4:23

Personnel

• Mark Eitzel - acoustic guitar, vocals
• Dimitri Basslam - double bass
• Manos Pirovolakis - clarinet, pipes, whistle, zourna; Cretan lyra on "What Good Is Love" & "Take Courage"
• Panos Tolios - drums
• Spiros Hatzikonstantinov - electric guitar
• Manolis Karantis - mandolin, tzouras, bouzouki
• Kiriakos Gouventas - violin, viola
• Manolis Famellos - acoustic guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
• Elissavet Spanov - backing vocals

• Produced and mixed by Manolis Famellos at Praxis Studio
• Theodore Vlassopulous - executive producer
• Engineered and mixed by Andreas Vaitoudis at Praxis Studio
• Mastered by Giannis Ioannidis
• Artwork by Pano Kassiaris