Westgate | ||||
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Studio album by Mark Seymour | ||||
Released | June 2007 | |||
Recorded | Hawthorn, Victoria | |||
Genre | Rock, pop | |||
Length | 49:50 | |||
Label | Liberation Music | |||
Producer | Cameron McKenzie | |||
Mark Seymour chronology | ||||
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Westgate is the fifth solo album by Mark Seymour, released in 2007. The album was described as centred on "everyday heroes", with the title track recounting the tale of a real-life worker who was on duty when Melbourne's West Gate Bridge collapsed on October 15, 1970, killing 35 construction workers.Year of the Dog, initially written as a football song for the Western Bulldogs football team, became the saga of a friend with a drink problem. The album was named as one of the top 10 albums of the year by the Sunday Herald Sun.
The album's title track had previously been included in a Melbourne Theatre Workers' production, We Built This City, performed at Scienceworks in the suburb of Spotswood in early 2006.
(All songs written by Mark Seymour except where indicated)
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