Doctor Syntax (album)

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.

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]

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

Track listing

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

References
  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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