Squire For Hire is the third studio album by New Zealander singer-songwriter Nathan Haines. It was released in late June 2003 by Festival Mushroom Records in New Zeland and on 9 August 2003 by Chillifunk Records in the UK.
A repackaged version of the album, titled The Return Of The Squire (For Hire), was released the following year in early February 2004 in New Zeland and March 2004 in the UK, including a second disc with remixes and a music video.
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Within the vast array of collaborations Squire For Hire possesses, which includes famous artists such as Marlena ShawW and Guida de PalmaW, the album gained notoriety for the track FM, a cover of the Steely DanW song of the same name, which features guest vocals by Damon Albarn, credited as 2-D in the album's liner notes, likely due to the falsetto he employed on his vocals.
The album was produced by long-time Haines collaborator and Restless Soul collective founding member Phil Asher, the cover art photograph was taken by photographer Kerry Brown and the package design was done by London-based agency Delete.
Track Listing[]
| Disc One | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Written-By | Length | |||||||
| 1. | 'Squire For Hire' (feat. Marlena Shaw) | Marlena Shaw, Nathan Haines, Phil Asher | 4:03 | |||||||
| 2. | 'Folk Jazz' | Mike Patto, Haines, Asher | 6:24 | |||||||
| 3. | 'O Misterio' (feat. Guida de Palma) | Guida de Palma, Mark de Clive Lowe, Haines, Asher | 6:29 | |||||||
| 4. | 'Springtime Rain' (feat. Rich Medina) | Haines, Rich Medina, Simon Colam | 6:05 | |||||||
| 5. | 'Nothing New' (feat. Shelley Nelson) | Patto, Haines, Asher | 5:43 | |||||||
| 6. | 'FM' (feat. 2-D) | Donald Fagen, Walter Becker | 4:38 | |||||||
| 7. | 'U See That' (feat. Marcus Begg & Vanessa Freeman) | Chris Franck, Haines, Asher | 5:20 | |||||||
| 8. | 'Doot Dude' (feat. Lyric L) | Lillian Mgbado, Haines, Asher | 4:44 | |||||||
| 9. | 'Oblivion' | Lowe, Haines | 5:03 | |||||||
| 10. | 'Let It Go' (feat. Rich Medina) | Haines, Asher, Medina | 4:18 | |||||||
| 11. | 'Right By Your Side' (feat. Marcus Begg & Vanessa Freeman) | Haines, Asher | 6:27 | |||||||
| 12. | 'The Last Dance (Make It Good)' | Patto, Haines, Asher | 8:23 | |||||||
Total length: |
72:20 | |||||||||
| Disc Two | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | 'Doot Dude (Ashley Beedle's Buff Boy Mix)' (feat. Lyric L) | 7:13 | ||||||||
| 2. | 'Right By Your Side (Restless Soul Peaktime Mix)' | 7:57 | ||||||||
| 3. | 'Squire For Hire (Restless Soul Capricorn Mix)' (feat. Marlena Shaw) | 6:54 | ||||||||
| 4. | 'AJ For Squire (Restless Soul Reworking)' | 3:11 | ||||||||
| 5. | 'Springtime Rain (Restless Soul Drum And Bass Mix)' (feat. Rich Medina) | 6:11 | ||||||||
Total length: |
31:25 | |||||||||
| Disc Two Enhanced Section | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | 'Doot Dude (Music Video)' | 4:40 | ||||||||
Trivia[]
- Squire For Hire 100th Window, by Massive Attack, are the only two albums by other artists that feature Damon Albarn in a song to credit him as 2-D. Incidentally, both albums were also released in the same year, 2003.