Jenius - Paul Heaton [Colour Vinyl]

'Jenius' is a symptom of this unassuming style. 'If anybody ever calls me a genius', he explains, 'I always say, `What?! With a J?!' The spelling would obviously be wrong'. Fortunately, there's nothing bashful about these songs, something reflected in the LP's cover, the first to feature a photo of Heaton since the Housemartin's debut album. Indeed, Jenius betrays the truth of his talents, and its songs - of love and loneliness, pubs and booze, community and counsel, a nod to football, the state of the nation, and the overall wisdom of kindness - are distinguished by his notably tender voice, his enchanting melodies and a meticulous, effortless craft. 'If I can get a variety of people of all sorts of backgrounds to say, 'Oh, that could be about me or you', he says, 'then I've been successful'.

Disc 1
1. Can't Get Next to You - Paul Heaton
2. Favourite Kind of Idiot - Paul Heaton
3. I Want the Job - Paul Heaton
4. Sad Songs and Lawsuits - Paul Heaton
5. She Ain't Pretty - Paul Heaton
6. One Eye Open - Paul Heaton
7. Send in the Clowns - Paul Heaton
8. Do Not Ask Me - Paul Heaton
9. Don't Lean On Me - Paul Heaton
10. Jet Black Sky - Paul Heaton
11. The Whisky Did - Paul Heaton
12. Before Before - Paul Heaton
13. Good for the Bees - Paul Heaton
14. Go Upstream - Paul Heaton
15. A Son of a Father - Paul Heaton