Fat Chance (album)

Fat Chance
Studio album by Paul Heaton
Released	September 10, 2001[1]
Genre	Rock
Length	43:22
Label	Polygram International Mercury Records
Producer	Richard Flack, Scott Shields, Martin Slattery
Paul Heaton chronology
Fat Chance (2001) The Cross Eyed Rambler (2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Drowned In Sound	[2]
The Guardian	[3]

Fat Chance is a solo album by Paul Heaton, the former frontman of both The Housemartins and The Beautiful South, released in 2001 in the guise of Biscuit Boy (a.k.a. Crackerman). The album was rereleased the following year, complete with new artwork and crediting the artist as Paul Heaton.^[4]

The album was critically acclaimed^[5][6], but was not a commercial success.

Track listing

1. "10 Lessons In Love" - 4:59
2. "Mitch" - 3:53
3. "The Perfect Couple" - 3:54
4. "Last Day Blues" - 3:57
5. "Man's World" - 4:53
6. "Barstool" - 4:07
7. "Poems" - 3:47
8. "If" - 3:56
9. "The Real Blues" - 5:51
10. "Proceed With Care" - 4:17
11. "Man, Girl, Boy, Woman" - 2:28

References

1. ^ "Paul Heaton: He's a biscuit and he's not ashamed of it". The Independent (London). September 9, 2001. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/paul-heaton-hes-a-biscuit-and-hes-not-ashamed-of-it-662968.html. Retrieved April 16, 2009. 
2. ^ Drowned In Sound review
3. ^ The Guardian review
4. ^ Aizlewood, John (July 19, 2002). "The Guardian Album Review". London. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2002/jul/19/popandrock.artsfeatures3. Retrieved April 16, 2009. 
5. ^ "Citypaper Album Review". http://www.citypaper.net/articles/111501/mus.cdreviews4.shtml. Retrieved April 16, 2009. 
6. ^ "Drowned In Sound Review". http://drownedinsound.com/releases/2703/reviews/2157. Retrieved April 16, 2009.