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Ey e of the Hu nter
Ey e of the Hu nter (1999) is the debut solo album by Brendan Perry,
Eye of the Hunter
previously the male half of the band Dead Can Dance. The album was
released by 4AD on 4 October 1999 in the UK and a day later in the US.

Contents
Overview
Reception
Track listing
Personnel
References
External links Studio album by Brendan Perry
Released 4 October 1999 (UK)

Overview Recorded Quivvy Church, Ireland

Genre Folk rock, dream pop
The album's title is found in the lyrics of the album's first single "Voyage of
Length 42:10
Bran", wherein a character called Brendan says: "I live by the river where
the old gods still dream of inner communion with the open sea / Through Label 4AD (CAD 9015)
the eye of a hunter in search of a prey, neither beast nor human in my Producer Brendan Perry
philosophy."[1] Brendan Perry chronology

The song "Sloth" first appeared during concerts with Dead Can Dance and Eye of the Ark
appears on the band's 2001 box set Dead Can Dance (1981–1998). "I Must Hunter (2010)
Have Been Blind" is a cover of a Tim Buckley song, from his 1970 album (1999)
Blue Afternoon. Perry later covered another song by Buckley, "Dream
Letter," which was released the following year on the tribute album Sing a Song for You.

Reception
Critical reception to the album was generally positive.
Professional ratings

Track listing Review scores

Source Rating
All tracks written by Brendan Perry (except where noted).
Allmusic [2]

No. Title Length EW.com (positive)[3]

1. "Saturday's Child" 4:30
2. "Voyage of Bran" 5:33
3. "Medusa" 6:10
4. "Sloth" 3:32
5. "I Must Have Been Blind" (Tim 5:07
Buckley)
6. "The Captive Heart" 4:00
7. "Death Will Be My Bride" 5:46
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8. "Archangel" 7:35
Total length: 42:10
Note: The title "Voyage of Bran" refers to Irish story The Voyage of Bran, and "Medusa" to the mythological Medusa.

Personnel
Musical

Brendan Perry – vocals, 12-string guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, keyboards

with

Glen Garrett – electric bass guitar, upright bass guitar

Liam Bradley – drums
Martin Quinn – pedal steel guitar
Michael Brunnock – backing vocals on "Saturday's Child"

Technical

Mastered by Walter Coelho at Masterpiece

Graphical

Art direction by Brendan Perry

Design by Chris Bigg
Back cover photograph by Dennis Di Cicco
Textures by v23 (Vaughan Oliver)

References
1. Lyrics from the CD booklet (sung identically as printed).
2. Allmusic review (https://www.allmusic.com/album/r432662)
3. EW.com review (http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,271147,00.html)

External links
Eye of the Hunter (https://web.archive.org/web/20080808112525/http://4ad.com/brendanperry/releases/eyeoftheh
unter-0/) at 4AD: with audio samples
Eye of the Hunter (https://www.discogs.com/master/50183) at Discogs (list of releases): with links to artists works
Eye of the Hunter (http://www.dead-can-dance.com/disco/perry/hunter/hunter.htm) at Dead-can-dance.com: with a
Perry quote
Eye of the Hunter lyrics (http://www.dcdwithin.com/dcd.pl?caduceus=information) (official) at DCD Within: with
some typos
Eye of the Hunter lyrics (http://www.dead-can-dance.com/lyrics/lyricsp.htm) (fansite) at Dead-can-dance.com

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