''Doctor Syntax'' is an album by

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musician

Edwyn Collins Edwyn Stephen Collins (born 23 August 1959) is a Scottish musician, producer and record label owner. Collins was the lead singer for the 1980s post-punk band Orange Juice, which he co-founded. After the group split in 1985, Collins started a so ...

. It was released in 2002. Its title comes from ''The Three Tours of Dr. Syntax'', a comic poem by

William Combe William Combe (25 March 174219 June 1823) was a British miscellaneous writer. His early life was that of an adventurer, his later was passed chiefly within the "rules" of the King's Bench Prison. He is most notable as the author of ''The Thre ...

and cartoonist

Thomas Rowlandson Thomas Rowlandson (; 13 July 1757 – 21 April 1827) was an English artist and caricaturist of the Georgian Era, noted for his political satire and social observation. A prolific artist and printmaker, Rowlandson produced both individual soc ...

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

Mikhail Lermontov Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov ( , ; rus, Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ле́рмонтов, , mʲɪxɐˈil ˈjʉrʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲerməntəf, links=yes; – ) was a Russian Romanticism, Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called ...

Track listing

All tracks composed by Edwyn Collins; except where indicated #"Never Felt Like This" – 4:15 #"Should've Done That" – 4:23 #"Mine Is At" – 4:58 #"No Idea" – 4:51 #"The Beatles" – 5:24 #"Back to the Back Room" – 5:15 #"Splitting Up" – 6:21 #"Johnny Teardrop" – 4:11 #"20 Years Too Late" – 5:06 #"It's a Funny Thing" – 4:23 #"Calling on You" – 4:48 #"Message for Jojo" (Collins,

Bernard Butler Bernard Joseph Butler (born 1 May 1970) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He has been hailed by some critics as the greatest guitarist of his generation; BBC journalist Mark Savage called him "one of Britain's most origina ...

) #"After All (I Live My Life)" (

Frankie Miller Francis John Miller (born 2 November 1949) is a Scottish rock singer-songwriter and actor. Miller wrote for and performed with many recording artists and is best known for his 1977 album ''Full House'', the singles "Be Good To Yourself", " D ...

, Jim Morris) #"Stars in My Eyes"

Personnel

*Edwyn Collins - vocals *Sebastian Lewsley - programming, engineering, mixing *

Paul Cook Paul Thomas Cook (born 20 July 1956) is an English musician, best known as the drummer and a founding member of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols. He is nicknamed "Cookie" by friends in the punk music scene. Early life and career Cook was ...

- drums

References

2002 albums Edwyn Collins albums Setanta Records albums Albums produced by Edwyn Collins {{2002-rock-album-stub