''Eventide'' is a five-track

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by Australian singer-songwriter,

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. It was released in August 1998 by

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. A music video for its lead track, "Wrecking Ball", was released to promote the EP. In Hobart newspaper, '' The Examiner'', on 13 October 1998, former local resident Brumby described the EP to the reporter, "There's a lot more space in the music on ''Eventide''. The songs have got more of an edge and there's also some experimentation with

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. We thought we'd release the five tracks as a bit of a taste test." She explained that it would provide a "bridge" between her debut album, ''

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'' (1997), and her next one.

Track listing

# "Wrecking Ball" (

) – 3:56 # "Way It Goes" (Brumby, Maryanne T Window) – 5:01 # "A Better Way" (Brumby, John Shanks) – 3:57 # "Progress" (Brumby) – 3:43 # "Gold Dust" (Brumby, Carl Manuell, Ross Farrell) – 5:14

Credits

Adapted from EP liner. * Monique Brumby – acoustic guitar, lead vocals *

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– lead guitar * Memory Man –

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, lead guitar * Carl Manuell – drums * Helen Mountford –

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* Michael Sheridan – keyboards * Phil Wales – lead guitar * Maryanne Window – guitars (bass, acoustic)

References

{{Monique Brumby Monique Brumby albums 1998 EPs