Rain, Steam and Speed

For the J. M. W. Turner painting, see Rain, Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway.

Rain, Steam and Speed is the fourth and final studio album by the New Zealand band, The Mutton Birds. It was released in 1999.

Rain, Steam and Speed
Studio album by The Mutton Birds
Released	February 1999
Recorded	July–August 1998
Studio	Blackwing Studios, London, Metropolis Studios, London
Genre	Rock
Length	50:47
Label	shhh! Records
Producer	The Mutton Birds
The Mutton Birds chronology
Too Hard Basket (1998) Rain, Steam and Speed (1999) Live in Manchester (2000)
Singles from Album
"Pulled Along by Love" Released: 1999

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Age	[2]
Sunday Herald Sun	[3]
The Australian	[4]
Sunday Telegraph	[5]

The album coincided with the departure of the bass guitarist, vocalist and sometime song contributor Alan Gregg, and also the guitarist David Long. It was released as the Mutton Birds remained based in London seeking a breakthrough on the UK market.^[6]

Track listing

(All songs by Don McGlashan)

1. "As Close as This" — 4:21
2. "Winning Numbers" — 3:46
3. "Small Mercies" — 4:37
4. "Green Lantern" — 4:02
5. "The Falls" — 5:05
6. "Last Year's Shoes" — 4:27
7. "Jackie's Song" — 3:43
8. "Pulled Along by Love" — 4:30
9. "Goodbye Drug" — 6:19
10. "Hands Full" — 3:28
11. "Ray" — 6:24

Personnel

• Don McGlashan – vocals, acoustic guitars, EBow guitar, piano, organ, euphonium
• Ross Burge – drums, tambourine
• Alan Gregg – bass guitar
• Chris Sheehan – bass guitar, electric guitar

Additional personnel

• Tony Fisher — backing vocals
• David Mitchell — Ebow guitar
• Stuart Nesbit — pedal steel
• Tony Kiley — congas