Kaden Walsh (album)

*Last Train Home*  (1998)
 Hold On

"**Kaden Walsh**" Is the second Studio album by Irish recording artist and producer Kaden Walsh, released on July 26, 1999 by Prism Records. The album, much like it's predecessor, was written, composed, produced and performed entirely by Kaden Walsh. Compared to his previous album however, the albums material and song structures are a lot better composed, allowing for it to perform both commercially and critically better than Last Train Home. A review by Alex Callaghan of musicrumours.com stated: "There's something riveting about the way Walsh makes music, and I can't wait, much like other's. To see what's in store"

*Kaden Walsh* became a Top 10 album in the United Kingdom, even charting higher in the US Billboard 200 Albums at Number 11 compared to his previous album, which charted at 33. However, though singles teetered around between the Top 40 and Top 20, the album had a bigger impact on the ARIA Album charts at the time which allowed all singles, album included to become Top 10's. The album contained two UK hits including "Hear Me Out" and "Hold On" all charting within the Top Forty, with "Hold On" becoming his first Top 5. The album, though charting higher on many charts compared to his previous attempt, did not get certified. As of 2021, the album is now believed to have sold around 1,200,000 copies since the albums launch.

## Background

With Last Train Home's weak impact on any international chart outside of the United Kingdom. Kaden was given the almost immediate go ahead to make a second album, though on the condition that the manager at the time, Michael Davies have a heavier say and allow Walsh breathing space. Kaden worked heavily on improving what was unable to be done right in his first album which was sonically and even lyrically, the album was written, composed, produced and performed entirely by Kaden Walsh.

Walsh was, at the time, though still on a tight budget, now using the income from the album plus the advance, which was at the time, revealed to only be $950,000.

## Critical reception

Overall, the album was very much, well more positively received then his previous album scoring between three and four stars for the work and singles that were on the charts. With the hits moving up on the charts including the likes of "Hear me Out", "Divisions" and "Hold On" climbing up the charts, people were starting to take note of what Walsh's music was shaping up to be.

The most known and famous review of the album was from musicrumours.com's Alex Callaghan who had stated "Listening to this, you can hear so much of what he tried to put on his first album [Last Train Home] now on this album, and work so freely. There's something riveting about the way Walsh makes music, and I can't wait, much like other's. To see what's in store"

 musicrumours.com
 Billboard.com
 The Guardian
 Yahoo! Music
 Allmusic

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Walsh, except where noted

 **3** | Out Of Time
 **4** | Dynasty
 **6** | Careful
 **7** | Tombstones of the Unknown
 **8** | Press
 **9** | To The Streets

## Personnel

* Kaden Walsh - All Vocals, All Instruments, Production, Engineering, Photography, Music Video Direction
* Michael Davies - Executive producer