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Track Listing
1. It Don't Matter
2. Free - (featuring Jack Johnson)
3. On My Mind
4. Our Love
5. What'cha Know About - (featuring G. Love)
6. Butterfly
7. Bend in the Road
8. Day Dreamer
9. Make You Mine
10. Call Me Papa
11. Heading Home
12. So Far Away
13. Swing on Down
Album Notes
Personnel: Donavon Frankenreiter (vocals, guitar); Jack Johnson (vocals, guitar, ukulele, bass guitar); G. Love (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Rob Machado (guitar); Kool G. Murder (keyboards); Matt Grundy (bass guitar); Dean Butterworth (drums, background vocals); David Leach (percussion).
Recording information: The Mangotree, Hawaii.
Though Donavon Frankenreiter shares the same mellow surfer vibes as his labelmate/producer/surfing buddy Jack Johnson, the multi-syllabically named singer foregoes woozy jam-band tropes in favor of a sound reminiscent of dreamy, late-1960s soul in the Marvin Gaye/Stevie Wonder/Chi-Lites vein. Frankenreiter is possessed of a truly resonant, old-school R&B voice that is reinforced by the album's wonderfully warm, spare production. The result sounds more down-South than South Pacific. The spirited, retro-without-sounding-dated instrumental performances come courtesy of several members of Ben Harper's band, with guest appearances from Johnson and similarly groovy blues-rapper G. Love. A breezy, inviting mix of older sounds and new attitude, DONOVAN FRANKENREITER mixes Memphis, Chicago, and Detroit soul influences with a California beach-bonfire vibe.
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