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Track Listing 1. To Whom It May Concern 2. Other People's Failure 3. Secret Angel, The 4. Kiss Me, Miss Liberty 5. Heart Without a Home 6. God Lives Upstairs 7. Infinite Combinations 8. King Is Dead Boring, The 9. Triumph of Trash, The 10. Cupid and Psycho 11. Still Photo 12. In Paradise 13. Speed of Normal, The 14. When the Beatles Hit America 15. Let Us Now 16. Death of the Ghostwriter
Album Notes Personnel: John Wesley Harding (vocals, 6- & 12-string guitars, harmonica, Hammond organ, pump organ, percussion, typewriter); Greg Leisz (acoustic, lap steel, electric & baritone guitars); David Phillips (pedal steel); Robert Lloyd (mandolin, accordion, piano, Hammond organ, farfisa); Tammy Rogers (violin, cello); Chris Von Sneidern (bass, snare drum, percussion, tambourine, background vocals); Peter Straus (bass); Bennett Bowman (drums); Denise Stace (bells). Producers: John Wesley Harding, Chris Von Sneidern. Engineers: Chris Von Sneidern, Harry Stinson. Recorded at Ordophon-Upon-Avon and The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California; Sharkbite, Oakland, California; Studio By The Drive, Nashville, Tennessee.
Industry Reviews Coming across like [Elvis] Costello without the bile, John Wesley Harding offers some nicely torturous, clever wordplay, and a sense of melody that's become more finely honed over the years... Dirty Linen (04/01/1996)
...he has an unerring melodic sense and an ability to write bright, witty songs... - Rating: B Entertainment Weekly (02/16/1996)
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