''Fidatevi'' is the first

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released by American punk rock band

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frontman

Ben Weasel Benjamin Foster (born 1968), also known as Ben Weasel, is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the punk rock band Screeching Weasel. Early life Foster was born in 1968, and was raised in Prospect Heights, Ill ...

. The album was released on June 18, 2002 on Panic Button Records. Weasel has said that the lyrics on the album "Are based on experiences or insights gained by practicing secular sitting

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, as well as ideas I came across and personalized through the study of the works of authors as diverse as

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, Henry David Thoreau,

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, Pema Chodron,

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and others."

Track listing

All songs written by Ben Weasel except where noted. #"Patience" #"The True Heart of Love" #"Fidatevi" #"Even Pace" #"The Ship" #"

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" (

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) #"Truth and Beauty" #"Indecision" #"No Expectations" #"Imperfect World" (Ben Weasel, Dan Vapid) #"Responsibility" #"Take Action" #"Water and Waves" #"The Rays of the Sun"

Personnel

- vocals *

Dan Vapid Dan Schafer (born January 18, 1970), better known by his stage name Dan Vapid, is a punk rock musician from Chicago, Illinois, United States. He is best known for his participation in Screeching Weasel, The Riverdales, The Methadones, and various ...

- guitar, bass, backing vocals *

Mass Giorgini Massimiliano Adelmo Giorgini (born 1968) is an American bassist and record producer who rose to fame when several of the bands he produced experienced huge gains in popularity during the pop-punk boom of the mid-'90s. Among these bands was Giorg ...

- production, engineering, mastering * Phillip Hill- assistant engineering, lead guitar on "Take Action" * Devin Davis- keyboards on "Strangers" and "The Rays Of The Sun"

References

{{Authority control 2002 debut albums Ben Weasel albums