''Listener Supported'' is an album by the

Dave Matthews Band Dave Matthews Band (also known as DMB) is an American rock band from Charlottesville, Virginia. The band's lineup consists of Dave Matthews (lead vocals, guitar), Stefan Lessard (bass), Carter Beauford (drums), Tim Reynolds (lead guitar), R ...

, released on November 23, 1999. It was recorded live at

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on September 11, 1999. In addition to being the third live release by Dave Matthews Band, Listener Supported was filmed by

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for an ''In the Spotlight'' special, and the entire concert was released on

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the same day and

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on February 8, 2000. The title of this release is taken from PBS's "supported by viewers like you"

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. It is currently the only Dave Matthews Band live album to not contain the date or location in the title. This is because part of the broadcast agreement allowed PBS to release their own audio CD version of the television special. ''Listener Supported'' was also the first live release to feature

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Butch Taylor Butch Taylor (born Clarence Francis Taylor on April 13, 1961) is a composer, writer, keyboardist and long time guest musician with Dave Matthews Band. Early life Butch Taylor was born in Shawsville, Virginia on April 13, 1961. Taylor attended J ...

and "The Lovely Ladies" on vocals. In addition to songs from each of their

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studio albums, ''Listener Supported'' features the previously unreleased songs "#40", "True Reflections" (sung by

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), and the heartbeat intro to "Pantala Naga Pampa", as well as the full band versions of "#36", "Granny" and "

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Track listing

;Disc one # "Intro" (

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) – 6:25 # " Pantala Naga Pampa" (Matthews) – 0:41 # "

Rapunzel "Rapunzel" ( ; ; or ) is a German fairy tale most notably recorded by the Brothers Grimm and it was published in 1812 as part of '' Children's and Household Tales'' (KHM 12). The Grimms' story was developed from the French literary fairy tale ...

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Carter Beauford Carter Anthony Beauford (born November 2, 1958) is an American drummer, percussionist, and founding member of Dave Matthews Band. He is known for his ability to adapt to a variety of genres, and both his ambidextrous and his open-handed drumm ...

Stefan Lessard Dave Matthews Band (also known as DMB) is an American Rock music, rock band from Charlottesville, Virginia. The band's lineup consists of Dave Matthews (lead vocals, guitar), Stefan Lessard (bass), Carter Beauford (drums), Tim Reynolds (lead gui ...

, Matthews) – 7:09 # " Rhyme & Reason" (Matthews) – 5:58 # " The Stone" (Matthews) – 7:28 # " #41" (Beauford, Lessard, Matthews,

LeRoi Moore LeRoi Holloway Moore (September 7, 1961 – August 19, 2008) was an American saxophonist. He was a founding member of the Dave Matthews Band. Moore often arranged music for songs written by Dave Matthews. Moore also co-wrote many of the band's ...

) – 9:47 # "

Crash into Me "Crash into Me" is a song by American rock group Dave Matthews Band. It was released on October 29, 1996 as the third single from their second album, '' Crash''. It reached number 7 on the US ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart in March 1997. ...

" (Matthews) – 6:02 #*''contains an interpolation from the composition'' "Dixie Chicken" (

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, Martin Kibbee) # " Jimi Thing" (Matthews) – 13:12 # " #36" (Matthews) – 7:34 #*''with The Lovely Ladies'' # "

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" (Matthews) – 8:32 ;Disc two #" Too Much" (Matthews, Beauford, Moore, Lessard, Tinsley) – 4:52 # "True Reflections" (Tinsley) – 7:25 #*''with The Lovely Ladies'' #" Two Step" (Matthews) – 14:38 # " Granny" (Matthews) – 4:24 # "

Stay (Wasting Time) "Stay (Wasting Time)" is a song by Dave Matthews Band, released as the second single off their album ''Before These Crowded Streets''. As a single, it reached #8 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, #33 on Top 40 Mainstream, and #20 on the Adult 40. ...

" (Matthews, Lessard, Moore) – 7:07 #*''with The Lovely Ladies'' # "#40" (Matthews) – 1:49 #*''solo'' by

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# "

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Danny Dill Horace Eldred "Danny" Dill (September 19, 1924 – October 23, 2008) was an American country music singer and songwriter. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975. Biography Dill, born in Clarksburg, Tennessee, got ...

Marijohn Wilkin Marijohn Wilkin ( Melson, formerly Russell, later Selman; July 14, 1920 – October 28, 2006) was an American songwriter, famous in country music for writing a number of hits such as " One Day At a Time" and "The Long Black Veil". Wilkin won ...

) – 8:44 #*''with The Lovely Ladies'' # " Don't Drink the Water" (Matthews) – 7:09 # "Intro to..." (Matthews) – 1:36 # "

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Personnel

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vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

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guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

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on "True Reflections" Additional musicians *The Lovely Ladies –

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**Chinah Bess **Brenda White King *

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References

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