''Love Songs for the Hearing Impaired'' is the debut solo album by

Dan Baird Daniel John Baird (born December 12, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and producer. He is best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist from the 1980s rock band The Georgia Satellites. Baird formed The Georgia Satellites in 1 ...

, the former lead singer of

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. It was released in 1992 on the

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label, and was produced by Brendan O'Brien.

Critical reception

The ''

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'' noted that "there's enough playful energy, wit and winsome hard-luck reflection to satisfy virtually all the jukebox needs of a Saturday night barroom crowd."

Track listing

Personnel

Terry Anderson Terry Anderson may refer to: * Terry Anderson (American football) (born 1955), American former NFL player * Terry Anderson, Canadian candidate * Terry Anderson (cartoonist), Scottish cartoonist * Terry Anderson (footballer) (1944–1980), Englis ...

– background vocals *Dan Baird – guitar, primary artist, slide guitar, vocals *Shawn Berman – assistant engineer, engineer, mixing assistant *

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– background vocals *Keith Christopher – bass, primary artist *Tommy Cooper – engineer *George D. – organ *Nick "Danger" Didia – engineer *Russ Fowler – engineer *John Jackson – engineer, mixing assistant *Mauro Magellan – drums, primary artist *Gary McGachan – assistant engineer, engineer, mixing assistant *Norman Moore – design * Brendan O'Brien – engineer, guitar, mixing, organ, organ (Hammond), piano, primary artist, producer, background vocals *

Rick Rubin Frederick Jay Rubin (, ; born March 10, 1963) is an American record producer. He is a co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, founder of American Recordings, and former co-president of Columbia Records. Rubin helped popularize hip hop by produci ...

– executive producer, producer *

Benmont Tench Benjamin Montmorency "Benmont" Tench III (born September 7, 1953) is an American musician and singer, and a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Early years Tench was born in Gainesville, Florida, the second child of Benjamin M ...

– guest artist, piano *

Howie Weinberg Howie Weinberg is an American audio mastering engineer. Over the course of his career, he has received over 2,257 mastering credits, three TEC Awards, 21 Grammy Awards, two Juno Awards, and one Mercury Prize. Career Weinberg mastered Herbie Ha ...

– mastering *Michael Wilson – photography

References

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