''Mothball Mint'' is a solo CD by

Kevin Hearn Kevin Neil Hearn (born July 3, 1969) is a Canadian musician who is a member of Barenaked Ladies, and his own group, Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle. He primarily plays keyboards and guitars. He is also a member of Rheostatics. Early life Hearn was ...

, keyboardist of

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. This album was produced by

Michael Phillip Wojewoda Michael Phillip Wojewoda is a Canadian record producer and musician. He has been nominated for eight Juno Awards and has received one for Recording Engineer of the Year and one for Producer of the Year. History Wojewoda began recording bands ...

and released in 1997. Kevin is accompanied on the album by many

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-area musicians who were friends of his, including all of the original members of his then-future band, Thin Buckle. One solo track originates from the Chicago Barenaked Ladies show from which the Rock Spectacle album was recorded. The rest of the album was recorded in a studio. All of the studio tracks feature Bob Scott on drums. Bass duties on the album are split between Barenaked Ladies colleague

Jim Creeggan James Raymond Creeggan (born February 12, 1970) is the bassist for Canadian alternative rock band Barenaked Ladies. Early life Creeggan was born in Scarborough, Ontario. His mother taught piano lessons to neighborhood children, which Creeggan cred ...

, and Chris Gartner. Martin Tielli and Derek Orford each play guitar on several tracks. Various other musicians contribute to the album. Kevin still plays several songs off the album regularly (and some occasionally) when he plays with Thin Buckle.

Track listing

Personnel

- Vocals, guitar, piano, banjo, melodica, accordion, organ, samples * Bob Scott - Drums, milk jug, train *

- Bass, vocals * Andy Creeggan - Percussion, vocals *Michael Johnson - Trumpet *James M. Stager - Trombone *

- Vocals, tambourine * Martin Tielli - Guitar * Derek Orford - Guitar * Sean Cullen - Vocals, evil hag of the shack *Don Garbutt - Arp whistle, vocal processing, programming, accordion, technos acxel *Chris Gartner - Bass * Anthony Brown - Vocals * Julie Stewart - Vocals

Production

*Producers:

*Assistance:

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