''Reality Is Bad Enough'' is the third album by

Patrick Sky Patrick Sky (born Patrick Linch; October 2, 1940May 26, 2021) was an American musician, folk singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was of Irish and Native American ancestry, and played Irish traditional music and uilleann pipes in the ...

, and his first for the

Verve Forecast Verve may refer to: Music * The Verve, an English rock band * '' The Verve E.P.'', a 1992 EP by The Verve * ''Verve'' (R. Stevie Moore album) * Verve Records, an American jazz record label Businesses * Verve Coffee Roasters, an American coffee h ...

label.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Patrick Sky; except where indicated

Side one

#"She's Up for Grabs" – 2:46 #"Children's Song" – 2:37 #"Silly Song" – 2:18 #"Sometimes I Wonder" – 3:39 #"I Don't Feel That's Real" – 3:27 #"Enjoy, Enjoy" * – 2:47

Side two

#"Follow the Longhaired Lady" – 2:51 #"The Loving Kind" – 3:22 #"The Dance of Death" – 3:21 #" Modern Major General" ( W. S. Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan; adapted by Patrick Sky) – 3:35 #"Jimmy Clay" – 4:31

Personnel

*Produced and arranged by Barry Kornfeld *(*) Arranged by

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*Recording Engineer: Richard Anderson *Director of Engineering:

Val Valentin Luis Pastor "Val" Valentin (January 6, 1920 – March 24, 1999) was an American recording engineer with six decades of work in the music industry. Much of his work was done for MGM Records and Verve Records. His large discography includes Jazz al ...

*Cover Photo: Bob Campbell *Art Direction: David Krieger *All selections composed by Patrick Sky, except "Modern Major General" (adapted from a

Gilbert and Sullivan Gilbert and Sullivan refers to the Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the dramatist W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) and the composer Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900) and to the works they jointly created. The two men collaborated on fourteen com ...

song) *All, selections published by Rabelaisian Music, Inc. (BMI)

References

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