''Smartie Mine'' (1999) is
Iowa
Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wiscon ...
native singer/songwriter
Dan Bern
Dan Bern (also known as Bernstein; born July 27, 1959) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, novelist and painter. His music has been compared to that of Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Bruce Springsteen, Phil Ochs and Elvis Costello.Brett H ...
's follow-up to ''
Fifty Eggs
''Fifty Eggs'' is musician Dan Bern's second studio album, and follow up to his self-titled debut. It was produced by Ani DiFranco and released in 1998.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Dan Bern
#"Tiger Woods"
#"One Thing Real"
#"No Mis ...
''.
Track listing
Unless otherwise noted, all tracks by Dan Bern
Dan Bern (also known as Bernstein; born July 27, 1959) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, novelist and painter. His music has been compared to that of Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Bruce Springsteen, Phil Ochs and Elvis Costello.Brett H ...
#"Smartie Mine" – 4:20
#"One Thing Real" – 5:41
#"Tiger Woods" – 3:07
#"Chelsea Hotel" – 4:54
#"City of Models" – 3:19
#"Krautmeyer" – 3:55
#"Crosses" – 5:18
#"Colors" – 3:25
#"Airplane Blues" (
Sleepy John Estes
John Adam Estes (January 25, 1899 or 1900June 5, 1977),
known as Sleepy John Estes, was an Am ...
,
Lightnin' Hopkins
Samuel John "Lightnin" Hopkins (March 15, 1912 – January 30, 1982) was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist from Centerville, Texas. In 2010, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine ranked him No. 71 on its list o ...
) – 8:39
#"Freight Train Blues" (McDowell) – 4:52
#"Talkin' Woody, Bob, Bruce & Dan Blues" – 5:09
#"Ballerina" – 6:40
#"Simple" – 8:52
#"Beautiful Trees" – 2:41
#"Joe Van Gogh" – 4:15
#"Little Russian Girl" – 3:39
#"Gamblin' With My Love" (
Pete Rose
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) – 5:36
#"Murderer" – 4:51
#"Alia" – 3:50
#"Two-Month Affair" – 3:26
#"Baby Love" (Wainwright) – 4:40
#"Sculpter" – 4:56
#"Dark Chocolate" – 3:42
#"Decadent Town" – 4:28
#"Hooker" – 7:32
#"
Cocaine Blues/
Blue Jay Way
"Blue Jay Way" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. Written by George Harrison, it was released in 1967 on the group's '' Magical Mystery Tour'' EP and album. The song was named after a street in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles ...
" (Davis,
George Harrison) – 6:29
#"True Revolutionaries" – 8:27
Personnel
*Dan Bern – Organ, Guitar, Harmonica, Cello, Vocals, Art Direction, Illustrations, Paintings
*Jarrod Kaplan – Drums, Djembe
*Tige DeCoster – Bass, Fretless Bass
*Wil Masisak – Keyboards, Vocals, Found Objects
*
Martha Wainwright
Martha Wainwright (born May 8, 1976) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She has released seven critically-acclaimed studio albums.
Wainwright is the daughter of musicians Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright II ...
– Vocals (Lead Vocal on "Baby Love")
*Eben Grace – Electric Guitar (track 16) & Lap Steel (track 13)
References
1999 albums
Dan Bern albums
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