''The Man'' is the fifth studio album by

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band

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. Vocalist Vinnie Dombroski is the only original band member left on this recording. Sponge producer Tim Patalan's brother Andy, along with fellow Solid Frog bandmate Kyle Neely, assumed guitar duties for this album.

Track listing

All songs written by

Vinnie Dombroski Vinnie Dombroski is an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist and main songwriter for the rock music, rock band Sponge (band), Sponge. He also fronted the short-lived supergroup (music), supergroup Spys4Darwin, and has been a mem ...

except where noted.

Band members

- vocals/strings on "Unlucky" *Billy Adams - drums *Tim Krukowski - bass/strings on "Unlucky" *Kyle Neely - guitar * Andy Patalan - guitar

Additional personnel

*Danielle Arsenault -

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on "The Man" *

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- mixing on "Fame and Glory" and "Glue" *Erv Karwelis -

Executive producer Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the production of media. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights or royalties). In film ...

*Tim Pak - mastering *Vinnie Dombroski - photography * Mark Arminski - cover layout and design *Mike Rand -

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*Shelia Taylor - website support * Doug Podell - special guidance and counseling *Mike "Pidge" Pigeon -

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Man 2005 albums Sponge (band) albums