Songs We Should Have Written
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2004 studio album by Firewater
| Songs We Should Have Written | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | January 20, 2004 |
| Recorded | Vibromonk Studios, Brooklyn, New York |
| Genre | Indie rock |
| Length | 45:12 |
| Label | Jetset |
| Producer | Tod Ashley, Tamir Muskat |
| Firewater chronology | |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.0/10[2] |
| Stylus Magazine | B−[3] |
Songs We Should Have Written is a cover album by Firewater, released in 2004 through Jetset Records.[4]
Track listing
[edit ]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist (date) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Beat Goes On" | Sonny Bono | Sonny & Cher (1967) | 4:01 |
| 2. | "This Town" | Lee Hazlewood | Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood (1967) | 4:09 |
| 3. | "Diamonds & Gold" | Tom Waits | Tom Waits (1985) | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Folsom Prison Blues" | Johnny Cash | Johnny Cash (1955) | 4:56 |
| 5. | "Storm Warning" | Duke Reid, Lynn Taitt | Lynn Taitt & The Boys (1966) | 3:00 |
| 6. | "Hey Bulldog" | John Lennon | The Beatles (1969) | 3:15 |
| 7. | "Some Velvet Morning" | Lee Hazlewood | Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood (1967) | 4:22 |
| 8. | "This Little Light of Mine" | Harry Dixon Loes | 3:38 | |
| 9. | "Paint It Black" | Jagger/Richards | The Rolling Stones (1966) | 5:51 |
| 10. | "Is That All There Is?" | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | Peggy Lee (1969) | 4:11 |
| 11. | "I Often Dream of Trains" | Robyn Hitchcock | Robyn Hitchcock (1984) | 3:57 |
Personnel
[edit ]- Firewater
- Tod Ashley – vocals, bass guitar, Mellotron, production, design
- Oren Kaplan – guitar
- Al Jenkins – guitar
- Tamir Muskat – drums, loops, Mellotron, B-3 organ, production, mixing
- Additional musicians and production
- Doug Henderson – recording on "This Little Light of Mine"
- George Javori – drums on "This Little Light of Mine"
- Emily Lazar – mastering
- Ramesh Mishra – sārangī on "Paint It Black"
- Britta Phillips – vocals on "The Beat Goes On" and "Some Velvet Morning"
- Asaf Roth – marimba on "Diamonds and Gold"
- Vijaykumar Sant – sitar on "Paint It Black"
- Pandit Sharda – tabla on "Paint It Black"
- Dan Shatsky – mixing
- Steve Ulrich – steel guitar on "Folsom Prison Blues" and "This Little Light of Mine"
- Paul Wallfisch – organ, piano
- Zef – cello on "Diamonds and Gold"
References
[edit ]- ^ Phares, Heather. "Songs We Should Have Written". Allmusic. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
- ^ Petrusich, Amanda (November 30, 2003). "Firewater: Songs We Should Have Written". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
- ^ Mathers, Ian (January 28, 2004). "Firewater: Songs We Should Have Written". Stylus . Retrieved June 9, 2013.
- ^ Nichols, Amanda (2007). "Firewater". Trouser Press . Retrieved June 9, 2013.