River Songs
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | River Songs |
| type | studio |
| artist | The Badlees |
| cover | 1995_TheBadlees_RiverSongs.jpg |
| alt | River Songs album cover. Photo by Janice Radocha. |
| released | February 28, 1995 (Rite-Off), October 1995 (Polydor/Atlas) |
| recorded | The Green Room |
| Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | |
| length | 48:32 |
| label | Rite-Off Records |
| producer | The Badlees |
| prev_title | The Unfortunate Result of Spare Time |
| prev_year | 1993 |
| next_title | The Day's Parade |
| next_year | 1998 |
| :: |
| name = River Songs | type = studio | artist = The Badlees | cover = 1995_TheBadlees_RiverSongs.jpg | alt = River Songs album cover. Photo by Janice Radocha. | released = February 28, 1995 (Rite-Off), October 1995 (Polydor/Atlas) | recorded = The Green Room Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | venue = | studio = | genre = | length = 48:32 | label = Rite-Off Records | producer = The Badlees | prev_title = The Unfortunate Result of Spare Time | prev_year = 1993 | next_title = The Day's Parade | next_year = 1998
River Songs is the third full length studio album by American band The Badlees. It was released on their independent label, Rite-Off Records, in February 1995 and sold over 10,000 units before being picked up by the national label Polydor/Atlas after the band signed with that label later in 1995. The album was re-released nationally with no further production enhancement in October 1995 and went on to spawn three national hits – "Fear of Falling", "Angeline Is Coming Home", and "Gwendolyn".
Track listing
Note – the order listed below is from the original Rite-Off Records release of February, 1995. | title1 = Grill the Sucker | music1 = The Badlees | length1 = | title2 = Angeline Is Coming Home | music2 = Mike Naydock, The Badlees | length2 = | title3 = Fear of Falling | music3 = Bret Alexander, The Badlees | length3 = | title4 = Angels of Mercy | music4 = Alexander, The Badlees | length4 = | title5 = Queen of Perfection | music5 = Alexander, The Badlees | length5 = | title6 = Bendin' the Rules | music6 = Alexander, Naydock, Paul Smith, The Badlees | length6 = | title7 = Gwendolyn | music7 = Alexander, The Badlees | length7 = | title8 = Ore Hill | music8 = Jeff Feltenberger, The Badlees | length8 = | title9 = Nothing Much of Anything | music9 = Naydock, The Badlees | length9 = | title10 = Song For a River | music10 = Alexander, Naydock, The Badlees | length10 = | title11 = I Liked You Better When You Hated Yourself | music11 = Alexander, Welsh, The Badlees | length11 =
Personnel
- Pete Palladino – Vocals, Harmonica, Kazoo
- Bret Alexander – Guitar, Mandolin, Dobro, Dulcimer, Harmonica, Jaw Harp, Vocals
- Jeff Feltenberger – Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
- Paul Smith – Bass, Keyboards, Vocals
- Ron Simasek – Drums, Percussion, Stumpf Fiddle
;Additional musicians
- Robert Scott Richardson – Hammond B-3 Organ
;Production
- Gary Greyhosky, Bret Alexander, Paul Smith, Jeff Feltenberger – Engineers at The Green Room
- Joe Alexander & Brad Catlett – Engineers at Kajem Studios
- Scott Hull – Engineer at Masterdisk
- Janice Radocha – Photos
- Donna Glass and Pete Palladino – Layout and design
- Terry Selders – Personal manager
- Scott Berger – Road manager
- Keith Barshinger – Live sound engineer
- Mike Naydock – Songwriting collaborator
References
- Modern Rock Review Badlees Profile, October 10, 2010
- The Badlees Archives by Alan K. Stout
- "Badlees Back from Abroad in Studio" by Dave Donati, Sound Check, Issue 3 Vol.2, October 1994
- "Small Town Band Headed to Big Time" by Jennifer Huff, Panorama Magazine, Vol.14 #10 (p. 51), October 1994
- "Take a Cruise on Badlees’ New 'River' " by Alan K. Stout, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, February 28, 1995
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