Fast Man Raider Man
| Fast Man Raider Man | ||||
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| Released | June 20, 2006 | |||
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| Length | 1:34:44 | |||
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| Producer | Jon Tiven | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 59/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Alternative Press | 8/10[3] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| Mojo | [7] |
| NME | 5/10[8] |
| Pitchfork | 6.4/10[9] |
| Popmatters |   [10] |
| Uncut | [11] |
Fast Man Raider Man is the eleventh studio album and a double-album by Frank Black released in the United States on June 20, 2006,[9] and in the United Kingdom on July 19, 2006.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Frank Black, except where noted.
Disc one
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "If Your Poison Gets You" | 2:56 | |
| 2. | "Johnny Barleycorn" | 4:50 | |
| 3. | "Fast Man" | 4:12 | |
| 4. | "You Can't Crucify Yourself" | 3:23 | |
| 5. | "Dirty Old Town" | Ewan MacColl | 3:03 |
| 6. | "Wanderlust" | 3:27 | |
| 7. | "Seven Days" | 4:11 | |
| 8. | "Raider Man" | 3:04 | |
| 9. | "The End of the Summer" | Black, music adapted from Gabriel Fauré's Sicilienne, Op. 78 | 3:53 |
| 10. | "Dog Sleep" | Black, Reid Paley | 3:48 |
| 11. | "When the Paint Grows Darker Still" | 3:34 | |
| 12. | "I'm Not Dead" (I'm in Pittsburgh)" | Black, Paley | 3:41 |
| 13. | "Golden Shore" | Black, Paley | 3:17 |
Disc two
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "In the Time of My Ruin" | 4:21 | |
| 2. | "Down to You" | Black, Paley | 2:18 |
| 3. | "Highway to Lowdown" | 2:35 | |
| 4. | "Kiss My Ring" | 2:29 | |
| 5. | "My Terrible Ways" | 3:36 | |
| 6. | "Fitzgerald" | 3:12 | |
| 7. | "Elijah" | 3:16 | |
| 8. | "It's Just Not Your Moment" | 5:32 | |
| 9. | "The Real El Rey" | 3:21 | |
| 10. | "Where the Wind Is Going" | 3:33 | |
| 11. | "Holland Town" | 2:32 | |
| 12. | "Sad Old World" | 4:57 | |
| 13. | "Don't Cry That Way" | 2:25 | |
| 14. | "Fare Thee Well" | Traditional, arranged by Frank Black | 3:18 |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[12]
- Musicians
- Frank Black – lead vocals, guitar, ukulele
- Bob Babbitt – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Bobby Bare Jr. – backing vocals
- Billy Block – drums, backing vocals
- Marty Brown – bass guitar, backing vocals, duet vocal on Dirty Old Town
- Violet Clark-Thompson – backing vocals
- Jack Clement – dobro, backing vocals
- Steve Cropper – guitar
- Rick Duvall – backing vocals
- Steve Ferrone – drums
- Rich Gilbert – pedal steel guitar
- James Griffin – backing vocals
- Levon Helm – drums, percussion
- David Hood – bass guitar
- Ellis Hooks – backing vocals
- Wayne Jackson – trumpet, trombone, fluegelhorn
- Duane Jarvis – guitar
- Mark Jordan – keyboards
- Carol Kaye – guitar, bass guitar
- Jim Keltner – drums, percussion
- Simon Kirke – drums, percussion
- Jack Kidney – harmonica, tenor saxophone
- Al Kooper – organ
- Ian McLagan – keyboards
- Buddy Miller – guitar, mando guitar, backing vocals
- Spooner Oldham – keyboards, backing vocals
- Tom Petersson – bass guitar
- Dave Phillips – pedal steel guitar
- P.F. Sloan – piano, backing vocals
- Billy Swan – backing vocals
- Planet Swan – backing vocals
- Sierra Swan – backing vocals
- Akil Thompson – drums
- Chester Thompson – drums
- Jon Tiven – alto saxophone, guitar, percussion, piano, backing vocals
- Brooks Watson – backing vocals
- Lyle Workman – guitar, arrangements (disc 1: tracks 1, 3, 6-13; disc 2: 2, 11)
- Reggie Young – guitar
- Technical
- Brian Borelli – assistant engineer
- Jake Burns – engineer, mixing
- Scott Carter – assistant engineer
- Marc Chevalier – engineer
- Adam Deane – assistant engineer
- Jim DeMain – mastering
- Earl Drake – additional mixing
- Jonathan Eubanks – assistant engineer
- Michael Halsband – photography
- Brent Hardy-Smith – illustrations
- Alex McCollough – assistant engineer
- Einar Pedersen – assistant engineer
- Dan Penn – engineer
- Adam Przybyla – assistant engineer
- Kevin Rains – assistant engineer
- Dan Steinman – assistant engineer
- Andrew Swainson – cover design, illustrations
- Jon Tiven – producer, engineer
- Brooks Watson – assistant engineer
- Miles Wilson – engineer
- David Z – mixing
References
[edit]- ^ "Fast Man Raider Man by Frank Black". Metacritic. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Frank Black: Fast Man Raider Man". Allmusic. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^ "Frank Black: Fast Man Raider Man Review". Alternative Press: 208. August 2006.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
- ^ Hermes, Will (June 19, 2006). "Fast Man Raider Man". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 1, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^ Lynskey, Dorian (June 23, 2006). "Frank Black, Fast Man Raider Man". The Guardian. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^ "Frank Black: Fast Man Raider Man Review". Mojo: 104. August 2006.
- ^ "Frank Black: Fast Man Raider Man". NME: 37. June 17, 2006.
- ^ a b Tanari, Joe (June 20, 2006). "Frank Black: Fast Man Raider Man". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^ Huyck, Ed (July 20, 2006). "Frank Black: Fast Man Raider Man". Popmatters. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^ "Frank Black: Fast Man Raider Man Review". Uncut: 84. July 2006.
- ^ Fast Man Raider Man (Liner notes). Frank Black. Back Porch. 2006.
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