''Beneath These Fireworks'' is the major label debut and fifth album by

Matt Nathanson Matthew Adam Nathanson (born March 28, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter whose work is a blend of Folk music, folk and rock and roll music. In addition to singing, he plays acoustic (sometimes a 12-string) and electric guitar, and has play ...

, released on October 14, 2003 on

Universal Records Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch–American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its ...

. Shortly after its release, Nathanson was dropped from Universal thus causing the album to go mostly unnoticed.

Track listing

All songs written by Matt Nathanson/Mark Weinberg except where noted. #"Angel" – 1:32 #"Suspended" (Nathanson/Weinberg/

Eric Bazilian Eric M. Bazilian (born July 21, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and producer. Bazilian is a founding member of the rock band The Hooters. He wrote " One of Us", a song first recorded by Joan Osborne in 19 ...

) – 3:09 #"Sad Songs" – 3:53 #"I Saw" – 3:54 #"Bare" – 3:05 #"Little Victories" (Nathanson) – 2:38 #"Pretty the World" – 3:07 #"Curve of the Earth" – 3:29 #"Bent" – 3:51 #"Lucky Boy" – 4:10 #"Weight of It All" (Nathanson) – 3:14 #"Sing Me Sweet" – 4:06

Personnel

– vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar * David Garza - electric guitar, nylon string guitar, piano *

Ron Aniello Ron Aniello is an American songwriter, record producer, composer and musician who has enjoyed a diverse career working with Bruce Springsteen, Matthew Koma, Shania Twain, Wanting Qu, Gavin DeGraw, Lifehouse, Patti Scialfa, Barenaked Ladies, Gus ...

- electric guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards * Sergio Andrade – bass *

Matt Chamberlain Matthew Chamberlain (born April 17, 1967) is an American session musician, drummer, producer and songwriter. Biography Life and career Chamberlain was born in San Pedro, California on April 17, 1967. He began learning how to play the drums ...

– drums, loops, percussion *

Jamie Muhoberac Benjamin Edward "Jamie" Muhoberac is an American session keyboardist with numerous credits. He is best known for his work with Seal and Was (Not Was). Biography Muhoberac has worked with acts including The All-American Rejects, Fleetwood Mac, Bob ...

– keyboards, piano *

Matt Fish Matthew Edward Fish (born November 18, 1969) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Miami Heat and Washington ...

- cello * Gunter Fliszar - percussion * Glen Phillips - background vocals on "Pretty the World" and "Sad Songs" *

Mark Weinberg Sir Mark Aubrey Weinberg (born 9 August 1931) is a South African-born British financier. He is the Life President of St. James’s Place Wealth Management. Early life and education Weinberg was born in South Africa and educated at King Edw ...

– bass on "Pretty the World" and "Sing Me Sweet" *

Emm Gryner Emm Gryner (born 8 June 1975 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a Canadian-Filipino singer, songwriter, recording artist, and author. She has released 20 albums as a solo performer, and has collaborated with artists including David Bowie and Chris Hadfie ...

- background vocals on "Sing Me Sweet" * Marcus Barone - Conductor on "Little Victories"

References

2003 albums Matt Nathanson albums Albums produced by Ron Aniello {{2003-rock-album-stub