''Freaky Little Story'' is the second album by American independent singer

Megan Slankard Megan Slankard (born June 6, 1983, Tracy, California) is an American musician and singer-songwriter. Early life Slankard began learning the guitar when she was 10 years old. At age 17, Slankard produced and recorded her first album, '' Lady is a ...

, released on June 22, 2004.

What Not to Wear

When Slankard appeared in an episode of the TLC show '' What Not to Wear'' in late 2004, her songs "Too Bad You" and "Mockingbird" were featured on that episode. Following the broadcast, sales of her album skyrocketed, eventually peaking at #5 on the Amazon.com chart and topping the

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album chart.

Track listing

# "Too Bad You" (Slankard) – 3:24 # "Mocking Bird" (Slankard) – 3:04 # "Dirty Wings" (Slankard) – 3:34 # "Captain Madness" (Slankard) – 4:00 # "Addy's Tattoo" (Slankard) – 3:40 # "Lose Me" (Slankard) – 3:47 # "Give Life" (Slankard) – 4:42 # "Forget" (Slankard) – 4:35 # "Nearly Almost Always Nearly Almost Anything" (Slankard) – 4:59 # "Holding Off" (Slankard) – 3:45 # "It's All My Fault (But I'm Not Sorry)" (Slankard) – 3:57 # "Flying Backwards" (Slankard) – 5:21 # "The Freak Out Song" (Slankard) – 6:19

Personnel

acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...

arranger In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orches ...

, vocals * Anthony Cole - scratching, sampling * Mike Hsieh - electric guitar, additional acoustic guitar in "Nearly Almost Always Nearly Almost Anything" * Dave Moffat -

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

* Ian Stambaugh -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

* Sam Leachman - cello in "Addy's Tattoo" * Chris Holmes - electric guitar and

shaker Shaker or Shakers may refer to: Religious groups * Shakers, a historically significant Christian sect * Indian Shakers, a smaller Christian denomination Objects and instruments * Shaker (musical instrument), an indirect struck idiophone * Cock ...

in "Give Life"

External links

* Allmusic Freaky Little Story album page {{Authority control 2004 albums Megan Slankard albums