''People Who Can Eat People Are the Luckiest People in the World'' is the second
studio album by American
folk punk band
Andrew Jackson Jihad. The album was released by
Asian Man Records on September 11, 2007. The title is derived from a line in
Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American writer known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels. In a career spanning over 50 years, he published fourteen novels, three short-story collections, five plays, and ...
's novel ''
Hocus Pocus''
which itself is a reference to
Barbra Streisand
Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers awar ...
's song "
People
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of prope ...
."
The album was recorded and mixed by Jalipaz Nelson at
Audioconfusion in
Mesa, Arizona.
The album artwork was illustrated by Ryan Piscitelli.
"People II: The Reckoning" features an interpolation of
Simon and Garfunkel
Simon & Garfunkel were an American folk rock duo consisting of the singer-songwriter Paul Simon and the singer Art Garfunkel. They were one of the best-selling music groups of the 1960s, and their biggest hits—including the electric remix of " ...
's song "
Mrs. Robinson
"Mrs. Robinson" is a song by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel from their fourth studio album, '' Bookends'' (1968). Written specifically for the 1967 film ''The Graduate'', the song was released as a single on April 5, 1968, by Columbia Re ...
," and "Survival Song" features lyrics from
Woody Guthrie
Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (; July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter, one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American socialism and anti-fascism. He has inspired ...
’s "
Do Re Mi."
Track listing
Personnel
Andrew Jackson Jihad
*Sean Bonnette - lead vocals, guitar, glockenspiel
*Ben Gallaty - bass, electric guitar, slide guitar, backing vocals
*John De La Cruz - drums
*Dylan Cook - mandolin, vocals
Additional Personnel
*Andrew Jemsek - accordion, vocals
*Andrew Lane - trumpet
*John Martin - vocals
*Teague Cullen - accordion, violin, cello, singing saw
*Tobie Milford - violin
*Jeff Carroll - mastering
*Jalipaz Nelson - recording, mixing, noise
*Ryan Piscitelli - artwork, layout
Notes
References
2007 albums
Asian Man Records albums
AJJ (band) albums
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