''Showtunes'' is a live album by Tommy Keene. It came out in 2000 on the

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label. Along with in-concert versions of original compositions, the album includes a

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of Mission of Burma's "Einstein's Day".

Track listing

All songs by Tommy Keene, except where noted. #"Astronomy"/"This Could Be Fiction" – 6:10 #"Long Time Missing" – 4:34 #"Nothing Can Change You" – 3:48 #"Silent Town" – 4:45 #"Underworld" – 5:33 #"Going Out Again" – 2:11 #"Paper Words and Lies" – 3:17 #"My Mother Looked Like Marilyn Monroe" – 4:04 #"Einstein's Day" – 4:30 (

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) #*Originally recorded by Mission of Burma, 1982 #"Highwire Days" – 3:39 #"When Our Vows Break" – 4:03 (Keene,

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) #"Compromise" – 3:21 #"Based on Happy Times" – 3:51 #"Back to Zero Now" – 3:24 #"Places That Are Gone" – 16:42

Personnel

Musicians

*Tommy Keene –

Vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

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*Steve Gerlach – Guitar *Scott A. Johnson – Guitar *Brad Quinn –

Bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

back-up vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are used ...

* John Richardson –

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 ...

Production

*Mike Leach – Engineer *

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– Mastering, mixing *Adam Schmitt – Mastering

Managerial and design

*Ed Morgan – Management *Tommy Keene – Photography *Marvin Forte – Graphic Design {{Tommy Keene Tommy Keene albums 2000 live albums