''Smartie Mine'' (1999) is
Iowa
Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to th ...
native singer/songwriter
Dan Bern
Dan Bern (also known as Bernstein; born July 27, 1959) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, novelist and painter. His music has been compared to that of Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Bruce Springsteen, Phil Ochs and Elvis Costello.Bret ...
's follow-up to ''
Fifty Eggs
''Fifty Eggs'' is musician Dan Bern's second studio album, and follow up to Dan Bern (album), his self-titled debut. It was produced by Ani DiFranco and released in 1998.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Dan Bern
#"Tiger Woods"
#"One Thing ...
''.
Track listing
Unless otherwise noted, all tracks by Dan Bern
Dan Bern (also known as Bernstein; born July 27, 1959) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, novelist and painter. His music has been compared to that of Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Bruce Springsteen, Phil Ochs and Elvis Costello.Bret ...
#"Smartie Mine" – 4:20
#"One Thing Real" – 5:41
#"Tiger Woods" – 3:07
#"Chelsea Hotel" – 4:54
#"City of Models" – 3:19
#"Krautmeyer" – 3:55
#"Crosses" – 5:18
#"Colors" – 3:25
#"Airplane Blues" (
Sleepy John Estes
John Adam Estes (January 25, 1899 or 1900June 5, 1977),
,
Lightnin' Hopkins
Samuel John "Lightnin" Hopkins (March 15, 1912 – January 30, 1982) was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist from Centerville, Texas. In 2010, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine ranked him No. 71 on its list ...
) – 8:39
#"Freight Train Blues" (McDowell) – 4:52
#"Talkin' Woody, Bob, Bruce & Dan Blues" – 5:09
#"Ballerina" – 6:40
#"Simple" – 8:52
#"Beautiful Trees" – 2:41
#"Joe Van Gogh" – 4:15
#"Little Russian Girl" – 3:39
#"Gamblin' With My Love" (
Pete Rose
Peter Edward Rose Sr. (born April 14, 1941), also known by his nickname "Charlie Hustle", is an American former professional baseball player and manager. Rose played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1963 to 1986, most prominently as a membe ...
) – 5:36
#"Murderer" – 4:51
#"Alia" – 3:50
#"Two-Month Affair" – 3:26
#"Baby Love" (Wainwright) – 4:40
#"Sculpter" – 4:56
#"Dark Chocolate" – 3:42
#"Decadent Town" – 4:28
#"Hooker" – 7:32
#"
Cocaine Blues
"Cocaine Blues" is a Western swing song written by Troy Junius Arnall, a reworking of the traditional song "Little Sadie". Roy Hogsed recorded a well known version of the song in 1944.
Background
The song is the tale of a man, Willy Lee, who ...
/
Blue Jay Way" (Davis,
George Harrison) – 6:29
#"True Revolutionaries" – 8:27
Personnel
*Dan Bern – Organ, Guitar, Harmonica, Cello, Vocals, Art Direction, Illustrations, Paintings
*Jarrod Kaplan – Drums, Djembe
*Tige DeCoster – Bass, Fretless Bass
*Wil Masisak – Keyboards, Vocals, Found Objects
*
Martha Wainwright – Vocals (Lead Vocal on "Baby Love")
*Eben Grace – Electric Guitar (track 16) & Lap Steel (track 13)
References
1999 albums
Dan Bern albums
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