''Vacancy'' is an EP by
Joseph Arthur
Joseph Arthur (born September 28, 1971) is an American singer-songwriter and artist from Akron, Ohio. He is best known for his solo material, and as a member of Fistful of Mercy and RNDM. Arthur has built his reputation over the years through c ...
released on May 11, 1999. Released by the independent label Undercover out of
Portland, Oregon
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, ''Vacancy'' is a hand packaged, limited edition that was assembled one at a time by two people at Undercover. Each one was pressed and die-cut, then assembled and folded by hand. ''Vacancy'' was limited to 10,000 copies worldwide—5,000 to the US and 5,000 to Europe, the UK and France. The EP's sleeve design was nominated in 1999 for a
Grammy Award
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for Best Recording Package.
Joan Osborne
Joan Elizabeth Osborne (born July 8, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, and interpreter of music, having recorded and performed in various popular American musical genres including rock, pop, soul, R&B, blues, and country. She is best kn ...
plays acoustic guitar on "Crying on Sunday."
The song "Bed of Nails" appears in the film "
The Bone Collector
''The Bone Collector'' is a 1999 American crime thriller film directed by Phillip Noyce and starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. It was produced by Martin Bregman.
The film is based on the 1997 crime novel of the same name written b ...
" starring
Denzel Washington
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and
Angelina Jolie
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.
Track listing
Personnel
* All songs by Joseph Arthur.
Musicians:
* Joseph Arthur:
** vocals on all tracks.
** acoustic guitar - track 1, 2, 4, 5, 7.
** electric guitar - track 1, 2, 3, 6.
** backwards electric guitar - track 7.
** bass - track 1, 2, 3, 4, 6.
** keyboards - track 2.
** piano - track 2.
** harmonica - track 4, 7.
** loops - track 4.
** background vocals - track 6.
*
Carla Azar
Carla Azar is an American drummer from Huntsville, Alabama and member of the band Autolux. She also plays guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, and sings.
Azar played drums on Jack White's albums '' Blunderbuss'', ''Lazaretto'', and '' Boarding Hous ...
: drums - track 1, 2, 3, 4, 6; bells - track 1; piano - track 6; bass drum - track 7; sleigh bells - track 7.
*
T-Bone Burnett
Joseph Henry "T Bone" Burnett III (born January 14, 1948) is an American record producer, guitarist and songwriter. He rose to fame as a guitarist in Bob Dylan's band during the 1970s. He has received multiple Grammy awards for his work in film ...
: bass - track 7.
* "Eugene": piano - track 4.
* Eric Gerber: background vocals - track 6.
* Nadia Lanman: cello - track 1.
*
Joan Osborne
Joan Elizabeth Osborne (born July 8, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, and interpreter of music, having recorded and performed in various popular American musical genres including rock, pop, soul, R&B, blues, and country. She is best kn ...
: acoustic guitar - track 6.
* Rick Will: electric guitar - track 4; symphonic noise treatment - track 7.
* Produced by T-Bone Burnett, Rick Will and Joseph Arthur.
* Engineered by Rick Will.
* Mixed by Rick Will with T-Bone Burnett and Joseph Arthur.
* Additional engineering on track 1 by Ben Findlay.
* Assistant engineering by Nick Raskulinecz, Kevin Dean and Marek.
* Art direction and design by Zachary James Larner with Joseph Arthur at Bombshelter NYC.
* Original artwork by Joseph Arthur.
* Recorded at Sound City, Sunset Sound.
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Joseph Arthur albums
1999 EPs
Albums produced by T Bone Burnett