State Songs is an Alt/Indie album by John Linnell, originally released in 1999. On Gatefold: 5 pressings tracked.
About
State Songs is John Linnell's first and only full-length solo album, released in 1999. It features sixteen songs, most of which are named after (but not actually about) U.S. states. A special limited-edition vinyl of the album was released in 2019 for Record Store Day Black Friday, and a digital "Expanded Edition" followed in 2021. Linnell: "I decided to start writing songs with the name of the states as a way of avoiding having to come up with song titles. I suddenly had fifty song titles and I could write fifty songs based on that. This is always one of my problems with writing lyrics is I'm just so lazy I don't want to have to think up all the words and what it means.... It's just a way to create more music without having to get bogged down in verbal ideas." Linnell: "One other reason I was interested in writing state anthems is because I like the style they usually employ in state anthems. Sort of archaic and kind of square.".
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Tracklist
- 1Illinois1:23
- 2The Songs Of The 50 States2:24
- 3West Virginia3:32
- 4South Carolina3:46
- 5Idaho2:38
- 6Montana3:17
- 7Pennsylvania1:02
- 8Utah2:34
- 9Arkansas3:27
- 10Iowa2:54
- 11Mississippi2:16
- 12Maine2:07
- 13Oregon1:48
- 14Michigan1:14
- 15New Hampshire2:50
- 16Nevada7:58
- 17Louisiana2:58
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Alternative Rock
- clean
- whimsical
- witty
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Mostly sung at Colyer Brothers or in the booth at Kampo Audio.
Mixed at Kampo Audio.
Mastered at Sterling Sound.
Track 1 performed on a Wurlitzer 103 Band Organ, recorded at Mr. Stuhmer's home.
Tracks 2 to 3, 6, 9, 11, 14 recorded at Coyote Studio
Tracks 4, 12, 13 recorded at Excello Studio
Tracks 5 recorded at Coyote Studio and out the window of Colyer Brothers Studio
Tracks 7 recorded at Excello Studio (Paul Angelli) and Coyote Studio
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bob StuhmerORGAN
- Brian DohertyDRUMS DRUMS, NOISES
- Dan HickeyDRUM DRUMS
- Dan MillerGUITAR
- Danny WeinkaufBASS
- Jay Sherman-GodfreyGUITAR
- John LinnellACCORDION ACCORDION, BASS CLARINET ACCORDION, CLARINET
- Kate DennisFRENCH HORN
- Mark DonatoDRUMS
- Mark FeldmanVIOLIN
- Mark LernerBASS
- Max HurleyORGAN
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 5 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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