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Switchfoot: The Beautiful Letdown

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On February 25, 2003, “Columbia” label released “The Beautiful Letdown”, the fourth Switchfoot studio album. It was recorded in 2002, at “Sage and Sound” in Mansfield Lodge and at Jon Foreman’s home, and was produced by John Fields, Charlie Peacock, Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman, Chad Butler and Jerome Fontamillas. In 2003, “The Beautiful Letdown” won an “Album of the Year” award at the “San Diego Music Awards”.

  • Jon Foreman – vocals, guitar, remix
  • Jerome Fontamillas – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, remix
  • Tim Foreman – bass, backing vocals, remix
  • Chad Butler – drums, percussion, remix
  • John Fields – keyboard, FX, percussion, tasty bit, recording, mixing, remix
  • Stephan Hovsepian – violin
  • Ameena Maria Khawaja – cello
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Jack Joseph Puig – mixing 
  • Erin Familia – assistant
  • Ted Reiger – assistant
  • Dorian Crozier – computers
  • Mike Buzbee – computers
  • Aaron Redfield – drum tech
  • Mary Maurer – art direction
  • Kevo Sassouni – design
  • Matthew Welch – photography

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Jon Foreman, except where noted.

  1. Meant to Live – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman
  2. This Is Your Life
  3. More Than Fine
  4. Ammunition
  5. Dare You to Move
  6. Redemption
  7. The Beautiful Letdown
  8. Gone – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman
  9. On Fire – Jon Foreman, Daniel Victor
  10. Adding to the Noise – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman
  11. Twenty-Four

Toad the Wet Sprocket: Pale

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On January 16, 1990, “Columbia” label released “Pale”, the second Toad the Wet Sprocket album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Paul & Mike’s recording Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Marvin Etzioni.

  • Todd Nichols – guitar
  • Glen Phillips – vocals, guitar
  • Dean Dinning – bass
  • Randy Guss – drums
  • David Mitson – engineer
  • Joe Gastwirt – engineer
  • Paul Dugré – engineer, mixing
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Mary Maurer – art direction
  • Nancy Donald – art direction
  • Alan Messer – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Glen Phillips, Todd Nichols, Dean Dinning, and Randy Guss.

  1. Torn
  2. Come Back Down
  3. Don’t Go Away
  4. High on a Riverbed
  5. I Think About
  6. Corporal Brown
  7. Jam
  8. Chile
  9. Liars Everywhere
  10. Nothing Is Alone
  11. She Cried

Sponge: Wax Ecstatic

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On July 2, 1996, “Columbia” label released “Wax Ecstatic”, the second Sponge studio album. It was recorded in 1996, and was produced by Tim Patalan, Vinnie Dombroski, Michael Cross, Tim Cross, Joey Mazzola and Charlie Grover.

Personnel:

  • Vinnie Dombroski– vocals, guitar, drums
  • Michael Cross – guitars, bass
  • Tim Cross – bass
  • Joey Mazzola– guitars
  • Charlie Grover – drums
  • Chris Codish – acoustic piano
  • Richard Butler– additional vocal
  • Johnny Evans – tenor, alto and baritone sax
  • Mando Dorame– sax solo
  • Steve Baxter – trombone
  • Donald Hayes – saxophone
  • Anne King – trumpet
  • Tim Patalan – cello, recording
  • Andy Patalan, Matt Hanson – recording assistants
  • Steve King – engineer
  • Lamont Hyde – engineer assistant
  • Tim Palmer– mixing, additional production
  • Jamie Seyberth – additional engineering
  • Mark O’Donoughue – mixing
  • Mike Corbett – post production edit
  • Howie Weinberg– mastering
  • Mary Maurer – art direction
  • SITE – design
  • Melanie Nissen – photography

Track listing:

  1. My Purity – Vinnie Dombroski, Mike Cross
  2. Got to Be a Bore – Vinnie Dombroski
  3. Wax Ecstatic (To Sell Angelina) – Vinnie Dombroski
  4. The Drag Queens of Memphis – Vinnie Dombroski
  5. I Am Anastasia – Vinnie Dombroski, Mike Cross, Joey Mazzola
  6. Silence is Their Drug – Vinnie Dombroski
  7. Have You Seen Mary – Vinnie Dombroski, Mike Cross
  8. My Baby Said – Vinnie Dombroski, Joey Mazzola
  9. The Death of a Drag Queen – Vinnie Dombroski, Mike Cross, Joey Mazzola
  10. Velveteen (contains the hidden track Imagine You) – Vinnie Dombroski