Black Letter Days
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Nude as the News | (7/10)[2] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.9)[3] |
| Popmatters | (Positive)[4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
| Uncut | [6] |
| Robert Christgau |  [7] |
Black Letter Days is the first of two albums by Frank Black and the Catholics simultaneously released in 2002 (along with Devil's Workshop). The title implies the opposite of the term "Red Letter Days" which are holidays — a "black letter day" being all the ordinary days in a given month.[8]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Black Francis; except where indicated
- "The Black Rider" (Tom Waits) - 2:37
- "California Bound" - 3:24
- "Chip Away Boy" - 2:57
- "Cold Heart of Stone" - 3:19
- "Black Letter Day" - 3:26
- "Valentine and Garuda" - 3:13
- "How You Went So Far" - 4:05
- "End of Miles" - 3:49
- "1826" - 6:40
- "The Farewell Bend" - 3:23
- "Southbound Bevy" - 3:07
- "I Will Run After You" - 3:58
- "True Blue" - 1:49
- "Jane the Queen of Love" - 5:10
- "Jet Black River" - 1:51
- "21 Reasons" - 5:40
- "Whispering Weeds" - 3:39
- "The Black Rider" (Tom Waits) - 3:09
Musicians
- Frank Black: vocals, guitar
- Scott Boutier: drums, vocals
- Eric Drew Feldman: keyboard, synthesizer, vocals
- Rich Gilbert: guitar, pedal steel guitar, keyboards, saxophone, vocals
- David McCaffery: bass, vocals
- Dave Phillips: guitar, pedal steel guitar, vocals
additional personnel:
- Moris Tepper: guitar, vocals
- Nick Vincent: maracas
- Ben Mumphrey: engineer
Notes and references
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Nude as the News review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ Popmatters review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ Uncut review
- ^ Frank Black and the Catholics
- ^ "Features:Frank Black". Splendid. Retrieved 2007-03-25.