Perennial Favorites

Perennial Favorites
Studio album by Squirrel Nut Zippers
Released	August 4, 1998
Recorded	Kensway, Pittsboro, North Carolina Mixed at Side One Studios, Metairie, Louisiana
Genre	Jazz and swing
Length	37:04
Label	Mammoth Records
Producer	Mike Napolitano and Squirrel Nut Zippers
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Squirrel Nut Zippers chronology
Roasted Right (1997) Perennial Favorites (1998) Christmas Caravan (1998)

Perennial Favorites is an album by American band Squirrel Nut Zippers.

Track listing

1. "Suits Are Picking up the Bill" (Mathus) – 3:04
2. "Low Down Man" (Mathus) – 4:14
3. "Ghost of Stephen Foster" (Mathus) – 3:32
4. "Pallin' with Al" (Maxwell) – 2:41
5. "Fat Cat Keeps Getting Fatter" (Mathus) – 2:47
6. "Trou Macacq" (Maxwell) – 3:17
7. "My Drag" (Mathus) – 3:27
8. "Soon" (Maxwell) – 3:02
9. "Evening at Lafitte's" (Mathus) – 2:48
10. "The Kraken" (Maxwell) – 3:40
11. "That Fascinating Thing" (Mathus) – 2:43
12. "It's Over" (Mathus) – 1:49

Personnel

• James "Jimbo" Mathus: vocals, trombone, banjo, piano, lead guitar, guitar, percussion, background vocals
• Tom Maxwell: vocals, tenor and baritone saxophone, gong, background vocals, clarinet, rhythm guitar
• Katharine Whalen: vocals, banjo
• Ken Mosher: alto and baritone saxophone, guitar, cymbal, Fender Rhodes
• Chris Phillips: drums, percussion, steel drum, contraption kit, background vocals
• Stuart Cole: bass
• Don Raleigh: bass
• Je Widenhouse: cornet, trumpet, background vocals

Additional personnel

• Steve Watson: pedal steel
• Rick Lassiter: bass
• Emily Laurance: harp
• Andrew Bird: violin, percussion, background vocals
• Clay Walker: multimedia

Non-musical personnel

• Jay Faires - executive producer
• Steve Balcom - executive producer
• Lane Wurster - art director
• Chris Eselgroth - graphic design
• Jay Blakesberg - photography

External links

CNN article about the interactive side of Perennial Favorites