Hallelujah! I'm a Bum (album)

Hallelujah! I'm a Bum
Hallelujah! I'm a Bum
Studio album by Local H
Released	September 18, 2012
Recorded	2012
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	60:47
Label	Slimstyle
Producer	Sanford Parker
Local H chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Bracket and Bracket	96/100^[2]

Hallelujah! I'm a Bum is the seventh studio album by Chicago-based rock band Local H. Interviews with the band have revealed that it is a concept album based on politics in the United States. Although the album was completed in spring of 2012, the band chose to release it in September as to be closer to the 2012 presidential election. The album makes frequent use of the sounds of the El Train in Chicago to transition songs.^[3]^[4]

The album's title is inspired by the Al Jolson film of the same name.

The song "Look Who's Walking on Four Legs Again" is performed by Scott Lucas's second band Scott Lucas and the Married Men.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Waves"	1:51
2.	"Cold Manor"	4:05
3.	"Night Flight to Paris"	3:57
4.	"They Saved Reagan's Brain"	4:46
5.	"Blue Line"	4:55
6.	"Another February"	4:30
7.	"Say the Word"	5:20
8.	"Cold and Mannered"	1:39
9.	"Trash Fire Bummers"	1:14
10.	"Feed a Fever"	3:09
11.	"Here Come Ol' Laptop"	3:20
12.	"Look Who's Walking on Four Legs Again"	3:47
13.	"Ruling Kind"	3:41
14.	"Limit Your Change"	2:06
15.	"Paddy Considine"	4:26
16.	"Sad History"	5:09
17.	"Waves Again"	6:12

Personnel

Scott Lucas – guitar, vocals, bass, synthesizer, organ
Brian St. Clair – drums
Dave Lugo, Felix Pinero, and Mike Grogan - Additional vocals on tracks 4 and 9.
Jeb Bishop - Trombone on Track 11.
Bruce Lamont - Trombone on Track 11, Saxophone on Track 14.
Dave Rempis - Saxophone on Track 11.
Jamie Branch - Trumpet on Track 11.
Sanford Parker - Recording and Mixing
Andy Gerber - Additional Mixing
Collin Jordan - Mastering

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
US Top Current Albums (Billboard)^[5]	187
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[6]	8
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[7]	46

References

^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/hallelujah%21-im-a-bum-mw0002411044
^ http://www.bracketandbracket.com/album-reviews/local-h-halleluja-im-a-bum/
^ "Local H has plenty to say on upcoming disc - Chicago Sun-Times". Suntimes.com. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
^ "Local H announces double album, debuts new track". loudlooppress.com. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
^ "Top Current Albums". Billboard.biz. October 6, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
^ "Local H Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
^ "Local H Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2018.

[1] ttp://www.allmusic.com/album/hallelujah%21-im-a-bum-mw0002411044

[2] ttp://www.bracketandbracket.com/album-reviews/local-h-halleluja-im-a-bum/

[3] "Local H has plenty to say on upcoming disc - Chicago Sun-Times". Suntimes.com. Retrieved 2012-09-19.

[4] "Local H announces double album, debuts new track". loudlooppress.com. Retrieved 2012-09-19.

[5] "Top Current Albums". Billboard.biz. October 6, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2018.

[ac_BillboardHeatseekers_Local_H-6] "Local H Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2018.

[ac_BillboardIndependent_Local_H-7] "Local H Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2018.

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v t e Local H
Scott Lucas Ryan Harding Joe Daniels Brian St. Clair
Studio albums	Ham Fisted As Good as Dead Pack Up the Cats Here Comes the Zoo Whatever Happened to P.J. Soles? Twelve Angry Months Hallelujah! I'm a Bum Hey, Killer Lifers
Extended plays	Drum Half-Life E.P. The No Fun EP Local H's Awesome Mix Tape 1 The Another February EP The Team EP Local H's Awesome Mix Tape 2 Local H's Awesome Quarantine Mix Tape 3
Other albums	The '92 Demos Alive '05 '99–'00 Demos Live in Europe
Singles	"Bound for the Floor" "All the Kids Are Right" "Team"
Related articles	The Prairie Cartel Scott Lucas and the Married Men Triple Fast Action Wes Kidd