Perennial Favorites

Perennial Favorites
Studio album by Squirrel Nut Zippers
Released	August 4, 1998 (1998-08-04)
Studio	Kensway, Pittsboro, North Carolina
Genre	Jazz, swing
Length	37:04
Label	Mammoth
Producer	Mike Napolitano, Squirrel Nut Zippers
Squirrel Nut Zippers chronology
Roasted Right (1997) Perennial Favorites (1998) Christmas Caravan (1998)

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Perennial Favorites is an album by the swing revival band Squirrel Nut Zippers.

Track listing

1. "Suits Are Picking Up the Bill" (Jimbo 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

• Hidden track: "Berceuse Tendres" – 1:16 [between tracks 11 and 12]

Personnel

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

Additional personnel

• Andrew Bird – violin, percussion, background vocals
• Emily Laurance – harp
• Steve Watson – pedal steel
• Rick Lassiter – bass
• Jay Faires – executive producer
• Steve Balcom – executive producer

External links

• CNN article about the interactive side of Perennial Favorites