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Chinatown
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 11, 2003
GenreFolk, bluegrass
Length56:30
LabelNettwerk
ProducerJohn Ellis
The Be Good Tanyas chronology
Blue Horse
(2000)
Chinatown
(2003)
Hello Love
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Guardian[2]

Chinatown is the second album by The Be Good Tanyas, released in 2003.[3][4][5]

Track listing

  1. "It's Not Happening" (Frazey Ford) – 2:41
  2. "Waiting Around to Die" (Townes Van Zandt) – 5:13
  3. "Junkie Song" (Ford) – 3:47
  4. "Ship Out On the Sea" (Ford) – 4:13
  5. "Dogsong 2" (Samantha Parton) – 5:08
  6. "Rowdy Blues" (Ford, Trish Klein) – 3:32
  7. "Reuben" (traditional/arr. - Jolie Holland, Parton, Ford, Klein) – 4:23
  8. "The House of the Rising Sun" (trad./arr. The Be Good Tanyas) – 3:49
  9. "In Spite of All the Damage" (Ford) – 3:59
  10. "Lonesome Blues" (Parton) – 4:17
  11. "In My Time of Dying" (trad./arr. The Be Good Tanyas) – 3:43
  12. "I Wish My Baby Was Born" (trad./arr. Parton) – 3:50
  13. "Horses" (The Be Good Tanyas) – 4:01
  14. "Midnight Moonlight" (Peter Rowan) – 3:41

Personnel

  • Frazey Ford - guitar, mandolin (2), vocals
  • Samantha Parton - guitar, mandolin, ukulele, piano (5), vocals
  • Trish Klein - electric guitar, banjo, harmonica, acoustic guitar (9), mandolin (12), harmony vocals
Additional Personnel
  • Andrew Burden - double bass
  • Glenn "Ike" Eidsness - drums
  • Jolie Holland - fiddle (10), harmony vocals (5, 10)
  • Olu Dara - cornet (3, 13)
  • Paul Clifford - drums (5)
  • Aaron Chapman - saw (5)
  • Ketch Secor - fiddle (7)
  • Doug Thordarson - five-string viola & violin (5)
  • Roey Shemesh - double bass (1), bowed bass (5), fretless bass (4)
  • Diane Williams (Frazey's mom) - harmony vocals (14)
  • Martin Green - accordion (12)

References

  1. ^ "Chinatown - The Be Good Tanyas | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Sweeting, Adam (February 7, 2003). "Pop CD: The Be Good Tanyas, Chinatown" – via www.theguardian.com.
  3. ^ "The Be Good Tanyas: Chinatown Album Review". www.austinchronicle.com.
  4. ^ "Music Review: 'Chinatown' from the Be Good Tanyas". NPR.org.
  5. ^ "The Be Good Tanyas". pastemagazine.com. June 16, 2003.