Fan Dance (album)

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Fan Dance is the ninth studio album from American singer and songwriter Sam Phillips.

Track listing

All songs by Sam Phillips, except "Say What You Mean" by Sam Phillips and T-Bone Burnett

1. "The Fan Dance" – 3:46
2. "Edge of the World" – 3:01
3. "Five Colors" – 3:43
4. "Wasting My Time" – 3:08
5. "Taking Pictures" – 1:58
6. "How to Dream" – 3:07
7. "Soul Eclipse" – 3:12
8. "Incinerator" – 2:03
9. "Love Is Everywhere I Go" – 2:03
10. "Below Surface" – 1:41
11. "Is That Your Zebra?" – 1:49
12. "Say What You Mean" – 3:38

Some versions also include the following track "Wasting My Time (reprise)", sequenced after "Below Surface" and before "Is That Your Zebra?"

Personnel

• Sam Phillips – vocals, guitar, piano
• Jim Keltner – banjo, cymbals, hand drums
• Carla Azar – traps, maracas, bass drum, snare drum, low hand drum, sounds
• T Bone Burnett – piano, bass, tambourine, producer, mixing
• Marc Ribot – guitar, banjo, quattro banjo guitar, Optigan
• Gillian Welch – vocals, bass
• Rick Will – bass
• Martin Tillman – cello
• Van Dyke Parks – harpsichord, string arrangements
• Dave Rawlings – piano on "Wasting My Time (reprise)"
• David Bither – executive producer
• Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California – recording location
• Village Recorders, Hollywood, California – recording location
• Electro Magnetic Sound, Los Angeles, California – recording location
• Mike Piersante – recording engineer, mixing
• Christopher Sirois – assistant recording engineer
• Okhee Kim – assistant recording engineer
• Chris Reynolds – assistant recording engineer
• Doug Boehm – assistant recording engineer
• Gavin Lurssen – mastering
• Mastering Lab, Los Angeles, California – mastering location
• Donata Wenders – photography