Side One

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Side One is the thirteenth solo album by Adrian Belew, originally released in 2005. The album features Les Claypool (from Primus), and Danny Carey (from Tool) on its first three tracks.

The track "Beat Box Guitar" was nominated for a Grammy under the "Best Rock Instrumental Performance" in 2005. (It lost to 69 Freedom Special by Les Paul & Friends.)

Track listing

All songs written by Adrian Belew, except where noted.

1. "Ampersand" – 4:23
2. "Writing on the Wall" – 3:53
3. "Matchless Man" – 2:32
4. "Madness" (Adrian Belew, Aram Khachaturian) – 6:54
5. "Walk Around the World" – 4:58
6. "Beat Box Guitar" – 5:08
7. "Under the Radar" – 1:39
8. "Elephants" – 2:15
9. "Pause" – 1:20

Personnel

Musicians

• Adrian Belew – all instruments and vocals
• Les Claypool – bass (tracks 1-3)
• Danny Carey – drums (tracks 1-2), tabla (track 3)
• Gary Tussing – cello (track 4)
• Peter Hyrka – violin (tracks 4, 9)
• Ian Wallace – the voice of BBC

Technical

• Adrian Belew – producer, cover art
• Ken Latchney – engineer, mixing
• Andrew Mendelson – mastering
• Julie Rust – layout design