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Counting Crows
Hard Candy
Geffen Records
069493356-2
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Ingredients*:
1. Hard Candy
Words by Adam F. Duritz
Music by Adam F. Duritz, Dan Vickrey and Charles Gillingham
Background Vocals by Counting Crows with David Gibbs and Matthew Sweet
"Virginia Plain" Executed by Sillywhite
2. American Girls
Words and Music by Adam F. Duritz
Background Vocals by Sheryl Crow and Counting Crows
3. Good Time
Words and Music by Adam F. Duritz
4. If I Could Give You All My Love-or-Richard Manuel Is Dead
Words by Adam F. Duritz
Music by Adam F. Duritz, Dan Vickrey, David Immergluck, Charles Gillingham and Matt Malley
5. Goodnight L.A.
Words and Music by Adam F. Duritz
6. Butterfly In Reverse
Words by Adam F. Duritz and Ryan Adams
Music by Adam F. Duritz, Charles Gillingham and Ryan Adams
Background Vocals by Ryan Adams and Counting Crows
Flugelhorn by Jerry Hey
Horns and Strings arranged and conducted by Jerry Hey
7. Miami
Words by Adam F. Duritz
Music by Adam F. Duritz, Charles Gillingham and David Immergluck
Horns and Strings arranged by Charles Gillingham and Adam Duritz. Strings conducted by Jerry Hey.
8. New Frontier
Words and Music by Adam F. Duritz
9. Carriage
Words and Music by Adam F. Duritz
Trumpet by Andre "Don" Carter
10. Black And Blue
Words and Music by Adam F. Duritz
Background Vocals by Leona Naess
11. Why Should You Come When I Call?
Words by Adam F. Duritz
Music by Adam F. Duritz and Charles Gillingham
12. Up All Night (Frankie Miller Goes To Hollywood)
Words & Music by Adam F. Duritz
Congas and Percussion by Ethan Johns
13. Holiday In Spain
Words and Music by Adam F. Duritz
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Dick Vickrey - Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Banjo, Vocals
Ben Mize - Drums, Percussion, Loops, Vocals
Matt Malley - Bass Guitar, Upright Bass, Vocals
David Immergluck - Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Slide Guitar, Bass, Electric Sitar, Mandolin, FM Amount, Vocals
Charles Gillingham - Piano, Hammond B-3 Organ, Tack Piano, Melotron, Chamberlin Obo, Wurlitzer, Omnichord, Fender Rhodes, Synthesizers, Vocals
Adam Duritz - Vocals, Piano, String Samples
Dave Bryson - Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Vocals
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Produced by Steve Lillywhite
With Ethan Johns, Ron Fair, Carl Glanville and Counting Crows
Recorded by Carl Glanville with Stephen Harris, Dave Bryson, Steve Holroyd, Tal Herzberg, Steven Rhodes, Krish Sharma, and Donal Hodgson
Console Mixes by Jack Joseph Puig
Second Engineers: Brian Vibberts, Joe Zook, Alan Sanderson and Ben Dobie
Executive Producers: Gary Gersh and Jordan Schur
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering, Portland, ME
Recorded at yet another house on yet another hill in Hollywood, CA; Ocean Way Recording; Hollywood, CA and Westside Studios, London, England
Studio Manager: Bill Thomson
Production Coordinator: Cindi Peters for Worlds End (America) Inc.
g2g Management: Gary Gersh
Tour Manager: Tomas Mullally
Art Direction and Design: Liam Ward
Photography: Peggy Sirota
"Butterfly In Reverse":
Horns and Strings Arranged and Conducted by Jerry Hey
"Miami":
Strings Arranged by Charles Gillingham and Adam Duritz
Conducted by Jerry Hey at Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA
Music Contractor: Jolie Levine-Aller
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Jerry Hey String Section:
Miami and Butterfly In Reverse
Flugelhorn - Jerry Hey (Butterfly In Reverse)
Vioin - Ralph Morrison (Concertmaster), Katia Popov, Lianne Mautner, Sara Parkins, Josefina Vergara, Robin Olson, Natalie Leggett, Jackie Brand, Karen Jones, Ken Yorke, Alan Crunfeld, Mario DeLeon
Viola - Brian Dembow, Karen Elaine-Bakunin, John Scanlon, Carole Castillo
Cello - Steve Erdody, Tina Soule, Paula Hochhalter, Cecilia Tsan
Bass - Ed Meares, Richard Feves
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*May Contain Traces of Joni Mitchell
Artificially Flavored with Pro Tools/Programming by Tal Herzberg
Naturally Arranged by Ron Fair and Tal Herzberg
String Arrangement & Conducted by Ron Fair
Siquomb Publishing Corp/Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
All songs published 2002 EMI-Blackwood Music Inc./Jones Falls Music (adm. by EMI-Blackwood Music Inc.) BMI. Lyrics Reprinted By Permission.
David Gibbs appears courtesy of the Gigolo Aunts
Matthew Sweet appears courtesy of Volcano Entertainment Records
Sheryl Crow appears courtesy of A&M/Interscope Records.
Ryan Adams appears courtesy of Lost Highway Records, Barland Music, admin. by Bug Music, Inc. (BMI)
Leona Naess appears courtesy of MCA Records
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THANKS
Adam Duritz:
Aside from Mom and Dad and Nicole and Mark, I really want to thank Mary-Louise and Jen and Amelia and especially Maria. I also want to thank David "Kid Lightning" Gibbs, Andre "Don" Carter, Noah, Emma Louise, Greta & James, Dr. Randy Schnitman, Wendi Laski, Samantha Mathis, Tracy Falco, Jimmy Iovine, "Joltin'" Joe Rivera, Pasquale Manocchia & Deb Yamin, Michael Meisel, Dan Rosen, Mohammed "the Mayor of Berkeley" Muqtar, Jack & Amelia & everyone at Jacques-Imo's, Steve Berman, Paul Kremen, Peggy Sirota, Matt & Shannon Schneider, Bianca & Wesley, Mike & Toby, Sandy & Eric, Joey & Claudette, Danny Alley & Louisa & Paulo de Toma (it's Italian for "fun"), Ruth Flower, and Bejan Esmaili & Andre Cornwell, whose rhythmic excellence will one day be heard. Lastly I want to thank Carolyn Forche whose poetry provided the inspiration that got me started and keeps me going. Oh yeah, and I don't ever want to forget Gil Norton, Bill Flanagan, Tony Berg, David Lowery, and Dennis Herring who never stops offering me advice and support and whose advice and support I will never stop needing.
Ben Mize would like to thank Amy Lea, Clay Jones, Johnny Hickman, John Bostosky, Hannah, Todd Trent and Ludwig, Zildjian.
Charles Gillingham would like to thank Gretchen Rosenblatt, Dashiell Gillingham, Josephine Gillingham, Eddie Rosenblatt.
Matt Malley wishes to thank Sri Magaji Nirmala Devi for allowing to taste the ambrosia of divine love (www.sahajayoga.org). Also, Sesh and Tansen Malley, and the true "dude," Anand Varma. Also, thanks to Ted Kornblum and AMPEG.
Dan Vickery would like to thank: Doug Redler, the legendary Bill Thomson, A.J. Srybnik, the boys at Truetone Music, and last but not least "Bob."
Dave Bryson
Special thanks to: Bill Thomson for performing miracles. Lawrence "Rance" Manion and Tom Schindler for building our studio...again. Edwin Torres for his inspired creations from the kitchen. Thanks to: Brent Avrill, Russel Jackson, Tony Moore, Jim Walker, Jeff Briss at Cutting Edge Audio, Bob & Jane Cheatham and Joel Justin.
David Immergluck
Larry Dalton, Matt "Little Ferg" Ferguson, Azami Sushi, Amy Brownson-Donato, Michael "Slipped me a Micky" Meisel and of course, "Billion Dollar" Bill Thomson
Counting Crows
Gibson Guitars/Soundline Inc/Ken Rich Sound Service/Ernie Ball Strings Dunlop Mfg., Inc./Fender Guitars/Future Music Fishman Transducers/Ludwig Drums/Zildjian Cymbals/Jackson Piano Service, St. Louis Music/J. D'Addario & Co./Levy's Leathers/Guitars "R" Us.
Brenda Romano, Candace Berry, David Geffen, Christina Meloche, Martin Kierszenbaum, Courtney Holt, Mika El-Baz, David Saslow, Don Robinson, Ami Spishock, Kathy Ashgtadt, Ken Kaldenbach, Tom Williams, James Evans, Scott Emerson, Chris Lopes, Rita Johnson, Ryan O'Donnell, Ali Levy, Julie Hovsepian, Andrew Van Meter, Gretchen Anderson, Tasha Stoute, Nicole Frantz and Lorie Harbough, Allen Lenard, Morten Boyd, Les Watkins, Michel Beeby and Nicole Pierce.
Tom Schindler, Lawrence Fellows-Manion "Rance," Will Brewer, Jeff Payette, Conrad Coriz, Kory Carter, Danny Sage, Craig Stockstill, Corky Baines, Steve Haskins, Quantrell Wiley, Jimmy Walker, Jimmy Vitale.
Chef's for the album: Edwin Cabrillo-Toress, Aaron Kirsch, Emma Hanning
Road Crew: A Million thanks to "Himself" Alan Hornall for keeping the ship afloat, Bill Thomson, Doug Redler, Kory Carter, Bruce Jones, Chip Carter, Mike Zelinski, A.J. Srybnik, Mike Duncan and John Williamson