| Product Summary | | Label: Universal Music Group | | UPC: 00602498800331 | | Release Date: 3/1/2005 | | Buy.com Sku: 63949041 | | Item#: M242V9 | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 24321 | Format:  CD |
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(P) 2005 Jack Johnson
(C) 2005 Jack Johnson
| The fourteen-track set is the singer-songwriter's follow-up to 2003's platinum-selling On and On. Songs featured on the album include "Breakdown," a reworked version of a Handsome Boy Modeling School tune on which Johnson guested, and the album's first single, "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing."
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: Jack Johnson (vocals, guitar); Merlo Podlewski (bass instrument); Adam Topol (drums, percussion). | | Recording information: 10/2004. | | A former professional surfer and self-proclaimed beach bum, Jack Johnson is an unlikely candidate for rock-star status. Somehow, however, this everyman's mellow pop songs seem to tap into a commonly held desire for the simple life. The formula on IN BETWEEN DREAMS doesn't vary much from Johnson's previous albums, but is no less engaging--delicately strummed acoustic guitar, round bass lines, and gently funky drum patterns form a comforting bed for the Hawaii native's effortlessly soulful R&B-meets-folk vocals. | | Sounding at times like a more laid-back G. Love (without the rap tendencies), Johnson celebrates the simple pleasures and asks the big questions with the childlike innocence that only someone living in a literal paradise could muster. "Banana Pancakes" is a Harry Nilsson-like groover that urges listeners to skip work and enjoy themselves every so often, while "Good People" decries the age of reality television with a poignancy reminiscent of Donovan at his free-spirited best. Perhaps the track that most accurately encapsulates Johnson's unique less-is-more approach, however, is "Belle," a jazzy ditty that clocks in at less than two minutes and lets a swooning accordion tell the bulk of the story. |
Producer: Mario Caldato, Jr. |
Engineer: Mario Caldato, Jr.; Robert Carranza |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 03/01/2005 | | Original Release Date : 2005 | | Catalog ID : 0004149 | | Label : Universal Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00602498800331 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Mojo (Publisher)
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- 3 stars out of 5 - "A rare feat: gentle and kind without becoming soppy or daft." |
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