Some Assembly Required (2005)

Product Summary UPC: 00793018294720 Release Date: 9/27/2005 Buy.com Sku: 64006125 Item#: M2KMGG Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Puppy At The Pound ~ Tom Chapin 2. Only One Shoe - (with Vanessa Williams) ~ Tom Chapin 3. Bill Bailey, Get Yourself Back Home ~ Tom Chapin 4. How I Became A Clown ~ Tom Chapin 5. My Face ~ Tom Chapin 6. Brown Gold ~ Tom Chapin 7. I'm The Only Me ~ Tom Chapin 8. Walk The World Now, Children - (with Dan Zanes) ~ Tom Chapin 9. Happiest Song I Know, The - (with Laurie Berkner) ~ Tom Chapin 10. Question Song, The ~ Tom Chapin 11. Some Assembly Required ~ Tom Chapin 12. Don't Make Me Dance ~ Tom Chapin 13. Planet Bruno ~ Tom Chapin 14. Quiet Time ~ Tom Chapin 15. Home Has A Welcoming Sound ~ Tom Chapin Harry Chapin's younger brother Tom has had a successful career of recording songs for children since the late 1980s. Bridging the gap between songs for the very young and bubblegum music, Chapin's unpretentious material is both entertaining and intellectually stimulating, predating late-'90s kid-oriented artists like They Might Be Giants and the Del Fuegos' Dan Zanes. His appealing SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED consists of a variety of folksy songs about puppies, astronomy, shoes, and in a duet with Zanes, ecology.   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Tom Chapin (vocals, 12-string guitar, autoharp); Tom Chapin (6-string bass); Jon Cobert (vocals, harp, accordion, piano, organ, synthesizer); Michael Mark (vocals, kazoo, bass guitar); Michael Mark (vocals, kazoo); Rachel Melton, Pilgrim Ensemble, Michael Roy, Judy Dunleavy, Keith Artez Smith, Victoria Ambrose, Warren McKinzie, Janie Owens, Gail Royster (vocals); Joanie Madden (whistling, whistle); John Forster (synthesizer, programming); Ira Siegel (electric guitar); Eric Weissberg (dobro, banjo); Larry Campbell (mandolin, fiddle); Clint DeGanon (drums). Additional personnel: Dan Zanes, Laurie Berkner, Vanessa Williams , Rachel Melton, Michael Roy, Keith Artez Smith, Jane Sylvester, Charlene Weaver (vocals); Victoria Ambrose, Warren McKinzie, Janie Owens, Gail Royster. Audio Mixer: John Guth. Recording information: Cobert Operations, Chappaqua, NY; JGP, Valley Cottage, NY; Savvy Kat Music, New York, NY. Ensembles: Victoria Ambrose; Warren McKinzie; Janie Owens; Gail Royster; Rachel Melton; Pilgrim Ensemble; Michael Roy; Keith Artez Smith. Photographer: Bonnie Chapin. Arranger: John Forster. Harry Chapin's younger brother Tom has had a successful career of recording songs for children since the late 1980s. Bridging the gap between songs for the very young and bubblegum music, Chapin's unpretentious material is both entertaining and intellectually stimulating, predating late-'90s kid-oriented artists like They Might Be Giants and the Del Fuegos' Dan Zanes. His appealing SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED consists of a variety of folksy songs about puppies, astronomy, shoes, and, in a duet with Zanes, ecology. Producer: Tom Chapin; Jon Cobert; John Forster; Michael Mark; Tom Chapin; Jon Cobert; John Forster; Michael Mark Engineer: Jon Cobert; Bob Golden; John Guth Musical Guests Dan Zanes   Compilation Appearances Cellabration Mflp's 20th Anniversary Collection Mflp's 20th Anniversary Lullaby Collection /   Associated Artists and Works John McCutcheon McCutcheon, John   Technical Info Release Date : 09/27/2005 Original Release Date : 2005 Catalog ID : 29472 Label : Razor & Tie Music Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00793018294720   Bio Personnel: Tom Chapin (vocals, 12-string guitar, autoharp, 6-string bass); Jon Cobert (vocals, harp, accordion, piano, organ, synthesizer); Michael Mark (vocals, kazoo, bass guitar); Ira Siegel (electric guitar); Eric Weissberg (dobro, banjo); Larry Campbell (mandolin, fiddle); Joanie Madden (whistle); John Forster (synthesizer, programming); Clint deGanon (drums). Additional personnel: Dan Zanes, Laurie Berkner, Vanessa Williams, Victoria Ambrose, Warren McKinzie, Rachel Melton, Janie Owens, Michael Roy, Gail Royster, Keith Artez Smith, Jane Sylvester, Charlene Weaver (vocals).      Related Videos B Is For Bob: Ziggy Marley They Might Be Giants: Her...