2X4 (Guadalcanal Diary album)
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2X4 is the third album by Guadalcanal Diary
. It was released in 1987.
Guadalcanal Diary (band)
Guadalcanal Diary is an alternative jangle pop group. They originated in Marietta, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, but they were often billed as being "from Athens, Georgia" in the early 1980s. The band formed in 1981 and disbanded in 1989. They reformed in 1997, but never recorded any new material...
. It was released in 1987.
Track listing
- "Litany (Life Goes On)" (Attaway) – 3:41
- "Under the Yoke" (Walls) – 4:28
- "Get over It" (Attaway/Crowe) – 3:00
- "Little Birds" (Attaway) – 3:57
- "Things Fall Apart" (Attaway/Poe/Walls) – 2:44
- "Let the Big Wheel Roll" (Walls) – 2:40
- "And Your Bird Can SingAnd Your Bird Can Sing"And Your Bird Can Sing" is a song by The Beatles, released on their 1966 album Revolver in the United Kingdom and on Yesterday...and Today in the United States. The songwriting credit is Lennon–McCartney, though the song was written primarily by John Lennon, with contributions by George Harrison...
" (Lennon/McCartneyLennon/McCartneyThe Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership is one of the best-known and most successful musical collaborations in history...
) – 2:07 - "Where Angels Fear to Tread" (Walls) – 3:13
- "Newborn" (Attaway) – 4:41
- "Winds of Change" (Walls) – 2:55
- "Say Please" (Attaway) – 2:10
- "3 AM" (Attaway/Walls) – 4:12
- "Lips of Steel" (Attaway/Walls) – 3:28
Bonus tracks
- "Home [Joe Blaney Mix]" – 2:42
- "Shango" – 4:29
- "It's Time" – 2:30
- "Carrying the Torch (demo version)" – 2:56
- "Just an Excuse (demo version)" – 3:03
- "Lips of Steel (demo version)" – 3:36
- "Under the Yoke (demo version)" – 3:04
- "Winds of Change (demo version)" – 3:21
- "Get Over It (demo version)" – 2:18
- "3 A.M. (demo version)" – 3:53
- "Tutti-Frutti (demo version)" – 1:52
Personnel
- Terry Allen – photography
- Murray AttawayMurray AttawayMurray Attaway was the lead singer and guitarist for the Marietta, Georgia jangle pop band Guadalcanal Diary. After the band's breakup, Attaway recorded one solo album, titled In Thrall, which was released in 1993. Attaway also had the track "Allegory" featured on DGC Rarities, Vol. 1.-External...
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, harmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
, vocals - Joe Blaney – mixing
- Rhett Crowe – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Don Dixon – producer
- Guadalcanal Diary – artwork
- George Pappas – engineer
- John PoeJohn PoeJohn Poe is the name of:* John P. Poe, Sr. , American jurist & politician* Johnny Poe , American football coach* John Poe was a prospector, and in 1870s founded the mining town Poeville, Nevada...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, vocals - Dan Vaganek – engineer
- Jeff Walls – guitar, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, vocals, kalimba, lap steel guitarLap steel guitarThe lap steel guitar is a type of steel guitar, an instrument derived from and similar to the guitar. The player changes pitch by pressing a metal or glass bar against the strings instead of by pressing strings against the fingerboard....
Album
Billboard (North America)Year | Chart | Position |
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1988 | The Billboard 200 | 183 |