Hello=Fire is the debut album of Dean Fertita

Dean Fertita

Dean Fertita is an American rock musician and multi-instrumentalist. Fertita was the lead singer and guitarist of The Waxwings from the band's formation in 1997 to its breakup in 2005...

's solo project with the same name. The album was recorded at various studios while Fertita was on tour with Queens of the Stone Age

Queens of the Stone Age

Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. The band's line-up has always included founding member Josh Homme , with the current line-up including longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo , alongside Michael Shuman and...

. The album features guest appearances by band members from Queens of the Stone Age, Brendan Benson

Brendan Benson

Brendan Benson is an American musician and songwriter. He sings and plays guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, and drums. He has released four solo albums and is a member of the band The Raconteurs....

 who also produced the album as well as The Afghan Whigs

The Afghan Whigs

The Afghan Whigs were a soul-influenced American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. PopMatters described the band as "beyond simple genre categorization, and though lauded by the music press, never got their just due."-Band history:...

 bassist Michael Horrigan. The album was released October 26, 2009 and "Nature Of Our Minds" was released as its first single.

Track listing

All tracks written by Dean Fertita except where noted.

Personnel

Mixed by Dave Feeny, Tempermill Studio

Recorded by:

• Brendan Benson - East Grand Studio
• Bryan Hanna - Terrarium Studio
• Dave Feeny - Tempermill Studio
• Norm Block - Happy Ending Studio
• Eldad Guetta - Shriek Studio, London

Performed by:

• Dean Fertita
  Dean Fertita
  Dean Fertita is an American rock musician and multi-instrumentalist. Fertita was the lead singer and guitarist of The Waxwings from the band's formation in 1997 to its breakup in 2005...
  
   - vocals, guitar
  Guitar
  The 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...
  
  , keyboard
• Brendan Benson
  Brendan Benson
  Brendan Benson is an American musician and songwriter. He sings and plays guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, and drums. He has released four solo albums and is a member of the band The Raconteurs....
  
   - bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  , vocals, guitar
• Michael Horrigan
  The Afghan Whigs
  The Afghan Whigs were a soul-influenced American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. PopMatters described the band as "beyond simple genre categorization, and though lauded by the music press, never got their just due."-Band history:...
  
   - drums
  Drum kit
  A 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 ....
  
  
• Joey Castillo
  Joey Castillo
  Joseph Willam "Joey" Castillo is an American drummer currently playing with Queens of the Stone Age and Eagles of Death Metal...
  
   - drums
• Troy Van Leeuwen
  Troy Van Leeuwen
  Troy Dean Van Leeuwen is an American musician and producer. Van Leeuwen began playing music at young age and started playing guitar at age 13. Soon Van Leeuwen was playing in various local bands such as Jester, 60 Cycle and later Failure...
  
   - bass
• Michael Shuman
  Michael Shuman
  Michael Shuman is an American rock musician. He is most famous for playing bass with rock band Queens of the Stone Age...
  
  - bass, vocals

Design - Tal Brosh