Join Dan Sartain
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Join Dan Sartain is the fourth album by the Birmingham, Alabama
rock
musician Dan Sartain
, released in 2006 by Swami Records
. Several additional musicians recorded on the album, including Swami Records owner John Reis
.
Several songs from the album were released as singles in the United Kingdom
and charted on the Independent Singles chart there. "Replacement Man" reached #18, while "Flight of the Finch" reached #16 and "Thought it Over" reached #21. "Gun vs. Knife" was released as a single in the United States
but did not chart.
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
musician Dan Sartain
Dan Sartain
Dan Sartain is an American rock and roll musician from Birmingham, Alabama. His music encompasses a variety of genres including rockabilly and blues. After releasing two self-produced albums through independent record labels, his first commercially-available studio album Dan Sartain vs. the...
, released in 2006 by Swami Records
Swami Records
Swami Records is a San Diego based independent record label specializing in punk rock, indie rock and garage rock that was founded in 2000 by John Reis...
. Several additional musicians recorded on the album, including Swami Records owner John Reis
John Reis
John Reis is an American musician, singer, guitarist, record label owner, and disc jockey. He is best known as the singer and guitarist for the rock band Rocket from the Crypt, which he formed and fronted for the entirety of its career from 1990 to 2005...
.
Several songs from the album were released as singles in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and charted on the Independent Singles chart there. "Replacement Man" reached #18, while "Flight of the Finch" reached #16 and "Thought it Over" reached #21. "Gun vs. Knife" was released as a single in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
but did not chart.
Track listing
Performers
- Dan SartainDan SartainDan Sartain is an American rock and roll musician from Birmingham, Alabama. His music encompasses a variety of genres including rockabilly and blues. After releasing two self-produced albums through independent record labels, his first commercially-available studio album Dan Sartain vs. the...
- vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, 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... - Raj Parmely - 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 ....
and percussion - Brian Moon - saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
and xylophoneXylophoneThe xylophone is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars struck by mallets...
on track 15 - Al Sartain - backing vocals on track 7
- Mariachi Real de San Diego - mariachiMariachiMariachi is a genre of music that originated in the State of Jalisco, in Mexico. It is an integration of stringed instruments highly influenced by the cultural impacts of the historical development of Western Mexico. Throughout the history of mariachi, musicians have experimented with brass, wind,...
band on tracks 4 and 10 - John ReisJohn ReisJohn Reis is an American musician, singer, guitarist, record label owner, and disc jockey. He is best known as the singer and guitarist for the rock band Rocket from the Crypt, which he formed and fronted for the entirety of its career from 1990 to 2005...
- organ, guitar, percussion and arrangements on tracks 4, 5, 6, 10, and 11; backing vocals on track 12; maracas on track 9 - Gar Wood - backing vocals on track 13
- Ben Moore - pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
on track 5
Album information
- Record label:Swami RecordsSwami RecordsSwami Records is a San Diego based independent record label specializing in punk rock, indie rock and garage rock that was founded in 2000 by John Reis...
- Tracks 4, 5, 6, 10. and 11 recorded by Ben Moore
- Tracks 2, 8, and 12 recorded by Liam Watson at Toe Rag studios
- Tracks 7 and 15 recorded by Brian Moon in Birmingham, AlabamaBirmingham, AlabamaBirmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
- Tracks 4, 5, 6, 10, and 11 arranged and produced by John Reis
- Tracks 1, 3, 9, 13, and 14 recorded by Gar Wood at Strange Sounds studio
- Mastered by Dave Gardner at Magneto Mastering
- Portraits and artwork by Dan Sartain, based on photographs taken by Wez Frazer, Rachel Lipschwitz, Jonathan Purvis, and Johnny Donhowe
- Layout by Joey Mansfield