On the Way Down from the Moon Palace is the debut solo album by Lisa Germano

Lisa Germano

Lisa Germano is an American singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has released seven albums featuring her often-hushed vocal style, confessional lyrics, and distinctive violin. Her 1994 album Geek the Girl received widespread critical acclaim, including being featured as a top album of...

. It was originally released in 1991 on Germano's own label, Major Bill Records. In 1992, after she signed with Capitol Records

Capitol Records

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, it was released in Japan

Japan

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 by Capitol's parent company, EMI

EMI

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. It has since been reissued twice in the US, with a slightly-altered cover (as shown here) - by Egg Records in 1993, and by Koch Records

Koch Records

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 in 1999 - but is currently out of print

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Track listing

1. "On the Way Down from the Moon Palace"
2. "Guessing Game or The Music Business"
3. "Blue Monday"
4. "Calling..."
5. "Hangin' with a Deadman"
6. "Screaming Angels Dancing in Your Garden"
7. "Riding My Bike"
8. "Simply Tony"
9. "Dig My Own Grave"
10. "Cry Baby"
11. "Bye Bye Little Doggie"
12. "The Other One"
13. "Dark Irie"

Personnel

• Kenny Aronoff
  Kenny Aronoff
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   – drums
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   (tracks 2, 3 and 5)
• Jeff Hedback – bass guitar
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   (track 2)

Credits

• Written, performed and produced
  Record producer
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   by "the Emotional Wench, Lisa Germano" (track 5 was co-written with Greg Edward).
• Engineered
  Audio engineering
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   by Mark Hood and Paul Mahern.
• Mixed
  Audio mixing (recorded music)
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   by Hood, Mahern, and Germano.
• Recorded and mixed at September Recording in Indianapolis
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  , IN
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• Cover photo by Scalini.
• Inside photo by David Engelking.
• Art direction by P.J. Yinger.