Safe Inside the Day
Encyclopedia
Safe Inside the Day is the third studio album
by American
singer-songwriter
Baby Dee
. Released on January 21, 2008, it was her debut album on the Drag City
label
. It was Dee's first album to feature collaborators. It was produced by and features Will Oldham
and Matt Sweeney
. It also features friend and future producer Andrew WK on bass and drums.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Baby Dee
Baby Dee
Baby Dee is an American performance artist, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter from Cleveland, Ohio.-Early career:In the 1970s, Baby Dee began her musical career as a street performer, but soon decided to take work as an organist at a Catholic church in the Bronx...
. Released on January 21, 2008, it was her debut album on the Drag City
Drag City (record label)
Drag City is a Chicago-based independent record label. It was established with a Royal Trux release in 1990 in Chicago, Illinois by Dan Koretzky and Dan Osborn.Drag City specializes in experimental indie rock acts...
label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
. It was Dee's first album to feature collaborators. It was produced by and features Will Oldham
Will Oldham
Will Oldham , better known by the stage name Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded under variations of the Palace name, including the Palace Brothers, Palace Songs, and Palace Music...
and Matt Sweeney
Matt Sweeney
Matt Sweeney is a guitarist, vocalist, and producer who has worked with various musicians and groups.-Biography:Sweeney's high school band Skunk released two albums on Twin/Tone records...
. It also features friend and future producer Andrew WK on bass and drums.
Tracklisting
All songs written by Baby Dee.- "Safe Inside the Day" – 6:22
- "The Earlie King" – 5:27
- "A Compass of the Light" – 3:34
- "The Only Bones That Show" – 5:18
- "Fresh out of Candles" – 6:04
- "Big Titty Bee Girl (from Dino Town)" – 3:02
- "Christmas Jig for a Three-Legged Cat" – 1:14
- "Flowers on the Tracks" – 4:02
- "The Dance of Diminishing Possibilities" – 4:11
- "Bad Kidneys" – 4:36
- "You'll Find Your Footing" – 4:54
Personnel
- Baby Dee - 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...
(1-6,9-11), 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...
(1-9,11), harpHarpThe harp is a multi-stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicularly to the soundboard. Organologically, it is in the general category of chordophones and has its own sub category . All harps have a neck, resonator and strings...
(8,9), accordionAccordionThe accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
(10), fender rhodesRhodes pianoThe Rhodes piano is an electro-mechanical piano, invented by Harold Rhodes during the fifties and later manufactured in a number of models, first in collaboration with Fender and after 1965 by CBS....
(10), bird calls (10), maniacal laughter (10) - Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - vocals (1,2,4,5,9,10), fun machine (10)
- Matt Sweeney - 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...
(1,3-5,9), banjoBanjoIn the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
(2,9), vocals (2,10), bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(3,9), drums (9,10) - Andrew WK - bass (1,2,4,5,10,11), drums (3,9)
- Max Moston - violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
(1-5,7-9,11) - Bill Breeze - violaViolaThe viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
(1-5,9,11) - John Contreras - celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
(1-5,7-9,11) - Robbie Lee - woodwinds (2,4,5,7,10)
- Lia Kessel - vocals (2,4,9)
- James Lo - drums (2,4,5)
- Reggae Paul - drum fill (2,(0.39)), guest bass slide (11, (0.59))