Shootenanny! is a 2003 studio album by Eels

Eels (band)

Eels is an American indie rock band formed by singer/songwriter Mark Oliver Everett, better known as E...

. The name comes from a neologism coined by Eels front-man, Mark Oliver Everett

Mark Oliver Everett

Mark Oliver Everett is the lead singer, songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist and sometime drummer of the independent rock band Eels...

, for "a social gathering at which participants engage in folk

Folk music

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 singing

Singing

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 and sometimes dancing [a hootenanny

Hootenanny

Hootenanny is an Appalachian colloquialism that was used in early twentieth century America to refer to things whose names were forgotten or unknown. In this usage it was synonymous with thingamajig or whatchamacallit, as in "hand me that hootenanny." Hootenanny was also an old country word for...

], but mostly the shooting of gun

Gun

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s."

"Saturday Morning" was released as a promotional single with the B-sides "Her", "Waltz of the Naked Clowns" and "Sad Foot Sign".

Track listing

All songs written by E

Mark Oliver Everett

Mark Oliver Everett is the lead singer, songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist and sometime drummer of the independent rock band Eels...

, except where noted

1. "All in a Day's Work" (E and Koool G Murder) – 3:24
2. "Saturday Morning" (E and Koool G Murder) – 2:55
3. "The Good Old Days" – 3:03
4. "Love of the Loveless" – 3:32
5. "Dirty Girl" – 2:41
6. "Agony" – 3:07
7. "Rock Hard Times" (E and Joe Gore) – 4:00
8. "Restraining Order Blues" – 3:11
9. "Lone Wolf" – 2:37
10. "Wrong About Bobby" – 2:46
11. "Numbered Days" (E and Gore) – 3:44
12. "Fashion Awards" – 3:07
13. "Somebody Loves You" – 3:02

Personnel

Eels

• Butch – Drums
  Drum kit
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   and percussion
  Percussion instrument
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• E
  Mark Oliver Everett
  Mark Oliver Everett is the lead singer, songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist and sometime drummer of the independent rock band Eels...
  
   – Vocals
  Singing
  Singing 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...
  
  , guitar
  Guitar
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  , and keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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• Koool G. Murder – Bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Joe Gore – Guitar

Additional musicians

• 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...
  
  
• Scott Gordon
• James King
• Jon Molzan
• Todd Simon

Production

• Ryan Boesch – Programming
  Programming (music)
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  , engineering
  Audio engineering
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  , and mixing
  Audio mixing (recorded music)
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• Greg Burns – Engineering
• Greg Collins – Programming, engineering, and mixing
• Autumn DeWilde – Photography
• Joe Gore – Programming
• Bernie Grundman
  Bernie Grundman
  -Biography:He is most known for his mastering work and his studio, Bernie Grundman Mastering, which he opened in 1983 in Hollywood. The studio, which includes engineers Chris Bellman, Patricia Sullivan and Brian Gardner, mastered 37 projects which received Grammy Award nominations in 2005.Grundman...
  
   – Mastering
  Audio mastering
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• Dan Hersch – Mastering
• Francesca Restrepo – Art direction