Ten Years After (Tommy Keene album)
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Ten Years After is Tommy Keene
's fourth studio album, and his first for Matador Records
(catalog #OLE 177-2). It was released in 1996.
note: The final track ("It's Not True") does not appear on the CD's track list
Tommy Keene
Tommy Keene is an American singer-songwriter, best known for releasing critical acclaimed new wave/power pop songs in the 1980s. He has a longtime cult following among fans of the musical genre of power pop...
's fourth studio album, and his first for Matador Records
Matador Records
Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of indie rock artists and bands.-History:Matador was started by Chris Lombardi in 1989 in his New York City apartment. The following year, Lombardi was joined by former Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy, and the two of them have...
(catalog #OLE 177-2). It was released in 1996.
Track listing
All songs written by Tommy Keene, except where noted- "Going Out Again" – 2:19
- "Turning on Blue" – 4:16
- "Today and Tomorrow" – 4:29
- "Your Heart Beats Alone" – 4:03
- "If You're Getting Married Tonight" – 2:21
- "On the Runway" – 2:55
- "We Started Over Again" – 3:14
- "Silent Town" – 4:02
- "Good Thing Going" – 2:54
- "Compromise" – 3:03
- "You Can't Wait for Time" – 2:11
- "Before the Lights Go Down" – 3:57
- "It's Not True" – 1:28 (Pete Townshend)
- Originally recorded by The WhoThe WhoThe Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
, 1965
- Originally recorded by The Who
note: The final track ("It's Not True") does not appear on the CD's track list
The band
- Tommy Keene — Vocals, 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...
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Brad Quinn — Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, back-up vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - John RichardsonJohn Richardson (drummer)John Richardson is an American drummer who works in rock and alt-country with such artists as Gin Blossoms, Badfinger and Wilco guitarist Jay Bennett.-Early career:...
— 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 ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
Additional musicians
- Adam Schmitt — Bass ("Silent Town"), back-up vocals ("Going Out Again", "Compromise")
- Jay BennettJay BennettJay Walter Bennett was an American guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, engineer, producer, and singer-songwriter, best known for his work with the band Wilco.-Early life and work with Wilco:...
— Guitar ("Turning on Blue", "We Started Over Again") - Justin Hibbard — Guitar ("You Can't Wait for Time", "Before the Lights Go Down")
- Eric Peterson — Guitar ("Your Heart Beats Alone")
- Eric Heywood — Pedal steel guitarPedal steel guitarThe pedal steel guitar is a type of electric guitar that uses a metal bar to "fret" or shorten the length of the strings, rather than fingers on strings as with a conventional guitar. Unlike other types of steel guitar, it also uses pedals and knee levers to affect the pitch, hence the name "pedal"...
("If You're Getting Married Tonight")
Production
- Adam Schmitt — Recording, mixing, mastering
- Jon Pines — Mastering, assistant engineer
- Bob DeMaa — Assistant engineer
- Steve Carr — Recording, mixing
Additional credits
- Recorded, mixed and mastered at Private Studios, UrbanaUrbana, IllinoisUrbana is the county seat of Champaign County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,250. Urbana is the tenth-most populous city in Illinois outside of the Chicago metropolitan area....
, IllinoisIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
and Pachyderm, Cannon FallsCannon Falls, MinnesotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 3,795 people, 1,550 households, and 996 families residing in the city. The population density was 946.4 people per square mile . There were 1,611 housing units at an average density of 401.8 per square mile...
, MinnesotaMinnesotaMinnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state... - Recorded and mixed at Hit and Run, RockvilleRockville, MarylandRockville is the county seat of Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a major incorporated city in the central part of Montgomery County and forms part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. The 2010 U.S...
, MarylandMarylandMaryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east... - Tommy Keene — Photography
- Arlene Elkins — Photography (live shot)
- Mike Lundsgaard — Photography (tube station)
- Tannis Root — Art direction, design
- Ed Morgan — Manager
- "Many thanks: John Richardson, Brad Quinn, Bobby Keene, Ed Morgan, Sharon Marsh, Mike Lundsgaard, Joanna Sobol, Gerard & Chris, Billy Siegle, Adam Schmitt, Jesse ValenzuelaJesse ValenzuelaJesse Valenzuela was the original vocalist of the alternative rock band Gin Blossoms when it was formed in 1987. In 1988, he switched roles with the band's new guitarist, Robin Wilson. He continued to be a member until the band's breakup in 1997, and reunited with the rest of the group in 2002...
, Phillip Rhodes, Robin WilsonRobin Wilson (musician)Robin Wilson is an American musician, most notable for his work as the lead vocalist of the rock band, Gin Blossoms.-Career:...
, Steve Carr, Bill LeenBill LeenBill Leen is a bass player from Tempe, Arizona. He is a member of the band Gin Blossoms, which he co-founded in 1987 with his longtime friend Doug Hopkins....
, Scott Johnson, Rick Purcell, Jonathan Pines, Jay Bennett, Edward "B" Hargrove, Mike Leach, Rick Gerson, Eric Heywood, Bob Kimball, Josh Grier, The Crush, DobroDobroDobro is a registered trademark, now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar.The name has a long and involved history, interwoven with that of the resonator guitar...
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