VietNam (album)
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| VietNam | ||||
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| Released | January 23, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | Sound City and Sound Factory, Los Angeles, July–August, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Rock and Roll, Soul, Blues | |||
| Length | 59:33 | |||
| Label | Kemado Records | |||
| Producer | Jason Lader, Dave Scher, and Mickey Madden | |||
| VietNam chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone |  [2] |
VietNam is the full-length debut of VietNam, released in January 2007. Mickey Madden and Jesse Carmichael of Maroon 5 helped record this album, with Madden serving as one of the executive producers. Jenny Lewis from Rilo Kiley also makes an appearance on the album.
Track listing
[edit]- "Step On Inside" - 3:11
- "Priest Poet & The Pig" - 5:00
- "Apocalypse" - 4:52
- "Mr. Goldfinger" - 4:08
- "Toby" - 7:28
- "Gabe" - 2:31
- "Welcome to My Room" - 5:31
- "Hotel Riverview" - 4:43
- "Summer in the City" - 5:02
- "Too Tired" - 12:04
Trivia
[edit]- The song Step On Inside appeared in the 2007 movie I Know Who Killed Me, starring Lindsay Lohan.
- In the album booklet, Carmichael's name is misspelled as "Jessie".
Personnel
[edit]Taken from album booklet:
Lead musicians: Michael Gerner, Joshua Grubb, Ivan Berko, Michael Foss
Additional musicians: Paz Lenchantin, Ana Lenchantin, Paloma Udovic, Dave Scher, Mickey Madden, Jesse Carmichael, Casey Brown, Jason Lader, Cross Roads Girl Choir, Jenny Lewis, Liam Philpot, Slim Zwerling
Produced by: Dave Scher, Jason Lader, Mickey Madden
Engineered by: Jason Lader
Assistance-Engineered by: Paul Figueroa, Kevin Dean, Eric Palaba
Studio Assistance: Josh Smith
Recorded at: Sound City Studios, July–August 2005 and The Sound Factory, August 2005
Mixed by: Jason Lader at Sunset Sound, May 2006
Mastered by: Rick Essig
Photo by: Jennifer Tzar
Cover by: Vincent Perini, David Black
Published by Freedom School Publishing (ASCAP), Billy Josh (ASCAP), Farm Road 149 (ASCAP), Lactaid (ASCAP)
Management by: Casey Brown
Legal Representation by: Richard Grabel for Davis, Shapiro, Lewit, Hayes
All songs are written by: Michael Gerner and Joshua Grubb
All songs are arranged by: Michael Gerner, Joshua Grubb, Ivan Berko, Michael Foss
References
[edit]- ^ VietNam at AllMusic
- ^ "VietNam: Music reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007.