Dead Ends and Girlfriends is an album released in 1999 by the band Allister

Allister

Allister is an American pop punk band from Chicago, Illinois. The four-piece formed in 1996 and were one of the first bands to sign to Drive-Thru Records...

. The album is dedicated to the memory of Phil Bonnet & Beth Miller.

Three of the songs are cover version

Cover version

In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

s: "Miz" is by Kevin Doss & The Humdingers, "I Want It That Way" is by Max Martin and Andreas Carlsson, and "Fraggle Rock" (listed on Dead Ends as "Fraggle Rawk") is by Dennis Lee and Phillip Balsam. "I Want It That Way" was made famous by the Backstreet Boys

Backstreet Boys

The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...

. "Fraggle Rock" was the theme song of the children's TV series of the same name

Fraggle Rock

Fraggle Rock is a children's live action puppet television program series created by Jim Henson. The central characters were a set of "Muppet" creatures called Fraggles. The show ran from January 10, 1983, to March 30, 1987, on CBC Television in Canada, ITV in the UK, HBO in the United States,...

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Track listing

All tracks by Allister

Allister

Allister is an American pop punk band from Chicago, Illinois. The four-piece formed in 1996 and were one of the first bands to sign to Drive-Thru Records...

except were noted

1. "Jimmy's Dreamgirl" – 1:24
2. "Residential Burglary" – 1:37
3. "Moper" – 2:19
4. "Jacob" – 2:28
5. "It's Just Me" – 2:28
6. "Miz" (Kevin Doss, Humdingers) – 1:50
7. "Moon Lake Village" – 1:43
8. "I Told You So" – 1:55
9. "Timing" – 3:18
10. "Friday Night" – 2:27
11. "Chasing Amy" – 2:04
12. "Boysenberry" – 1:58
13. "Fraggle Rawk" (Phillip Balsam, Dennis Lee) – 1:19
14. "Pictures" – 2:21
15. "Love Song" – 0:18
16. "I Want It That Way" (Andreas Carlsson, Max Martin) – 2:22

Personnel

• Brandon Abelin – Engineer
• Allister – Producer
• Mark Chalecki – Mastering
• Shannon Frost – Photography
• Johnny Hamada – Guitar, Vocals
• Michael Harants – Cover Art
• Rich Mauser – Mixing
• Eric "Skippy" Mueller – Guitar, Vocals, Design, Layout Design
• Scott Murphy – Bass, Vocals, Design, Layout Design
• Richard – Photography
• Tim Rogner – Drums, Vocals, Producer, Drums (Snare), Group Member
• Ro Sahebi – Producer, Soloist
• Chris Shepard – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
• Stefanie – Design, Layout Design
• Brad Vance – Mastering
• Angie Wood – Cover Art