New American Language (album)
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New American Language is Iowa
native singer/songwriter Dan Bern
's first release with Messenger Records
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Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
native singer/songwriter Dan Bern
Dan Bern
Dan Bern is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, novelist and painter. His music is often compared to that of Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Bruce Springsteen, Phil Ochs and Elvis Costello....
's first release with Messenger Records
Messenger Records
Messenger Records is an independent record label. Based out of New York City, USA, the label was started by Brandon Kessler during his time in college in 1996...
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Track listing
Unless otherwise noted, all tracks by Dan BernDan Bern
Dan Bern is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, novelist and painter. His music is often compared to that of Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Bruce Springsteen, Phil Ochs and Elvis Costello....
- "Sweetness" – 3:53
- "New American Language" (Bern, Lisa Donnelly) – 5:12
- "Alaska Highway" – 4:05
- "God Said No" – 5:31
- "Turning Over" – 5:10
- "Black Tornado" (Bern, Randy Kaplan) – 5:24
- "Albuquerque Lullaby" – 3:54
- "Tape" – 3:37
- "Honeydoo!" – 2:14
- "Toledo" – 5:22
- "Rice" (Bern, Brent Berry, Clark Jamison) – 5:30
- "Thanksgiving Day Parade" (Bern, Scott Watson) – 10:27
Personnel
- Dan Bern – Organ, Guitar, Harmonica, Cello, Vocals, Illustrations, Paintings
- Wil Masisak - Piano, Bass, Organ, Wurlitzer, Mellotron, Guitar, Clarinet, Glockenspiel, Vocals
- Eben Grace - Guitar, Banjo
- Brian Schey - Bass, Guitar, Vocals
- Spanky Mahoney - Drums
- Jake Coffin - Drums, Vocals
- Paul Kuhn - Cellocaster
- Lisa Donnelly - Vocals
- Randy Kaplan - Vocals