Smartie Mine
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Smartie Mine is Iowa
native singer/songwriter Dan Bern
's follow-up to Fifty Eggs
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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 follow-up to Fifty Eggs
Fifty Eggs (album)
Fifty Eggs is Dan Bern's 2nd album, and follow up to his self-titled debut. It was produced by Ani DiFranco.-Track listing:#Tiger Woods#One Thing Real#No Missing Link#Oh, Sister#Cure for AIDS#Chick Singers#Different Worlds#Everybody's Baby#One Dance...
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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....
- "Smartie Mine" – 4:20
- "One Thing Real" – 5:41
- "Tiger Woods" – 3:07
- "Chelsea Hotel" – 4:54
- "City of Models" – 3:19
- "Krautmeyer" – 3:55
- "Crosses" – 5:18
- "Colors" – 3:25
- "Airplane Blues" (Estes, Hopkins) – 8:39
- "Freight Train Blues" (McDowell) – 4:52
- "Talkin' Woody, Bob, Bruce & Dan Blues" – 5:09
- "Ballerina" – 6:40
- "Simple" – 8:52
- "Beautiful Trees" – 2:41
- "Joe Van Gogh" – 4:15
- "Little Russian Girl" – 3:39
- "Gamblin' With My Love (Pete RosePete RosePeter Edward Rose , nicknamed "Charlie Hustle", is a former Major League Baseball player and manager. Rose played from 1963 to 1986, and managed from 1984 to 1989....
)" – 5:36 - "Murderer" – 4:51
- "Alia" – 3:50
- "Two-Month Affair" – 3:26
- "Baby Love" (Wainwright) – 4:40
- "Sculpter" – 4:56
- "Dark Chocolate" – 3:42
- "Decadent Town" – 4:28
- "Hooker" – 7:32
- "Cocaine BluesCocaine Blues"Cocaine Blues" is a Western Swing song written by T. J. "Red" Arnall, a reworking of the traditional song "Little Sadie". This song was originally recorded by W. A. Nichol's Western Aces on the S & G label, probably in 1947, and by Roy Hogsed and the Rainbow Riders May 25, 1947, at Universal...
/Blue Jay WayBlue Jay Way"Blue Jay Way" is a song written by George Harrison; it was first recorded and released by The Beatles on their Magical Mystery Tour album and EP in 1967.-Origins:...
" (Davis, George HarrisonGeorge HarrisonGeorge Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other...
) – 6:29 - "True Revolutionaries" – 8:27
Personnel
- Dan Bern – Organ, Guitar, Harmonica, Cello, Vocals, Art Direction, Illustrations, Paintings
- Martha WainwrightMartha WainwrightMartha Wainwright is a Canadian-American folk-rock singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of American folk singer and actor Loudon Wainwright III and Canadian folk singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle...
– vocals on "Baby Love"