1999 studio album by Josh Joplin Band
Useful Music Released May 25, 1999 Recorded Orphan Studios and Southern Living At Its Finest, Atlanta , GA New York City , NY Nashville , TN Austin , TX Genre Folk rock , Americana Label SMG, Artemis Producer Shawn Mullins
Boxing Nostalgic Useful Music
"Camera One" "Gravity" "I've Changed"
Useful Music Josh Joplin Band , and again in January 2001 through Artemis Records after the band had renamed itself Josh Joplin Group following a change in its line-up. While the album did not enjoy widespread commercial success, it peaked at #22 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart and spawned a moderate hit with its first single, "Camera One", which quickly reached #1 on the Triple A airplay chart, the highest position ever achieved by an independent release at that point (February 2001). Featuring a more rock-edged, radio-friendly sound than most of the other material on Useful Music, the song was also featured in an episode of the comedy series Scrubs My Super Ego ").
Track listing
All songs written by Josh Joplin .
Track
Title
Producer
Engineer
Mixer
Mastering
Length
1
"Matter"
Jerry Harrison
Karl Derfler
Tom Lord-Alge
Ted Jensen
4:13
2
"Gravity"
Shawn Mullins
Russ Fowler, Alex Lowe
Phil Nicolo
Greg Calbi
3:04
3
"Here I Am"
Rob Gal, Mullins
Fowler
Matt Chiaravalle
Calbi
4:18
4
"Far Away"
Mullins
Fowler
Fowler
Calbi
2:54
5
"Undone"
Mullins
Fowler
Nicolo
Calbi
4:09
6
"I've Changed"
Mullins
Fowler
Nicolo
Calbi
4:13
7
"Trailways"
Mullins
Fowler
Chiaravalle
Calbi
3:59
8
"Who's Afraid of Thomas Wolfe?"
Mullins
Fowler
Fowler
Calbi
4:01
9
"Phil Ochs"
Allan Broyles, Josh Joplin
Charles “Chicky” Reeves
Fowler
Calbi
3:12
10
"Superstar"
Mullins
Fowler
Chiaravalle
Calbi
3:33
11
"Human"
Mullins
Fowler
Fowler
Calbi
4:25
12
"Dutch Wonderland"
Mullins
Fowler
Fowler
Calbi
3:54
All credits are the same as the original release except where noted.
"Matter"
"Gravity"
"Here I Am"
"Undone"
"Camera One" – 4:33
Producer: Jerry Harrison
Engineer: Karl Derfler
Mixer: Tom Lord-Alge
Mastering: Ted Jensen
"I've Changed"
"Trailways"
"Who's Afraid of Thomas Wolfe?"
"Phil Ochs"
"Superstar"
"Human"
"Dutch Wonderland"
"I've Changed (alternate version)" – 4:21
Producer: Peter Collins
Engineer: F. Reid Shippen
Mastering: Greg Calbi
Album credits
Personnel
Kenny Aronoff – drums Allen Broyles – backing vocals , piano , trumpet , organ , accordion , harmonium , keyboards , Wurlitzer electric piano
Jason Buecker – percussion , drums, backing vocals
Ani Cordero – backing vocals
Deb Davis – electric guitar ("Trailways")
Joe Gore – electric guitar
Carl Herrgesell – electric guitar
Danny Howes – electric guitar
Clay Johnson – backing vocals
Josh Joplin – lead and backing vocals, Rhodes electric piano , harmonica , acoustic guitar David Kostiner – drums
Diana Mangano – backing vocals
Geoff Melkonian – backing vocals, electric bass , double bass , viola
Shawn Mullins – guitar, piano, backing vocalsPamela Sixfin – violin
Eric Taylor – drums ("Camera One")
Kris Wilkinson – string arrangement
Production
John Bentham – photography
Chris Bilheimer – art direction
Allen Broyles – producer ("Phil Ochs")
Greg Calbi – mastering (all tracks except "Matter" and "Camera One")
Matt Chiaravalle – mixer ("Here I Am", "Trailways", and "Superstar")
Peter Collins – producer ("I've Changed (alternate version)") Karl Derfler – engineer ("Matter" and "Camera One")
Russ Fowler – engineer (all tracks except "Matter", "Camera One", and "I've Changed (alternate version)") , mixer ("Far Away", "Phil Ochs", "Who's Afraid of Thomas Wolfe?", "Human", and "Dutch Wonderland")
Daniel Glass – executive producerJerry Harrison – producer ("Matter" and "Camera One") J. Reid Hunter – legal
Ted Jensen – mastering ("Matter" and "Camera One") Josh Joplin – producer ("Phil Ochs")
Matt Lively – illustration
Tom Lord-Alge – mixer ("Matter" and "Camera One") Alex Lowe – engineer ("Gravity")
Shawn Mullins – producer (all tracks except "Matter", "Phil Ochs", "Camera One", and "I've Changed (alternate version)")
Phil Nicolo – mixer ("Gravity," "Undone," and "I've Changed")
Charles “Chicky” Reeves – engineer ("Phil Ochs") Anthony J. Resta – drum and keyboard programmerF. Reid Shippen – engineer ("I've Changed (alternate version)")
Sources
Jenkins, Daniel (December 16, 2000). "Josh Joplin Group Serves Up "Useful Music " on Artemis Set" . Billboard 112 (51). New York: Nielsen Company : 20. ISSN 0006-2510 . Aiese, Eric (June 23, 2001). "Reviews & Previews – Singles (Rock Tracks): 'Gravity' . Billboard . 113 (25). New York: Nielsen Company: 24. ISSN 0006-2510 . Taylor, Chuck (December 15, 2001). "Reviews & Previews – Singles (Pop): 'I've Changed' . Billboard . 113 (50). New York: Nielsen Company: 25. ISSN 0006-2510 . Thelen, Christopher (March 14, 2001). "Album Reviews – Useful Music " . The Daily Vault. Retrieved July 6, 2010 . Warburg, Jason (February 15, 2002). "Album Reviews – Useful Music " . The Daily Vault. Retrieved July 6, 2010 .
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