Fast Man Raider Man is the eleventh studio album and a double-album by Frank Black released in the United States on June 20, 2006,[9] and in the United Kingdom on July 19, 2006.

Fast Man Raider Man
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 20, 2006
Studio
  • Cowboy Arms (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Hormone Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Better Songs and Gardens (Nashville, Tennessee
  • Mower Studio (Pasadena, California)
Genre
Length1:34:44
Label
ProducerJon Tiven
Frank Black chronology
Honeycomb
(2005)
Fast Man Raider Man
(2006)
Christmass
(2006)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic59/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Alternative Press8/10[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[5]
The Guardian[6]
Mojo[7]
NME5/10[8]
Pitchfork6.4/10[9]
Popmatters[10]
Uncut[11]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Frank Black, except where noted.

Disc one

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."If Your Poison Gets You" 2:56
2."Johnny Barleycorn" 4:50
3."Fast Man" 4:12
4."You Can't Crucify Yourself" 3:23
5."Dirty Old Town"Ewan MacColl3:03
6."Wanderlust" 3:27
7."Seven Days" 4:11
8."Raider Man" 3:04
9."The End of the Summer"Black, music adapted from Gabriel Fauré's Sicilienne, Op. 783:53
10."Dog Sleep"Black, Reid Paley3:48
11."When the Paint Grows Darker Still" 3:34
12."I'm Not Dead" (I'm in Pittsburgh)"Black, Paley3:41
13."Golden Shore"Black, Paley3:17

Disc two

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In the Time of My Ruin" 4:21
2."Down to You"Black, Paley2:18
3."Highway to Lowdown" 2:35
4."Kiss My Ring" 2:29
5."My Terrible Ways" 3:36
6."Fitzgerald" 3:12
7."Elijah" 3:16
8."It's Just Not Your Moment" 5:32
9."The Real El Rey" 3:21
10."Where the Wind Is Going" 3:33
11."Holland Town" 2:32
12."Sad Old World" 4:57
13."Don't Cry That Way" 2:25
14."Fare Thee Well"Traditional, arranged by Frank Black3:18

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[12]

Musicians
Technical
  • Brian Borelli – assistant engineer
  • Jake Burns – engineer, mixing
  • Scott Carter – assistant engineer
  • Marc Chevalier – engineer
  • Adam Deane – assistant engineer
  • Jim DeMain – mastering
  • Earl Drake – additional mixing
  • Jonathan Eubanks – assistant engineer
  • Michael Halsband – photography
  • Brent Hardy-Smith – illustrations
  • Alex McCollough – assistant engineer
  • Einar Pedersen – assistant engineer
  • Dan Penn – engineer
  • Adam Przybyla – assistant engineer
  • Kevin Rains – assistant engineer
  • Dan Steinman – assistant engineer
  • Andrew Swainson – cover design, illustrations
  • Jon Tiven – producer, engineer
  • Brooks Watson – assistant engineer
  • Miles Wilson – engineer
  • David Z – mixing

References

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  1. ^ "Fast Man Raider Man by Frank Black". Metacritic. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  2. ^ Phares, Heather. "Frank Black: Fast Man Raider Man". Allmusic. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "Frank Black: Fast Man Raider Man Review". Alternative Press: 208. August 2006.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  5. ^ Hermes, Will (June 19, 2006). "Fast Man Raider Man". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 1, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  6. ^ Lynskey, Dorian (June 23, 2006). "Frank Black, Fast Man Raider Man". The Guardian. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  7. ^ "Frank Black: Fast Man Raider Man Review". Mojo: 104. August 2006.
  8. ^ "Frank Black: Fast Man Raider Man". NME: 37. June 17, 2006.
  9. ^ a b Tanari, Joe (June 20, 2006). "Frank Black: Fast Man Raider Man". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  10. ^ Huyck, Ed (July 20, 2006). "Frank Black: Fast Man Raider Man". Popmatters. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  11. ^ "Frank Black: Fast Man Raider Man Review". Uncut: 84. July 2006.
  12. ^ Fast Man Raider Man (Liner notes). Frank Black. Back Porch. 2006.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)