| alt.mania | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 12, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Power pop | |||
| Length | 56:53 | |||
| Label | Chow Fun Records | |||
| Producer | Billy Straus | |||
| Sean Altman chronology | ||||
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alt.mania is the second original solo album by the American singer-songwriter Sean Altman. It is the album debut of his Full Muscular Band and his first all instrument-backed album; Altman's prior solo album, seanDEMOnium, was half a cappella to reflect his roots as the leader of the vocal group Rockapella.
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Sean Altman, except where noted. Italicized song titles denote short, non-song interludes
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Alt.Mania" | 0:04 |
| 2. | "Dick About Me" | 3:01 |
| 3. | "Big Sean Music Powerpop" | 0:05 |
| 4. | "Daisy Simone" | 3:33 |
| 5. | "More In Hate With You" | 3:08 |
| 6. | "Person" | 3:08 |
| 7. | "Follow Me To Heaven (Excerpt)" | 0:23 |
| 8. | "Unhappy Anniversary" (Written by: Sean Altman, Noel Cohen) | 3:31 |
| 9. | "I Wanna Be A Rock Star" | 0:14 |
| 10. | "Too Old & Too Ugly" | 3:01 |
| 11. | "The Notion" (Written by: Sean Altman, Michelle Albano) | 3:21 |
| 12. | "Watch Y'back" | 0:31 |
| 13. | "Dandelion" | 2:52 |
| 14. | "Sean Y El" | 0:18 |
| 15. | "Town No More (Duet w/ Jian Ghomeshi)" (Written By: Sean Altman, Jian Ghomeshi) | 2:46 |
| 16. | "Love Handles" | 0:07 |
| 17. | "Are You A Man?" | 2:44 |
| 18. | "Come My Way (Excerpt)" | 0:20 |
| 19. | "If I Knew Then" (Written by: Sean Altman, Noel Cohen) | 3:17 |
| 20. | "The Persuasions" | 0:10 |
| 21. | "Unworthy" (Written by: Sean Altman, Andrew Chaikin) | 2:38 |
| 22. | "Presto Change-o" | 3:21 |
| 23. | "The Melodist's Dilemma" | 0:33 |
| 24. | "Over & Done" | 3:14 |
| 25. | "Hidden Track" (Unlisted on CD) | 10:33 |
Personnel
edit- Sean Altman – vocals, shaker (#4, 5, 15, 19), bells (#5), guitar (#8, 13, 15, 19, 21), hand claps (#24)
- Kafil Awan – sitar (#24)
- Deni Bonet – violin (#11)
- Noel Cohen – guitar (#5, 8, 11, 14, 19), bass (#11, 14)
- Stephen Day – cello (#1)
- Matt Detro – guitar (#2, 4, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24), vocals (#10, 24)
- Jian Ghomeshi – vocals (#8, 11, 15), guitar (#15), shaker (#15)
- Bob Golden – drums (#5, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24), triangle (#11), shaker (#22)
- Andy Heermans – hand claps (#24)
- Tony James – drums (#2, 4, 6)
- Elliott Kerman – vocals (#14)
- Jerry Lawson and Jimmy Hayes – vocals (#20)
- Mike Pieck – organ (#5, 10, 24), keyboards (#11)
- Winston Roye – bass (#2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24)
- Alissa Smith – viola (#1)
- Billy Straus – guitar (#6, 13, 19)
- Jeff Thacher
- the Arlene Grocery audience of 11/15/01 – vocals (#10)