A Strange Arrangement

A Strange Arrangement
Studio album by Mayer Hawthorne
Released	September 8, 2009
Recorded	2008–2009
Genre	Neo soul
Length	34:42
Label	Stones Throw Records
Producer	Mayer Hawthorne
Mayer Hawthorne chronology
A Strange Arrangement (2009) How Do You Do (2011)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork Media	6.9/10 [2]
AllMusic	[3]
PopMatters	[4]
Robert Christgau	[5]

A Strange Arrangement is the debut studio album by American musician Mayer Hawthorne. The album was released on September 8, 2009, by Stones Throw Records. ^[6] The album debuted at number 147 on the Billboard 200 chart, in the first week of its release. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mayer Hawthorne, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Prelude"		0:26
2.	"A Strange Arrangement"		4:16
3.	"Just Ain't Gonna Work Out"		2:30
4.	"Maybe So, Maybe No"	Richard Wylie Tony Hester	2:58
5.	"Your Easy Lovin' Ain't Pleasin' Nothin'"		3:03
6.	"I Wish It Would Rain"		3:57
7.	"Make Her Mine"		2:41
8.	"One Track Mind"		2:06
9.	"The Ills"		2:49
10.	"Shiny & New"		3:00
11.	"Let Me Know"		3:03
12.	"Green Eyed Love"		3:52

iTunes bonus track ^[8]

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Love Is Alright"	3:01

Personnel

Musicians

• Mayer Hawthorne – vocals, instruments, horn arrangements
• "Humbucker" Highland – guitar (3, 5)
• Jimmy Yellowstone – guitar (4, 7-9, 12)
• Lawrence Minimal – electric and acoustic piano (2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
• Lynn DeVoe – violin and double bass (6)
• Todd Simon – trumpet (2, 5, 7, 9), horn arrangements
• Sam Beaubien – trumpet (4, 6, 8)
• Matt Rautio – French horn (6)
• Andrew Nichols – baritone saxophone (8)
• David Mayer – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, and flute (2, 5, 7, 9, 10), horn arrangements
• Hoagie Haven – flugelhorn (2, 7, 10)
• Sgt. Harvey Pepper – French horn (2, 7, 10)
• Dennard Ellsworth – glockenspiel (2)
• Leon Wolverine – additional bass (7, 11)
• Mbari Thornhill – additional percussion (9)

Technical personnel

• Mayer Hawthorne – producer
• Todd Simon – horn engineer
• Haircut – engineer, mixing
• Joe "Pretzel Sticks" Lambert – mastering
• George Moonglow – executive producer

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP) [10]	134
US Billboard 200 [11]	147
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [12]	55

References

1. "A Strange Arrangement". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
2. Sisson, Patrick (2 October 2009). "A Strange Arrangement Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
3. Leggett, Steve. "A Strange Arrangement Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
4. Kabran, Michael (3 November 2009). "A Strange Arrangement Review". PopMatters. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
5. "A Strange Arrangement Review". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
6. "A Strange Arrangement [Explicit]: Mayer Hawthorne: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
7. "Mayer Hawthorne - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
8. "iTunes - Music - A Strange Arrangement (Bonus Track Version) by Mayer Hawthorne". Itunes.apple.com. 2009-09-08. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
9. Steve Leggett (2009-10-06). "A Strange Arrangement - Mayer Hawthorne | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
10. "Lescharts.com – Mayer Hawthorne – A Strange Arrangement". Hung Medien.
11. "Mayer Hawthorne Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
12. "Mayer Hawthorne Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.