Act I: The Lake South, the River North

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Act I: The Lake South, the River North
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2006
Recorded2006 at Rockit Studios (Long Island, NY)
Genre
Length38:26
Label Triple Crown
Producer Casey Crescenzo
The Dear Hunter chronology
Dear Ms. Leading
(2005)
Act I: The Lake South, the River North
(2006)
Act II: The Meaning of, and All Things Regarding Ms. Leading
(2007)
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AbsolutePunk (88%) [1]

Act I: The Lake South, the River North is the debut studio album by the Dear Hunter. It was released on September 26, 2006, on Triple Crown Records. It was mixed by Claude Zdanow.

Contents

The album is the first part of a six-act story. [2] Act I is about the conception, birth, and childhood of the main character—known only as The Dear Hunter or "The Boy"—to a prostitute named Ms. Terri.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Casey Crescenzo [3]

No.TitleLength
1."Battesimo del Fuoco"1:55
2."The Lake South"1:43
3."City Escape"5:54
4."The Inquiry of Ms. Terri"5:55
5."1878"7:01
6."The Pimp and the Priest"5:58
7."His Hands Matched His Tongue"5:58
8."The River North"4:02
Total length:38:26

Personnel

Additional personnel

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References

  1. "chorus.fm". chorus.fm. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  2. Interview with Casey Archived 2014-08-15 at the Wayback Machine . AbsolutePunk. Retrieved October 1, 2007.
  3. The Dear Hunter