Back and Fourth (Pete Yorn album)

Back & Fourth
Studio album by Pete Yorn
Released	June 23, 2009 (2009-06-23)
Recorded	2006–2009
Studio	ARC Studios (Omaha, NE)
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	42:53
Label	Columbia
Producer	Mike Mogis
Pete Yorn chronology
Nightcrawler (2006) Back & Fourth (2009) Break Up (2009)
Singles from Back & Fourth
"Don't Wanna Cry" Released: March 24, 2009

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	67/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
American Songwriter	[3]
Billboard	[4]
Consequence of Sound	B− [5]
musicOMH	[6]
PopMatters	5/10 [7]
Slant	[8]
Spin	4/10 [9]
Sputnikmusic	3.5/5 [10]
The A.V. Club	C [11]

Back & Fourth is the fourth solo full-length studio album by American musician Pete Yorn. It was released on June 23, 2009, via Columbia Records. Recording sessions took place at ARC Studios in Omaha, Nebraska. Production was handled by Mike Mogis, with Rick Rubin serving as executive producer. The album peaked at number 32 on the Billboard 200 and number 14 on the Top Rock Albums charts in the United States.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Peter Joseph Yorn.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Don't Wanna Cry"	3:56
2.	"Paradise Cove"	3:57
3.	"Close"	4:23
4.	"Social Development Dance"	4:55
5.	"Shotgun"	4:01
6.	"Last Summer"	4:53
7.	"Thinking of You"	3:42
8.	"Country"	5:05
9.	"Four Years"	3:46
10.	"Long Time Nothing New"	4:15
Total length:		42:53

Expanded version

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Rooftop"
12.	"Welcome"
13.	"Close"
14.	"Don't Wanna Cry"
15.	"Shotgun"

Personnel

• Pete Yorn – lyrics, vocals, acoustic guitar (tracks: 1–8, 10), percussion (track: 2, 4, 5, 8), electric guitar (tracks: 4, 5)
• Orenda Fink – backing vocals (tracks: 1–7, 9, 10)
• Jonny Polonsky – nylon strings guitar (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9), electric guitar (tracks: 2, 5, 10), acoustic guitar (track 2), 12-string electric guitar (tracks: 3, 6, 8), bajo sexto (track 5)
• Ben Brodin – Hammond S-112 organ (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8), bowed vibraphone (tracks: 1, 5, 10), Wurlitzer electric piano (track 1), vibraphone (track 2), piano (track 6), pump organ (track 7)
• Joseph Karnes – upright bass (tracks: 1–3, 5, 7–10), electric bass (tracks: 5–7)
• Joey Waronker – drums, percussion (tracks: 2, 4–7)
• Mike Mogis – percussion, electric guitar (tracks: 2–10), mandolin (tracks: 1, 7, 8, 10), Wurlitzer electric piano (tracks: 3, 6), bowed vibraphone (track 3), baritone guitar (tracks: 4, 10), hammered dulcimer (track 5), EBow guitar (tracks: 9, 10), strings arrangement, producer, engineering, mixing
• Jay Wise – trombone (tracks: 1, 3–5, 7, 9)
• Jason DeWater – french horn (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 7)
• Scott Quackenbush – trumpet (tracks: 1, 3, 9)
• Craig Fuller – tuba (track 1)
• Nate Walcott – piano (tracks: 2, 5, 8–10), B-3 organ (tracks: 3, 4), strings arrangement, horns arrangement
• Anton Patzner – violin (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 9), strings arrangement
• Lewis Patzner – cello (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 9), strings arrangement
• R. Walt Vincent – Wurlitzer electric piano & synth bass (track 4)
• Scott Gaeta – drums (tracks: 4, 5), assistant engineering
• Leslie Fagan – flute (track 4)
• Darrin Pettit – baritone and tenor saxophone (tracks: 5, 9)
• Tom Hartig – tenor saxophone (track 5)
• A. J. Mogis – assistant engineering
• Shawn Everett – assistant engineering
• Steve Barthalome – assistant engineering
• Vlado Meller – mastering
• Rick Rubin – executive producer
• Kii Arens – art direction, photography
• Autumn de Wilde – photography
• Stephen Albanese – photography
• Maureen Kenny – A&R

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [12]	32
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [13]	14

References

1. "Critic Reviews for Back & Fourth - Metacritic". Metacritic . Retrieved September 19, 2024.
2. Leahey, Andrew. "Back & Fourth - Pete Yorn | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved September 19, 2024.
3. Atkinson, Brian T. (June 23, 2009). "PETE YORN > Back & Fourth". American Songwriter . Retrieved September 19, 2024.
4. Mapes, Jillian (July 24, 2009). "Pete Yorn, "Back and Fourth"". Billboard . Retrieved September 19, 2024.
5. Caffrey, Dan (June 22, 2009). "Album Review: Pete Yorn – Back & Fourth". Consequence Of Sound . Retrieved September 19, 2024.
6. Oliver, Nic (June 22, 2009). "Pete Yorn - Back & Fourth | Album Reviews". musicOMH . Retrieved September 19, 2024.
7. Martin, Erin Lyndal (July 14, 2009). "Pete Yorn: Back and Fourth, PopMatters". PopMatters . Retrieved September 19, 2024.
8. Liedel, Kevin (June 21, 2009). "Review: Pete Yorn, Back and Fourth". Slant Magazine . Retrieved September 19, 2024.
9. Wood, Mikael (June 12, 2009). "Reviews". Spin . Vol. 25, no. 7. SPIN Media LLC (published July 2009). p. 93. ISSN   0886-3032.
10. "Pete Yorn - Back and Fourth (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com. August 26, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
11. Matos, Michaelangelo (June 30, 2009). "Pete Yorn: Back & Fourth". The A.V. Club . Retrieved September 19, 2024.
12. "Pete Yorn Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
13. "Pete Yorn Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2024.

External links

• Pete Yorn – Back & Fourth at Discogs (list of releases)