Bobby (When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water album)

Bobby
Studio album by When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water
Released	1989 (1989)
Recorded	Noise New York (New York City, NY)
Genre	Psychedelic pop
Length	54:29
Label	Shimmy Disc
Producer	Kramer
When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water chronology
Bobby (1989) Porgy (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Bobby is the debut studio album by When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water. ^[2] It was released in 1989 by Shimmy Disc. It was re-issued on CD with six additional songs. ^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bobby Goldsboro, except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Muddy Mississippi Line"		3:41
2.	"Broomstick Cowboy"		2:35
3.	"Watching Scotty Grow"	Mac Davis	3:10
4.	"The Straight Life"	Sonny Curtis	1:52
5.	"If You've Got a Heart"		2:34
6.	"See the Funny Little Clown"		3:31
7.	"Can You Feel It?"		3:32

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Honey"	Bobby Russell	2:21
2.	"Little Things"		1:39
3.	"Autumn of My Life"		3:18
4.	"Voodoo Woman"		1:53
5.	"With Pen Hand"		4:40
6.	"It's Too Late"		2:18
7.	"Me, Japanese Boy"	Burt Bacharach, Hal David	2:14
8.	"I'm a Drifter"		3:12

CD issue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
16.	"This Guy's in Love with You"	Burt Bacharach, Hal David	2:19
17.	"Dominique"	Jeanine Deckers	3:10
18.	"A Girl Named Sandoz"	Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch	3:35
19.	"Timothy"	Rupert Holmes	2:57
20.	"Glad She's a Woman"		2:35
21.	"Watercolor Days"		1:54

Personnel

Adapted from Bobby liner notes. ^[4]

When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water David Licht  – drums Robert Meetsma – lap steel guitar, cornet, vocals Kim Rancourt – vocals David Raymer – piano, guitar, vocals Dave Rick  – bass guitar, vocals

Additional musicians Nick Collins – trombone Paul Defilipps – vocals Frank London  – trumpet Robert Poss  – guitar Jeff Schoen – organ Steve Shelley  – percussion Ron Spitzer – guitar Chris Xefos – tuba, accordion Production and additional personnel Tom Cinoman – photography Kramer  – production, bass guitar, slide guitar Sue Fisher – engineering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1989	Shimmy Disc	CS, LP	shimmy 024
Europe			CD, LP	SDE 8913

References

1. "When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water: Bobby > Review". AllMusic . Retrieved March 11, 2016.
2. Blush, Steven (2016). New York Rock: From the Rise of the Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 281.
3. Greenberger, David; Schinder, Scott (2007). "When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water". Trouser Press . Retrieved March 11, 2016.
4. Bobby (sleeve). When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water. New York City: Shimmy Disc. 1989.

External links

• Bobby at Discogs (list of releases)