D.A.D. Draws a Circle

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D.A.D. Draws a Circle
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Studio album by
Released16 June 1987
RecordedNovember–December 1986 [1]
StudioMega Studios, Copenhagen
Genre Cowpunk, hard rock
Length37:26
Label Mega
Producer Mark Dearnley
D-A-D chronology
Call of the Wild
(1986)
D.A.D. Draws a Circle
(1987)
No Fuel Left for the Pilgrims
(1989)
Singles from D.A.D. Draws a Circle
  1. "Isn't That Wild"
    Released: 1987
  2. "A Horse with No Name"
    Released: 1987
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D.A.D. Draws a Circle is the second studio album by Danish rock band D-A-D, at the time known as Disneyland After Dark. It was released on 16 June 1987 by Mega Records. The album received fairly positive reviews and sold 30,000 copies in Denmark. [1]

Contents

The album was produced by Englishman Mark Dearnley, who had engineered for acts like AC/DC, Motörhead, the Beat and Haircut One Hundred. [3] The album title has a dual meaning: it refers to making an album and, also, signals that the band had come full circle while covering different musical styles such as hard rock, punk, country, and gospel. [1]

The album contains D-A-D's first and only cover version, "A Horse with No Name" by America, at the request of producer Mark Dearnley.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Disneyland After Dark, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Isn't That Wild" 2:52
2."A Horse with No Name" Dewey Bunnell 3:33
3."Mighty, Mighty High" 3:18
4."I Won't Cut My Hair" 5:52
5."Black Crickets" 4:12
6."There's a Ship" 3:13
7."God's Favourite" 3:55
8."10 Knots" 4:16
9."Ride My Train" 2:06
10."I'd Rather Live Than Die" 4:09
Total length:37:26
CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Up, Up Over the Mountain Top" (from Standin' on the Never Never EP)2:19
12."Sad, Sad X-Mas" (B-side to "It's After Dark")3:26
Total length:43:11

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes, except where noted. [4]

Disneyland After Dark
Technical

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "D-A-D: The Band - Draws a Circle". dad.dk. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "D-A-D - Draws A Circle". AllMusic . Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Mark Dearnley - Credits". dearnley.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. "D.A.D. Draws a Circle". Discogs. Retrieved 9 August 2020.