D.A.D. Special

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D.A.D. Special
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Compilation album by
Released1 December 1989
Recorded1985–1986
Genre
Label Mega
Producer
  • Frank Marstokk
  • Mark Dearnley
D-A-D chronology
No Fuel Left for the Pilgrims
(1989)
D.A.D. Special
(1989)
Osaka After Dark
(1990)

D.A.D. Special is a compilation album by the Danish rock group D-A-D. The compilation was released on 1 December 1989 [1] in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland only.
It contains tracks from the group's two first albums, Call of the Wild and D.A.D. Draws a Circle , and also form their debut EP Standin' on the Never Never .

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by D-A-D

No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."Isn't That Wild" D.A.D. Draws a Circle , 19872:52
2."Marlboro Man" Call of the Wild , 19862:53
3."I Won't Cut My Hair"D.A.D. Draws a Circle5:52
4."Trucker"Call of the Wild5:09
5."Jonnie"Call of the Wild4:58
6."It's After Dark"Call of the Wild3:50
7."Call of the Wild"Call of the Wild3:42
8."Mighty Mighty High"D.A.D. Draws a Circle3:18
9."Counting the Cattle"Call of the Wild1:55
10."God's Favorite"D.A.D. Draws a Circle3:55
11."Black Crickets"D.A.D. Draws a Circle4:12
12."Sad Sad Christmas" B-side to "It's After Dark", 19863:26
13."Never Never (Indian Love)" Standin' on the Never Never , 19855:10
14."Up, Up Over the Mountain Top"Standin' on the Never Never2:19

Personnel

Adapted from the original albums' liner notes. [2] [3] [4]

D-A-D
Technical

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References

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  2. "Standin' On the Never Never". Discogs . Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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  4. "D.A.D. Draws a Circle". Discogs. Retrieved 10 August 2020.