Dan Bern (album)

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Dan Bern
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 4, 1997
Genre Folk rock
Length44:57
Label Work
Producer Chuck Plotkin
Dan Bern chronology
Dog Boy Van
(1996)
Dan Bern
(1997)
Fifty Eggs
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Christgau's Consumer Guide A− [2]
Spin 6/10 [3]

Dan Bern (1997) is the self-titled debut full album of the Iowa native singer/songwriter Dan Bern.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Dan Bern

  1. "Jerusalem" – 3:44
  2. "Go to Sleep" – 2:33
  3. "Wasteland" – 6:38
  4. "Marilyn" – 2:51
  5. "King of the World" – 2:48
  6. "Too Late To Die Young" – 2:58
  7. "Rome" – 5:54
  8. "I'm Not the Guy" – 3:32
  9. "Never Fall in Love" – 3:12
  10. "Estelle" – 7:33
  11. "Queen" – 3:13

Personnel

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References

  1. Hartenbach, Brett. "Dan Bern - Dan Bern". AllMusic . Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  2. Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan. p. 25. ISBN   9780312245603.
  3. Weisbard, Eric (June 1997). "Dan Bern: Dan Bern (Work/Sony)". Spin . Vol. 13, no. 3. p. 122. Retrieved 2018-11-05.