Fast Man Raider Man | ||||
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Released | June 20, 2006 | |||
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Length | 1:34:44 | |||
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Producer | Jon Tiven | |||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 59/100 [1] |
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AllMusic | [2] |
Alternative Press | 8/10 [3] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
Entertainment Weekly | B− [5] |
The Guardian | [6] |
Mojo | [7] |
NME | 5/10 [8] |
Pitchfork | 6.4/10 [9] |
Popmatters | [10] |
Uncut | [11] |
Fast Man Raider Man is the eleventh studio album and a double-album by Frank Black released in the United States on June 20, 2006, [9] and in the United Kingdom on July 19, 2006.
All tracks are written by Frank Black, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "If Your Poison Gets You" | 2:56 | |
2. | "Johnny Barleycorn" | 4:50 | |
3. | "Fast Man" | 4:12 | |
4. | "You Can't Crucify Yourself" | 3:23 | |
5. | "Dirty Old Town" | Ewan MacColl | 3:03 |
6. | "Wanderlust" | 3:27 | |
7. | "Seven Days" | 4:11 | |
8. | "Raider Man" | 3:04 | |
9. | "The End of the Summer" | Black, music adapted from Gabriel Fauré's Sicilienne, Op. 78 | 3:53 |
10. | "Dog Sleep" | Black, Reid Paley | 3:48 |
11. | "When the Paint Grows Darker Still" | 3:34 | |
12. | "I'm Not Dead" (I'm in Pittsburgh)" | Black, Paley | 3:41 |
13. | "Golden Shore" | Black, Paley | 3:17 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "In the Time of My Ruin" | 4:21 | |
2. | "Down to You" | Black, Paley | 2:18 |
3. | "Highway to Lowdown" | 2:35 | |
4. | "Kiss My Ring" | 2:29 | |
5. | "My Terrible Ways" | 3:36 | |
6. | "Fitzgerald" | 3:12 | |
7. | "Elijah" | 3:16 | |
8. | "It's Just Not Your Moment" | 5:32 | |
9. | "The Real El Rey" | 3:21 | |
10. | "Where the Wind Is Going" | 3:33 | |
11. | "Holland Town" | 2:32 | |
12. | "Sad Old World" | 4:57 | |
13. | "Don't Cry That Way" | 2:25 | |
14. | "Fare Thee Well" | Traditional, arranged by Frank Black | 3:18 |
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [12]
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