Indiana (David Mead album)

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Indiana
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 4, 2004 [US]; June 7, 2004 [UK]; June 21, 2004 [Japan]
StudioTrue Tone Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Pop-rock
Length41:06
Label Nettwerk America
Producer David Henry, David Mead
David Mead chronology
Mine and Yours
(2001)
Indiana
(2004)
Wherever You Are
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Indiana is the third album by singer-songwriter David Mead, released in 2004 on Nettwerk America. "While the material here can have the feel of adult contemporary singer/songwriter fare, the depth of Mead's writing, both lyrically and melodically, steers it clear of any of the banalities that can creep into the genre," wrote Brett Hartenbach in a review for AllMusic. "Indiana may lack the immediate hookiness that made The Luxury of Time and Mine and Yours so irresistible, but it's every bit as strong and should prove to be just as enduring." [1] PopMatters's review of the album declared, "David Mead proves he’s only getting better — and while those looking to be rocked might be put off by this relatively mid-tempo collection, there’s no denying the quality of each of these special songs. His voice covers a wide range to falsetto and back again; his songs exude emotion, honesty and wit." [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by David Mead except where noted.

  1. "Nashville" – 3:56
  2. "You Might See Him" – 4:04
  3. "Indiana" – 3:47
  4. "Beauty" – 3:34
  5. "Only a Girl" – 3:16
  6. "Oneplusone" – 3:52
  7. "Bucket of Girls" – 3:15
  8. "New Mexico" – 3:19
  9. "Ordinary Life" – 3:38
  10. "Human Nature" (John Bettis, Steve Porcaro) – 3:39
  11. "Queensboro Bridge" – 4:45
  12. "Chutes and Ladders" (bonus track, Japan) [3]

Session outtakes

Personnel

Production notes

Recorded and mixed by David Henry and mastered by Jim DeMain. ("Beauty" was produced by Henry, David Mead, and Jason Lehning and mixed by Lehning; engineered by Casey Wood and Bart Morris, with assistance from Zach Dychs; and recorded at the Compound and Wolf Music, in Nashville.) Cover painting by Natalie Cox Mead, photography by John Painter, and layout by Kim Kinakin and Ralph Alfonso. [4]

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References

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  2. PopMatters Staff (May 16, 2004). "David Mead: Indiana". PopMatters. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  3. "David Mead – Indiana (Japan)". Discogs. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  4. "David Mead – Indiana". Discogs. Retrieved January 13, 2022.