New American Language

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New American Language
New American Language.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 9, 2001
Genre Folk rock
Length59:19
Label Messenger, Cooking Vinyl
Producer Wil Masisak, Colin Mahoney, Chuck Plotkin, Brian Schey
Dan Bern chronology
Smartie Mine
(1999)
New American Language
(2001)
World Cup
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Dayton Daily News B [2]
Des Moines Register Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]

New American Language is Iowa native singer/songwriter Dan Bern's first release with Messenger Records.

Contents

Track listing

Unless otherwise noted, all tracks by Dan Bern

  1. "Sweetness" – 3:53
  2. "New American Language" – 5:12
  3. "Alaska Highway" – 4:05
  4. "God Said No" – 5:31
  5. "Turning Over" – 5:10
  6. "Black Tornado" – 5:24
  7. "Albuquerque Lullaby" – 3:54
  8. "Tape" – 3:37
  9. "Honeydoo!" – 2:14
  10. "Toledo" – 5:22
  11. "Rice" – 5:30
  12. "Thanksgiving Day Parade" – 10:27

Personnel

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References

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  2. Rollins, Ron (2001-12-28). "Short Tracks". Dayton Daily News .
  3. Munson, Kyle (2001-10-11). "Add 'accessible' to Dan Bern's list". Des Moines Register .