Rhett Miller (album)

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Rhett Miller
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 9, 2009
Genre Pop rock, adult alternative
Length42:05
Label Shout! Factory
Producer Salim Nourallah
Rhett Miller chronology
The Believer
(2006)
Rhett Miller
(2009)
The Interpreter: Live at Largo
(2011)
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Rhett Miller is the album from Old 97's lead singer Rhett Miller. This is his fourth solo album, and first since his 2006 album The Believer. In a four-star review, Rolling Stone called the album Miller's "strongest set yet." [1]

Contents

Track listing

(All songs written by Rhett Miller, except where noted)

  1. "Nobody Says I Love You Anymore"
  2. "Like Love"
  3. "Caroline"
  4. "I Need to Know Where I Stand"
  5. "Happy Birthday Don't Die"
  6. "Bonfire"
  7. "Haphazardly"
  8. "If It's Not Love" (Miller, Matt Scannell)
  9. "Another Girlfriend"
  10. "Refusing Temptation"
  11. "Lashes"
  12. "Sometimes"

Dedication

The album is dedicated to Miller's grandmother, Narene Miller, who died shortly before the album's release. The album notes also contain reference to Miller's friend and writer, David Foster Wallace, who died several months before the release of the album.

Personnel

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References

  1. Hermes, Will. "Rhett Miller: Review". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 2 Jan 2010.[ dead link ]