Saving for a Custom Van

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Saving for a Custom Van
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Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedJune 16, 2020 [1]
Genre Alternative rock, indie rock [2] [3]
Label Father/Daughter Records

Saving for a Custom Van is a 2020 tribute album to Adam Schlesinger, who died earlier that year to COVID-19. Schlesinger wrote or co-wrote all of the songs. The title is a lyric from the first track, "Utopia Parkway." [3] It was released on June 16, 2020 on Bandcamp [1] and as a colored vinyl LP in 2022. [2]

Contents

Track listing

Source [4] [1]

No.TitleWriter(s)Cover artist(s)Length
1."Utopia Parkway" Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger Apex Manor 3:22
2."Undertow" Andy Chase, Dominique Durand, Schlesinger Tanya Donelly and Gail Greenwood 4:37
3."Please Don't Rock Me Tonight"Collingwood and Schlesinger Jeff Rosenstock 2:34
4."Radiation Vibe"Collingwood and Schlesinger Kay Hanley 3:31
5."Way Back Into Love"Schlesinger Ben Lee and Sarah Silverman 4:23
6."Just the Girl"Schlesinger Remember Sports 3:37
7."Stacy's Mom"Collingwood and Schlesinger Rachel Bloom 4:07
8."Red Dragon Tattoo"Collingwood and Schlesinger Christian Lee Hutson 3:55
9."A Fine Day For a Parade"Collingwood and Schlesinger Sad13 4:13
10."What'll It Be"Dolgen and SchlesingerJack Dolgen2:46
11."A Dip in the Ocean"Collingwood and Schlesinger Motion City Soundtrack 3:16
12."Valley Winter Song"Collingwood and Schlesinger Field Mouse 3:38
13."That Thing You Do!"Schlesinger Cheekface 2:25
14."I've Got a Flair"Collingwood and SchlesingerLucy Stone2:28
15."Sick Day"Collingwood and Schlesinger Nada Surf 4:23
16."Four in the Morning"Chase, Durand and Schlesinger Jody Porter 4:51
17."All Kinds of Time"Collingwood and Schlesinger Suzy Shinn and Charlie Brand 3:53
18."Everyday"Chase, Durand and Schlesinger Ted Leo 4:43
19."I've Got a Feeling"Chase, Durand and Schlesinger Potty Mouth 2:58
20."Sink to the Bottom"Collingwood and SchlesingerCocktails2:52
21."Our Twisted Fate"Rachel Bloom, Dolgen, Alden Derck and Schlesinger Bree McKenna 2:29
22."Troubled Times"Collingwood and SchlesingerEthan Eubanks3:40
23."Hackensack"Collingwood and Schlesinger Ali Koehler 2:54
24."Pretend to Be Nice"Schlesinger Charly Bliss 3:51
25."Michael and Heather at the Baggage Claim"Schlesinger Julian Velard and Alex Dezen 4:14
26."Tess Don't Tell"Chase, Durand and Schlesinger HUNNY 4:32
27."Hey Julie"Collingwood and Schlesinger Mikey Erg 2:32
28."Come On" Kenneth Edmonds, Harry Elfont, Jason Falkner, David Gibbs, Dionne Gipson, Kay Hanley, Steve Hurley, Deborah Kaplan, Schlesigner, and Jane Wiedlin Off Book and the Family Band3:31
29."Mexican Wine"Collingwood and Schlesinger Prince Daddy & The Hyena and Just Friends 3:50
30."Little Red Light"Collingwood and Schlesinger Lisa Prank 3:00
31."Survival Car"Collingwood and Schlesinger Joshua Stoddard 0:55

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