Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum (album)

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All tracks are written by Rob Cantor, Joe Hawley, Andrew Horowitz, and Zubin Sedghi (respectively, as denoted)

Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 12, 2005
RecordedJune–October 2005
May–June 2007 (2008 reissue)
StudioStratosphere Sound, New York City [1]
Genre
Length49:10
50:06 (re-issue)
61:35 (Needlejuice re-issue)
Label
Producer Tally Hall
Chris Shaw & Tally Hall (re-issue, "The Bidding" and "Just Apathy")
Tally Hall chronology
The Pingry EP
(2005)
Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum
(2005)
Good & Evil
(2011)
Alternate cover
Tally Hall, Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum, 2008 reissue, higher quality.jpeg
2008 re-release cover art
2005 release
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Good Day"HorowitzHawley, Cantor, Sedghi3:24
2."Greener"CantorCantor3:42
3."Welcome to Tally Hall"Hawley (music & lyrics), Cantor, Sedghi (lyrics)Cantor, Sedghi, Hawley5:04
4."Taken for a Ride"HorowitzHorowitz, Hawley4:40
5."The Bidding"HawleyHawley, Cantor, Sedghi2:29
6."Be Born"CantorCantor3:09
7."Banana Man"HawleyHawley4:08
8."Just Apathy"CantorCantor3:12
9."Spring and a Storm"HawleyHawley4:43
10."Two Wuv"HorowitzSedghi3:41
11."Haiku"CantorCantor, Hawley2:57
12."The Whole World and You"HorowitzHorowitz1:44
13."13"Hawleyinstrumental0:13
14."Ruler of Everything"HawleyHawley, Sedghi4:13
15."Hidden in the Sand" (hidden track)HawleyHawley1:51
Total length:49:21
2008 release
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Good Day"HorowitzHawley, Cantor, Sedghi3:26
2."Greener"CantorCantor3:43
3."Welcome to Tally Hall"Hawley (music & lyrics), Cantor, Sedghi (lyrics)Cantor, Sedghi, Hawley5:10
4."Taken for a Ride"HorowitzHorowitz, Hawley4:43
5."The Bidding"HawleyHawley, Cantor, Sedghi2:40
6."Be Born"CantorCantor3:10
7."Banana Man"HawleyHawley4:09
8."Just Apathy"CantorCantor3:11
9."Spring and a Storm"HawleyHawley4:47
10."Two Wuv"HorowitzSedghi3:43
11."Haiku"CantorCantor, Hawley3:02
12."The Whole World and You"HorowitzHorowitz1:44
13."13"Hawleyinstrumental0:13
14."Ruler of Everything"HawleyHawley, Sedghi4:32
15."Hidden in the Sand" (hidden track)HawleyHawley1:53
Total length:50:06
iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
16."Mucka Blucka"HawleyFederman1:38
17."Dream"Horowitzinstrumental1:49
Total length:53:33
Needlejuice reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
0."Good Day Simlish" (Pregap bonus track)HorowitzHawley, Cantor, Sedghi3:32
18."Just a Friend" Biz Markie Cantor, Sedghi4:30
Total length:61:35

Notes

Personnel

Tally Hall

Other musicians

  • Alison Kartush – backing vocals (4, 12)
  • Andrew Papas – backing vocals (4, 12)
  • Ashley Hurst – backing vocals (4, 12)
  • Bora Karaca – backing vocals (1, 5, 7), whistling (7)
  • Brett Trzcinski – backing vocals (1, 5, 7)
  • Caitlyn Thomson – backing vocals (4, 12)
  • Claire Smith – backing vocals (4, 12)
  • Donald Milton III – backing vocals (1, 5, 7)
  • Emily Barkin – backing vocals (4, 12)
  • Greg Jaffe – backing vocals (1, 5, 7)
  • Jason Ceo – backing vocals (1, 5, 7)
  • Jessica Fetter – backing vocals (4, 12)
  • Jon Zande – backing vocals (1, 5, 7)
  • Karl Pestka – backing vocals (4, 12)
  • Lisa Bakale-Wise – backing vocals (4, 12)
  • Michael Anuzis – backing vocals (4, 12)
  • Michael Steelman – backing vocals (1, 5, 7)
  • Rebecca Blinder – backing vocals (4, 12)
  • Stephanie Fajuri – backing vocals (4, 12)
  • Tim Wagner – backing vocals (1, 5, 7)
  • Victor Szabo – backing vocals (1, 5, 7)
  • Jim Roll – banjo (6)
  • Keith Reed – double bass (4, 6, 9, 12)
  • Anna Schultz – cello (3, 4, 9, 13, 14)
  • Rachel Hsieh – cello (3, 8, 13, 14)
  • Andres Ivan Navedo – clarinet (12)
  • Brittni Troy – French horn (4, 9)
  • Eric Brummitt – French horn (4, 9)
  • Ben Began – mandolin (14)
  • Bobby Streng – saxophone (3, 4)
  • Melissa Gardiner – trombone (3, 4, 12)
  • Steve Peterson – trombone (5, 7)
  • David Tenerelli – trumpet (4, 5, 7)
  • Jeff Blim – trumpet (3, 12)
  • Matt Lyon – tuba (5, 7)
  • Michael Nickens – tuba (3, 4, 12)
  • Laurel Borden – viola (2, 4, 9, 13, 14)
  • Jeremy Kittel – violin (6)
  • Shawn Jaeger – violin (3, 4, 9, 13, 14)
  • Marvin Yagoda – voice (3, 15)
  • The Haiku Dinner Party – crowd (11)
  • Roberta Tamm – kid voice (9)
  • Taylor Janssen – kid voice (9)

Technical personnel

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