1990 (Daniel Johnston album)
1990 is the eleventh album by American singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston. It was released in January 1990,[2] through record label Shimmy Disc.
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| Released | January 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Label | Shimmy Disc | |||
| Producer | Kramer | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Background
It was originally intended that all tracks would be studio recordings. However, Johnston's ongoing problems with mental illness prevented him from completing an album's worth of sessions. As a result, the album is compiled from studio recordings, home recordings and live performances. Johnston alludes to this in the film The Angel and Daniel Johnston – Live at the Union Chapel when he mentions that the album had originally intended to be called 1989, but they had not been able to release it that year.
"Held the Hand", "Lord Give Me Hope", and "Don't Play Cards With Satan" all originally appeared on Merry Christmas
"Tears Stupid Tears" originally appeared on It's Spooky
"True Love Will Find You in the End" originally appeared on Retired Boxer
"Funeral Home" originally appeared on Continued Story
Track listing
All tracks are written by Daniel Johnston, except as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Devil Town" | 1:05 | |
| 2. | "Spirit World Rising" | 6:14 | |
| 3. | "Held the Hand" | 1:42 | |
| 4. | "Lord Give Me Hope" | 6:25 | |
| 5. | "Some Things Last a Long Time" | Jad Fair, Johnston | 4:54 |
| 6. | "Tears Stupid Tears" (live at CBGB) | 3:27 | |
| 7. | "Don't Play Cards with Satan" (live at CBGB) | 4:23 | |
| 8. | "True Love Will Find You in the End" | 1:51 | |
| 9. | "Got to Get You into My Life" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 4:26 |
| 10. | "Careless Soul" (live at Hoboken, New Jersey) | James H. Stanley | 2:23 |
| 11. | "Funeral Home" (live at Pier Platters, Hoboken, New Jersey) | based on "Cadillac Ranch" by Bruce Springsteen[3] | 3:13 |
| 12. | "Softly and Tenderly" | Will Lamartine Thompson | 4:50 |
Personnel
- Daniel Johnston – all other instruments, front cover painting (Hope)
- Additional personnel
- Lee Ranaldo – performance on "Spirit World Rising"
- Steve Shelley – performance on "Spirit World Rising"
- Kramer (Mark Kramer) – performance on "Some Things Last a Long Time", production, engineering
- Technical
- Macioce – sleeve photography
References
- Cook, Stephen. "1990 – Daniel Johnston : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. AllRovi. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
- Yazdani, Tarssa; Goede, Don (2006). Hi, How Are You?: The Life, Art, & Music of Daniel Johnston (2nd ed.). Last Gasp. ISBN 0-86719-667-X.
- http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2006-09-19/features/0609190189_1_devil-and-daniel-johnston-jeff-feuerzeig-satan