D.A.D. Draws a Circle

D.A.D. Draws a Circle is the second studio album by Danish rock band D-A-D, at the time known as Disneyland After Dark. It was released on 16 June 1987 by Mega Records. The album received fairly positive reviews and sold 30,000 copies in Denmark.[1]

D.A.D. Draws a Circle
Studio album by D-A-D
Released	16 June 1987
Recorded	November–December 1986[1]
Studio	Mega Studios, Copenhagen
Genre	Cowpunk, hard rock
Length	37:26
Label	Mega
Producer	Mark Dearnley
D-A-D chronology
Call of the Wild (1986) D.A.D. Draws a Circle (1987) No Fuel Left for the Pilgrims (1989)
Singles from D.A.D. Draws a Circle
"Isn't That Wild" Released: 1987 "A Horse with No Name" Released: 1987

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

The album was produced by Englishman Mark Dearnley, who had engineered for acts like AC/DC, Motörhead, the Beat and Haircut One Hundred.[3] The album title has a dual meaning: it refers to making an album and, also, signals that the band had come full circle while covering different musical styles such as hard rock, punk, country, and gospel.[1]

The album contains D-A-D's first and only cover version, "A Horse with No Name" by America, at the request of producer Mark Dearnley.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Disneyland After Dark, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Isn't That Wild"		2:52
2.	"A Horse with No Name"	Dewey Bunnell	3:33
3.	"Mighty, Mighty High"		3:18
4.	"I Won't Cut My Hair"		5:52
5.	"Black Crickets"		4:12
6.	"There's a Ship"		3:13
7.	"God's Favourite"		3:55
8.	"10 Knots"		4:16
9.	"Ride My Train"		2:06
10.	"I'd Rather Live Than Die"		4:09
Total length:			37:26

CD reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Up, Up Over the Mountain Top" (from Standin' on the Never Never EP)	2:19
12.	"Sad, Sad X-Mas" (B-side to "It's After Dark")	3:26
Total length:		43:11

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes, except where noted.[4]

Disneyland After Dark

• Jesper Binzer – vocals, guitar
• Stig Pedersen – vocals, bass
• Jacob Binzer – guitar, lap steel, electric piano
• Peter L. Jensen – drums, backing vocals

Technical

• Mark Dearnley – producer, engineer, mixing[3]
• First Floor – cover art
• Robin Skjoldborg – photography

References

1. "D-A-D: The Band - Draws a Circle". dad.dk. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
2. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "D-A-D - Draws A Circle". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
3. "Mark Dearnley - Credits". dearnley.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
4. "D.A.D. Draws a Circle". Discogs. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

External links

• This album on D-A-D's official homepage