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| Released | August 26, 1997[1] | |||
| Recorded | January 19, 1997 – February 12, 1997[2] | |||
| Studio | Pachyderm (Cannon Falls, Minnesota) | |||
| Genres | Alternative rock, roots rock | |||
| Length | 47:28 | |||
| Label | Debris/Mercury Records[3] | |||
| Producers | Tom Herbers, Honeydogs | |||
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Seen a Ghost is an album by the American alternative rock band Honeydogs, released in 1997.[4][5] It was the band's first album for a major label and their last with guitarist Tommy Borscheid.[6][7]
The band supported the album by opening for INXS on a North American tour.[8]
Production
[edit]Recorded at Pachyderm Studios, the album was produced by Tom Herbers and the band, and mixed by Nick DiDia.[9][10] Al Kooper contributed Hammond organ.[11]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Lincoln Journal Star |  [12] |
| St. Paul Pioneer Press | [13] |
Stereo Review called the album "this decade's freshest-sounding blast of folk-rock neoclassicism."[14] The Lincoln Journal Star wrote that "this is a pure-pop band, one that cheerfully raids country, rock, r&b and psychedelia."[12] Werner Trieschmann, of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, considered the band one of the first of an inevitable wave of copies of the Wallflowers, writing that "this one won't be the worst, I can guarantee, but that's not an endorsement either."[15]
The Palm Beach Post deemed Honeydogs "a real rock band," writing that "no frills guitars combine with the gentle purr of a Wurlitzer or the drone of a fiddle for extra flavor."[16] The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel listed Seen a Ghost as the fifth best album of 1997, writing that it "sidles up to an easygoing collection of pop songs and country rockers all of them unassuming, irony-free and irresistible."[17] The St. Paul Pioneer Press opined: "Refusing to give up on the heartland strains that have fueled the group for so long, the Honeydogs are more secure in its abilities."[13]
AllMusic called the album "a charming collection of Beatlesque pop, demonstrating the group's knack for bright, catchy melodies and ringing guitars."[2]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Adam Levy.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rumor Has It" | 3:14 |
| 2. | "John Brown" | 3:43 |
| 3. | "Cherub" | 2:59 |
| 4. | "I Miss You" | 4:22 |
| 5. | "Those Things Are Hers" | 4:36 |
| 6. | "Into Thin Air" | 3:44 |
| 7. | "Your Blue Door" | 3:19 |
| 8. | "Sans Sucre" | 3:01 |
| 9. | "Seen a Ghost" | 4:01 |
| 10. | "Twitch" | 3:29 |
| 11. | "Cut Me Loose, Napoleon" | 2:34 |
| 12. | "Donna's 7" | 3:03 |
| 13. | "Mainline" | 3:01 |
| 14. | "Sweet Pea" | 2:22 |
| Total length: | 47:28 | |
Personnel
[edit]- The Honeydogs
- Adam Levy - vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Tommy Borscheid - electric guitar, lap steel guitar, vocals
- Trent Norton - bass guitar, vocals
- Noah Levy - drums, percussion, vocals
- Additional musicians
- John Fields - Wurlitzer on "John Brown", piano on "Cherub"
- Mike "Razz" Russell - fiddle on "John Brown" and "Those Things Are Hers"
- Al Kooper - organ on "John Brown" and "Those Things Are Hers"
- Jon Duncan - organ on "I Miss You", "Your Blue Door", and "Sans Surce"; piano on "I Miss You", "Into Thin Air", "Seen A Ghost", and Donna's 7; accordion on "I Miss You" and "Your Blue Door"
- Bill Goldman - cello on "Into Thin Air", "Mainline", and "Sweet Pea"
- Nanette Goldman - viola on "Into Thin Air", "Mainline", and "Sweet Pea"
- Bruce Allard - violin on "Into Thin Air", "Mainline", and "Sweet Pea"
- Stephanie Arado - violin on "Into Thin Air", "Mainline", and "Sweet Pea"
- Randy Broughten - pedal steel guitar on "Seen A Ghost"
- Jay Perlman - percussion on "Twitch"
- Marc Retish - percussion on "Twitch"
- Richard Werbowenko - percussion on "Twitch"
- Jacob Slichter- string and horn arrangements on "Mainline" and "Sweet Pea"
- James Dungan - backing vocals on "Mainline"
- Production
- Tom Herbers - producing, recording, engineering
- The Honeydogs - producing
- Ed Eckstein - executive producer
- Nick Didia - mixing
- Ryan Williams - mixing
- Stephen Marcussen - mastering
- Bob De Maa - assistant engineering
- Bob Herbers - assistant engineering
- Jed Luhmann - assistant engineering
- Richard Werbowenko - assistant engineering
- Yoomi Chong - design
- Rick Patrick - art design
- James Minchin - photography
References
[edit]- ↑ Horak, Terri (July 19, 1997). "Debris Makes Debut With Rootsy Act Honeydogs". Billboard. p. 11.
- 1 2 3 "Seen a Ghost - The Honeydogs | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". Archived from the original on 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2021-11-18 – via www.allmusic.com.
- ↑ "Honeydogs – When the Levys break". No Depression. September 1997. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ "The Honeydogs Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ↑ Scoppa, Bud (March 6, 2012). "The Honeydogs". pastemagazine.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Honeydogs Rock". EW.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ↑ Snyder, Bill (January 2001). "Their Bassist Survived A Coma and Their Label Deal Flattened, Leaving The Honeydogs Sitting Pretty in the Twin Cities". CMJ New Music Monthly. p. 31.
- ↑ Reece, Doug (Sep 13, 1997). "GHOST SIGHTING". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 37. p. 26.
- ↑ Groebner, Simon Peter (May 14, 1997). "Advance cassettes of The Honeydogs' big-label debut...". City Pages. Music Notes.
- ↑ Horak, Terri (Jul 19, 1997). "Debris makes debut with rootsy act Honeydogs". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 29. pp. 11, 101.
- ↑ Kooper, Al (February 1, 2008). Backstage Passes & Backstabbing Bastards. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-1-61774-536-2. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Google Books.
- 1 2 Moser, Daniel R. (31 Aug 1997). "There's honey in this rock: Minneapolis-based 'Dogs deliver brilliant, rootsy pop". Lincoln Journal Star. p. H6.
- 1 2 Gilmer, Vickie (August 10, 1997). "HOTWAX". St. Paul Pioneer Press. p. 4E.
- ↑ Puterbaugh, Parke (Jan 1998). "Seen a Ghost". Stereo Review. 63 (1): 91.
- ↑ Trieschmann, Werner (September 5, 1997). "Honeydogs, Seen a Ghost, Debris". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. p. 19W.
- ↑ Rivers, Byron (12 Dec 1997). "BREAK THE USUAL RECORD HABIT". The Palm Beach Post. TGIF. p. 26.
- ↑ Maples, Tina (15 Dec 1997). "The best CDs of a lackluster music year". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Cue & Jump. p. 1.
