All songs written, arranged and produced by Ken Flagg (© 2009 Incurable Eclectic Records / ASCAP). For more info go to www.kenflagg.com. Recorded at Tiny Telephone in San Francisco by Scott Solter. Assistant engineering by Laura Dean. Additional recording by John Herbert at Lion Studios Singapore, James Caran at Slanty Studios SF, Bond Bergland at San Pablo Recorders, Ethan Meixsell at E’s House and Spyros Poulos at SP Studios. All songs mixed by Scott Solter except: 3,6 & 9 mixed by Gregory Howe; 5 & 11 mixed by Steve Sykes. Mastered by John Golden at Golden Mastering, Ventura, Ca. Cover art by Emiel Stevenhagen. Album design by Keith Teleki.
1. Pieces
a. Ken Flagg – Vocals, Synthesizer, Guitar
b. John Dickey – Guitar
c. Paul Eastburn – Bass
d. Brian Rodvien - Drums
2. Mountain Girl
a. Ken Flagg – Vocals, Synthesizer, Guitar
b. Matthew Heulitt – Guitar
c. Paul Eastburn – Bass
d. Brian Rodvien - Drums
3. Merced
a. Ken Flagg – Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer
b. Paul Eastburn – Bass
c. Brian Rodvien - Drums
4. Those Socks Have Secrets
a. Ken Flagg – Vocals, Drum Programming, Synthesizer
b. Matthew Heulitt - Guitar
5. Brightest Day
a. Ken Flagg – Vocals, Piano, Rhodes, String Arrangement
b. John Dickey – Guitar
c. Paul Eastburn – Bass
d. Brian Rodvien – Drums
e. Adrian Fung – Cello
f. Valerie Li – Violin
6. Funeral
a. Ken Flagg – Vocals, Guitar
b. Brian Rodvien – Tambourine, Backing Vocals
c. Aaron Saul – Saxophone
d. Danny Cao - Trumpet
7. Blinded
a. Ken Flagg – Vocals, Piano, Synthesizer, Wind & Choir Arrangement
b. Ethan Meixsell – Guitar
c. Paul Eastburn – Bass
d. Brian Rodvien – Drums
e. Marcus Tay – Flute
f. Audi Christian Goh – Oboe
g. Xie Ye Lin - French Horn
h. Kenneth Lun - Trumpet
i. Wilson Ong - Trombone
j. Matt Van Brink - Accordion
k. Susanna, Chua Hui Lian, Benedict & Vaughan of Key Elements + Marianne, Ee Kia, Leslie and Daniel of Curious Attacks - Choir
8. Ship of Plenty
a. Ken Flagg – Vocals, Piano, String Arrangement
b. Matthew Heulitt – Guitar
c. Paul Eastburn – Bass
d. Brian Rodvien – Drums
e. Huan Yuh Seah - Violin
f. Gerard Chia – Violin
g. He Wei - Cello
9. Accelerator
a. Ken Flagg – Vocals, Synthesizers, Vocoder
b. Matthew Heulitt – Guitars
c. Paul Eastburn – Bass
d. Brian Rodvien - Guitar
10. Candyman
a. Ken Flagg – Vocals, Piano, Synthesizer
b. Rebecca Cross – Backing Vocals
c. John Dickey – Guitar
d. Paul Eastburn – Bass
e. Brian Rodvien - Drums
11. Suffering
a. Ken Flagg – Vocals, Organ
b. Matthew Heulitt – Guitar
c. Paul Eastburn – Bass
d. Brian Rodvien – Drums & Percussion
e. Aaron Saul – Saxophone
f. Matt Van Brink – Accordion
g. Danny Cao – Trumpet
h. Alan Williams – Trombone
i. Susanna, Chua Hui Lian, Benedict & Vaughan of Key Elements + Marianne, Ee Kia, Leslie and Daniel of Curious Attacks – Singapore Choir
j. Matt Lecomte, Eli Leland, Meredith McGowan, Fayvor Love, Bernadette Bohan, Pamela Parker, James Caran – SF Choir
12. When the Sun Sets in the Eastern Sky
a. Ken Flagg – Vocals, Guitar
b. Ace-Tone Rhythm Ace – Drums
Ken would like to thank in no particular order the people without whom this album would never have happened: Mom, Wa & Shadow, Dad & Cristina, Uncle Paul, Aunt Judy & Emily, Aunt Debbie, Ethan Meixsell, Penelope Horcha, Leo Madrid, John Dickey, Farrah Spott, Dany Sloan @ Planetary, Rebecca Cross, Paul Eastburn, Brian Rodvien, Matthew Heulitt, Aaron Saul, Misho & Laura, Stuart Kochmer, Scott Solter, Laura Dean, John Vanderslice, John Herbert, Steve Sykes, Gregory Howe, Grandaddy (RIP), Chala Werber, Abbey Hayward, Sandy & Sara (RIP), Emiel Stevenhagen, Keith Teleki, James Caran, everyone who performed on the record and Elise.
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