Released 1982 Artist Daniel Johnston Genre Alternative/Indie Label Eternal Yip Eye Music | Recorded July 1982 Release date 1982 Producer Daniel Johnston | |
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Don't Be Scared
(1982) The What of Whom
(1982) Similar The What of Whom, More Songs of Pain, Retired Boxer, Songs of Pain, Continued Story with Texas Ins | ||
Don't Be Scared is singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston's second self-released album, recorded and released in 1982. It was re-released on cassette in 1986 by Stress Records, a label run by Johnston's friend and manager Jeff Tartakov, on mp3 by emusic.com in 2000 and on CDR by Eternal Yip Eye Music in 2004.
Contents
"I Had Lost My Mind" features prominently in the 2006 documentary feature on Johnston's life The Devil and Daniel Johnston. The song was accompanied in the film by animation created from cels drawn by Johnston in a book that he had intended to submit to a local competition.
"The Story of an Artist" was notably covered by M. Ward.
Track listing
All songs written by Daniel Johnston.
Side one:
- "Going Down" – 2:57
- "Lost Without a Dame" – 2:58
- "Harley Man" – 2:03
- "Something More" – 3:23
- "Evening Stars" – 2:04
- "Cold Hard World" – 3:10
- "I Had a Dream" – 2:40
- "The Story of an Artist" – 5:08
- "My Yoke Is Heavy" – 5:53
Side two:
- "Stars on Parade" – 2:42
- "And You Love It" – 4:01
- "I Had Lost My Mind" – 1:46
- "The Sun Shines Down on Me" – 2:50
- "Loner" – 4:09
- "Don't Be Scared" – 3:20
- "Lullaby" – 3:12
- "I Was Alone" – 4:44
- "Mother Mom Said" – 3:37
Personnel
Songs
1Going Down2:57
2Lost Without a Dame2:59
3Harley Man2:04
References
Don't Be Scared (Daniel Johnston album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA