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Released
  
5 November 2002

Artist
  
Badly Drawn Boy

Label
  
XL Recordings

Length
  
50:00

Release date
  
5 November 2002

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Recorded
  
Los Angeles, California

Have You Fed the Fish? (2002)
  
One Plus One Is One (2004)

Genres
  
Rock music, Folk music, Alternative rock

Producers
  
Tom Rothrock, Badly Drawn Boy

Similar
  
Badly Drawn Boy albums, Alternative rock albums

Badly drawn boy have you fed the fish


Have You Fed the Fish? is an album released by Badly Drawn Boy (born Damon Gough) in 2002. The album's title originates from the question which Gough asks his daughter each day "to the point where it got to sound like one of those words you say too many times and it sounds silly."

Contents

Also included with the album's release was a competition. Placed within certain copies of the album, the "5 Golden Fish" would win the owner a song writing session with Gough. However, the prizes remain unclaimed. The fish, it seems, have remained hidden.

In 2003 Damon presented the Manchester 24 photographic gallery with a picture of his children's goldfish after being asked to take photos of his life during a 24-hour period. "It's either me or my girlfriend or my daughter. I let her feed them but she tends to overfeed them which can kill them and if you don't feed them enough that can kill them, so it's real poignant subject. You've got to be careful with fish."

Have You Fed The Fish? contained Badly Drawn Boy's highest charting single "You Were Right", which received heavy airplay on BBC Radio 2 and managed to get to number 9 in the charts—his only top ten single. "You Were Right" also earned him a performance on BBC Television's Top of the Pops.

Badly drawn boy have you fed the fish coming into land lyrics


Cover art

The album art and sleeves feature some famous names.

  • Lady on front cover: Jane Birkin; her daughter Charlotte Gainsbourg sings on the album.
  • Man on reverse with mustache: a Groucho Marx puppet.
  • Inside pages: Damon's girlfriend Clare, and their children Eddie and Oscar.
  • On the boat in the inside pages: Damon Gough; Anna of Misty Dixon fame; DJ and artist Andy Votel; Jane Weaver, also from Misty Dixon; Dave Tyack.

    • The photo of Damon alongside the album credits was taken in his house.

    Track listing

    1. "Coming in to Land" – 1:37
    2. Synth, Piano, Guitars & Percussion – Badly Drawn Boy
    3. Drums – Joey Waronker
    4. Bass – Sasha Kristov
    5. Strings Arranged & Conducted by Matt Dunkley
    6. "Have You Fed the Fish?" – 4:18
    7. Synth, Piano, Guitars & Vocals – Badly Drawn Boy
    8. Drums – Joey Waronker
    9. Bass – Sasha Kristov
    10. Additional Guitar – John "Gumby" Goodwin
    11. "Born Again" – 4:40
    12. Guitars, Piano & Vocals – Badly Drawn Boy
    13. Drums – Joey Waronker
    14. Bass – Sasha Kristov
    15. Additional Guitar – John "Gumby" Goodwin
    16. Background Vocals – Sharon Celani, Gia Ciambotti, Drew Arrison & Gemma Gough
    17. "40 Days, 40 Fights" – 3:55
    18. Piano, Guitars, Tambourine & Vocals – Badly Drawn Boy
    19. Drums – Danny Heifetz
    20. Bass – Sasha Kristov
    21. Background Vocals – Sharon Celani, Gia Ciambotti
    22. Shaker – Tom Rothrock
    23. "All Possibilities" – 3:54
    24. Guitars, Piano, Tambourine & Vocals – Badly Drawn Boy
    25. Drums – Danny Heifetz
    26. Bass – Sasha Kristov
    27. Horns – Probyn Gregory
    28. Synth – Tom Rothrock
    29. Strings Arranged & Conducted by Matt Dunkley
    30. "I Was Wrong" – 1:10
    31. "You Were Right" – 4:52
    32. Guitars, Piano, Synth & Vocals – Badly Drawn Boy
    33. Drums – Joey Waronker
    34. Bass – Sasha Kristov
    35. Steel Guitar – John "Gumby" Goodwin
    36. Strings Arranged & Conducted by Matt Dunkley
    37. "Centrepeace" – 1:49
    38. Strings Arranged & Conducted by Matt Dunkley
    39. "How?" – 5:17
    40. Guitars, Piano & Vocals – Badly Drawn Boy
    41. Drums – Danny Heifetz
    42. Bass, Chamberlain Strings, Fuzz Guitar, Electric Guitar – Jon Brion
    43. Strings Arranged & Conducted by Matt Dunkley & Jon Brion
    44. Horns – Probyn Gregory
    45. "The Further I Slide" – 3:47
    46. Guitars, Clavier, Flute & Vocals – Badly Drawn Boy
    47. Drums, Percussion – Pete Thomas
    48. Bass – Sasha Kristov
    49. Background Vocals – Sharon Celani, Gia Ciambotti
    50. Horns – Probyn Gregory
    51. Casio Solo, Chamberlin – Jon Brion
    52. "Imaginary Lines" – 0:45
    53. Guitars & Vocals – Badly Drawn Boy
    54. Drums – Joey Waronker
    55. Bass – Sasha Kristov
    56. "Using Our Feet" – 4:10
    57. Guitars, Piano & Vocals – Badly Drawn Boy
    58. Drums, Percussion – Joey Waronker
    59. Drum Programming – Tom Rothrock
    60. Bass – Sasha Kristov
    61. Background Vocals – Sharon Celani & Gia Ciambotti
    62. Chorus Background Vocals – Charlotte Gainsbourg
    63. "Tickets to What You Need" – 2:48
    64. Piano, Guitars, Synth, Chamberlain Strings & Vocals – Badly Drawn Boy
    65. Drums – Joey Waronker
    66. Bass – Sasha Kristov
    67. Slide Guitar – John "Gumby" Goodwin
    68. "What Is It Now?" – 2:42
    69. Guitars, Piano & Vocals – Badly Drawn Boy
    70. Drums, Percussion – Pete Thomas
    71. Bass – Sasha Kristov
    72. Horns – Danny Heifetz
    73. Background Vocals – Charlotte Gainsbourg
    74. "Bedside Story" – 4:53
    75. Piano, Guitars, Synth & Vocals – Badly Drawn Boy
    76. Drum Programming & Skateboard – Tom Rothrock
    77. Drums – Danny Heifetz
    78. Bass – Sasha Kristov
    79. Strings Arranged & Conducted by Matt Dunkley
    80. Background Vocals – Clare Hewitt

    Personnel

  • Badly Drawn Boy – Guitars, Vocals, Piano, Synth, Tambourine, Clavier, Percussion, Flute, Chamberlain Strings
  • Joey Waronker – Drums, Percussion
  • Sasha Kristov – Bass
  • Matt Dunkley – String Arrangement & Conducting
  • John "Gumby" Goodwin – Additional Guitar, Slide Guitar, Steel Guitar
  • Sharon Celani – Background Vocals
  • Gia Ciambotti – Background Vocals
  • Drew Arrison – Background Vocals
  • Gemma Gough – Background Vocals
  • Danny Heifetz – Drums, Horns
  • Tom Rothrock – Drum Programming, Synth, Shaker, Skateboard
  • Probyn Gregory – Horns
  • Jon Brion – Electric Guitar, Fuzz Guitar, Bass, Casio Solo, Chamberlin, Chamberlain Strings, String Arrangement & Conducting
  • Pete Thomas – Drums, Percussion
  • Charlotte Gainsbourg – Background Vocals, Chorus Background Vocals
  • Clare Hewitt – Background Vocals

    • Songs

    1Coming In To Land1:38
    2Have You Fed The Fish4:19
    3Born Again4:41

    References

    Have You Fed the Fish? Wikipedia
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