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Hitting the Ground

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Released
  
August 13, 2002

Producer
  
Warren Bruleigh

Release date
  
13 August 2002

Genre
  
Rock music

Recorded
  
Various studios, 2002

Artist
  
Gordon Gano

Label
  
Instinct Records

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Similar
  
The Blind Leading the Naked, Hallowed Ground, Violent Femmes

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Hitting the Ground is Violent Femmes member Gordon Gano's first solo album. It was produced by Warren Bruleigh and released in 2002. Gano wrote the songs for a film of the same name.

Contents

Each song was performed by a different artist. Gano says that the songs were written with no particular performer in mind, but he is very happy that each performer made his or her song his or her own. Lou Reed rewrote some of the lyrics, and was given partial writing credit for "Catch 'Em In the Act." Gordon's sister Cynthia Gayneau sang "Merry Christmas Brother" after Joan Baez turned it down. They Might Be Giants performed and produced their song, "Darlin' Allison," by themselves. John Cale recorded "Don't Pretend," solo on piano and vocals.

Critical reception

Hitting the Ground received mostly favorable reviews from critics. Some critics, however, did give it mixed reviews, such as Eric Carr, who wrote in Pitchfork that "none of these tracks are all that interesting beyond a listen or two."

Track listing

All songs written by Gordon Gano, except "Catch 'Em In the Act" by Gano and Lou Reed.

  1. "Hitting the Ground"
  2. PJ Harvey - vocals and guitar solo
  3. "Oh Wonder"
  4. Mary Lou Lord - acoustic guitar and vocals
  5. "Make It Happen"
  6. Gordon Gano - vocals
  7. "Don't Pretend"
  8. John Cale - piano and vocals
  9. "Catch 'Em In the Act"
  10. Lou Reed - vocals and guitar right
  11. "So It Goes"
  12. Linda Perry - vocals
  13. "Run"
  14. Frank Black - vocals
  15. "Darlin' Allison"
  16. They Might Be Giants - vocals and all instruments
  17. "Merry Christmas Brother"
  18. Cynthia Gayneaux - vocals
  19. "It's Money"
  20. Gordon Gano - vocals, Martha Wainwright - vocals
  21. "Hitting the Ground"
  22. Gordon Gano - vocals, PJ Harvey - guitar solo

Personnel

Musicians, in addition to the above:

  • Frank Ferrer - drums (all tracks except 4, 8)
  • Lonnie Hilyer - bass (tracks 2, 6)
  • Melora Creager - cello (track 2)
  • Brendan Ryan - keyboards (track 10)
  • P.J. O'Connor - background vocals (track 10)
  • Hope Debates - background vocals (track 10)

    • Production

  • Producer - Warren Bruleigh (all songs except "Darlin' Allison," produced by They Might Be Giants)
  • Engineers - Michael White, Irwin Autique, Martin Brass, Larry Mah, John Goodmanson, Warren Bruleigh, Steve Rosenthal, Alex Reed, Machael Douglass, Nicola Stemmer, Oliver Strauss, Rob Lewis
  • Cover photo - Dave Heath

    • Songs

    1Hitting the Ground (feat PJ Harvey)3:00
    2Oh Wonder (feat Mary Lou Lord)4:15
    3Make It Happen2:14

    References

    Hitting the Ground Wikipedia
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