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Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers

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Released
  
September 2, 2003

Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers (2003)
  
Cherry Tree (2004)

Release date
  
May 2003

Producers
  
Paul Heck, Peter Katis

Length
  
44:54

Artist
  
The National

Label
  
Talitres

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Recorded
  
Excello; Gretchen's Kitchen; Tarquin Studios

Genres
  
Indie rock, Alternative rock

Similar
  
The National albums, Indie rock albums

Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers is the second studio album by indie rock band the National. It was released in 2003 on Brassland Records. This is the first album on which the band worked with Peter Katis, who would produce the band's next albums Alligator and Boxer.

Contents

The album is the first to feature guitarist and mult-instrumentalist Bryce Dessner as a full member.

The national cardinal song


Track listing

All tracks written by the National.

Personnel

The National
  • Matt Berninger - lead vocals
  • Aaron Dessner - guitar, keyboards, bass, vibraphone, programming
  • Bryce Dessner - guitar, keyboards, vibraphone, programming
  • Scott Devendorf - bass, backing vocals, guitar
  • Bryan Devendorf - drums, backing vocals, percussion
    • Technical personnel
  • Produced by Nick Lloyd.
  • Co-produced by Paul Heck and Peter Katis.
  • "Murder Me Rachael" produced by Peter Katis and Paul Heck; recorded and engineered by Peter Katis.
  • Basic tracks recorded by Hugh Pool at Excello.
  • Additional recording and engineering by Nick Lloyd at Gretchen's Kitchen, and by Dan Long at Hedgewear.
  • Mixed by Peter Katis at Tarquin Studios.
  • Mastered by John Loder at Abbey Road.
  • Design by Distant Station Ltd.
    • Additional musicians
  • Padma Newsome – viola, violin, orchestration
  • Nick Lloyd – piano, keyboards
  • Luke Hughett – vocals on "Thirsty"
  • Nate Martinez – guitar on "Cardinal Song"
  • Steve LoPresti – French horn and mellophone on "Sugar Wife"

    • Songs

    1Cardinal Song6:18
    2Slipping Husband3:22
    390-Mile Water Wall3:44

    References

    Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers Wikipedia
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