Fast Man Raider Man

Fast Man Raider Man
Fast Man Raider Man
Studio album by Frank Black
Released	June 20, 2006
Studio	Cowboy Arms (Nashville, Tennessee); Hormone Studios (Nashville, Tennessee); Better Songs and Gardens (Nashville, Tennessee; Mower Studio (Pasadena, California);
Genre	Americana; alt country; country soul; indie rock;
Length	94:44
Label	Back Porch (US); Cooking Vinyl (UK);
Producer	Jon Tiven
Frank Black chronology

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	59/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Alternative Press	8/10^[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[4]
Entertainment Weekly	B−^[5]
The Guardian	^[6]
Mojo	^[7]
NME	5/10^[8]
Pitchfork	6.4/10^[9]
Popmatters	^[10]
Uncut	^[11]

Fast Man Raider Man is the eleventh studio album and a double-album by Frank Black released in the United States on June 20, 2006,^[9] and in the United Kingdom on July 19, 2006.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Frank Black, except where noted.

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"If Your Poison Gets You"		2:56
2.	"Johnny Barleycorn"		4:50
3.	"Fast Man"		4:12
4.	"You Can't Crucify Yourself"		3:23
5.	"Dirty Old Town"	Ewan MacColl	3:03
6.	"Wanderlust"		3:27
7.	"Seven Days"		4:11
8.	"Raider Man"		3:04
9.	"The End of the Summer"	Black, music adapted from Gabriel Fauré's Sicilienne, Op. 78	3:53
10.	"Dog Sleep"	Black, Reid Paley	3:48
11.	"When the Paint Grows Darker Still"		3:34
12.	"I'm Not Dead" (I'm in Pittsburgh)"	Black, Paley	3:41
13.	"Golden Shore"	Black, Paley	3:17

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"In the Time of My Ruin"		4:21
2.	"Down to You"	Black, Paley	2:18
3.	"Highway to Lowdown"		2:35
4.	"Kiss My Ring"		2:29
5.	"My Terrible Ways"		3:36
6.	"Fitzgerald"		3:12
7.	"Elijah"		3:16
8.	"It's Just Not Your Moment"		5:32
9.	"The Real El Rey"		3:21
10.	"Where the Wind Is Going"		3:33
11.	"Holland Town"		2:32
12.	"Sad Old World"		4:57
13.	"Don't Cry That Way"		2:25
14.	"Fare Thee Well"	Traditional, arranged by Frank Black	3:18

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[12]

Musicians

Frank Black – lead vocals, guitar, ukulele
Bob Babbitt – bass guitar, backing vocals
Bobby Bare Jr. – backing vocals
Billy Block – drums, backing vocals
Marty Brown – bass guitar, backing vocals, duet vocal on Dirty Old Town
Violet Clark-Thompson – backing vocals
Jack Clement – dobro, backing vocals
Steve Cropper, Duane Jarvis, Reggie Young – guitar
Rick Duvall – backing vocals
Steve Ferrone, Akil Thompson, Chester Thompson – drums
Rich Gilbert, Dave Phillips – pedal steel guitar
James Griffin – backing vocals
Levon Helm, Jim Keltner, Simon Kirke – drums, percussion
David Hood, Tom Petersson – bass guitar
Ellis Hooks – backing vocals
Wayne Jackson – trumpet, trombone, fluegelhorn
Mark Jordan, Ian McLagan – keyboards
Carol Kaye – guitar, bass guitar
Jack Kidney – harmonica, tenor saxophone
Al Kooper – organ
Buddy Miller – guitar, mando guitar, backing vocals
Spooner Oldham – keyboards, backing vocals
P.F. Sloan – piano, backing vocals
Billy Swan – backing vocals
Planet Swan – backing vocals
Sierra Swan – backing vocals
Jon Tiven – alto saxophone, guitar, percussion, piano, backing vocals
Brooks Watson – backing vocals
Lyle Workman – guitar, arrangements (disc 1: tracks 1, 3, 6–13; disc 2: 2, 11)

Technical

Brian Borelli – assistant engineer
Jake Burns – engineer, mixing
Scott Carter – assistant engineer
Marc Chevalier – engineer
Adam Deane – assistant engineer
Jim DeMain – mastering
Earl Drake – additional mixing
Jonathan Eubanks – assistant engineer
Michael Halsband – photography
Brent Hardy-Smith – illustrations
Alex McCollough – assistant engineer
Einar Pedersen – assistant engineer
Dan Penn – engineer
Adam Przybyla – assistant engineer
Kevin Rains – assistant engineer
Dan Steinman – assistant engineer
Andrew Swainson – cover design, illustrations
Jon Tiven – producer, engineer
Brooks Watson – assistant engineer
Miles Wilson – engineer
David Z – mixing

References

^ "Fast Man Raider Man by Frank Black". Metacritic. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
^ Phares, Heather. "Frank Black: Fast Man Raider Man". Allmusic. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
^ "Frank Black: Fast Man Raider Man Review". Alternative Press: 208. August 2006.
^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
^ Hermes, Will (June 19, 2006). "Fast Man Raider Man". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 1, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
^ Lynskey, Dorian (June 23, 2006). "Frank Black, Fast Man Raider Man". The Guardian. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
^ "Frank Black: Fast Man Raider Man Review". Mojo: 104. August 2006.
^ "Frank Black: Fast Man Raider Man". NME: 37. June 17, 2006.
^ ^a ^b Tanari, Joe (June 20, 2006). "Frank Black: Fast Man Raider Man". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
^ Huyck, Ed (July 20, 2006). "Frank Black: Fast Man Raider Man". Popmatters. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
^ "Frank Black: Fast Man Raider Man Review". Uncut: 84. July 2006.
^ Fast Man Raider Man (Liner notes). Frank Black. Back Porch. 2006.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[1] "Fast Man Raider Man by Frank Black". Metacritic. Retrieved July 8, 2017.

[2] Phares, Heather. "Frank Black: Fast Man Raider Man". Allmusic. Retrieved September 6, 2017.

[3] "Frank Black: Fast Man Raider Man Review". Alternative Press: 208. August 2006.

[4] Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.

[5] Hermes, Will (June 19, 2006). "Fast Man Raider Man". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 1, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2017.

[6] Lynskey, Dorian (June 23, 2006). "Frank Black, Fast Man Raider Man". The Guardian. Retrieved September 6, 2017.

[7] "Frank Black: Fast Man Raider Man Review". Mojo: 104. August 2006.

[8] "Frank Black: Fast Man Raider Man". NME: 37. June 17, 2006.

[Pitchfork-9] Tanari, Joe (June 20, 2006). "Frank Black: Fast Man Raider Man". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 6, 2017.

[10] Huyck, Ed (July 20, 2006). "Frank Black: Fast Man Raider Man". Popmatters. Retrieved September 6, 2017.

[11] "Frank Black: Fast Man Raider Man Review". Uncut: 84. July 2006.

[12] Fast Man Raider Man (Liner notes). Frank Black. Back Porch. 2006.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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