Frowny Frown, by John Terrill

Frowny Frown

by John Terrill

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1.	Crooked Smile 00:32	buy track
2.	The Worst (That Comes Out Of Me) 02:40	buy track
3.	Forgive & Forget 02:12	buy track
4.	Angeline 02:51	buy track
5.	Faces Of My Past 01:57	buy track
6.	Blind 04:11	buy track
7.	I-65 02:02	buy track
8.	Melancholy Mary 01:57	buy track
9.	Keep It Here 03:04	buy track
10.	Squeaky Wheel 01:54	buy track
11.	Ain't No Folk Singer 02:13	buy track
12.	Heart In Mind 03:06	buy track
13.	Floyd 02:31	buy track
14.	Church Bus Blues 02:44	buy track
15.	Rotten Old Shack 04:06	buy track
16.	Stoney Mansion 03:35	buy track
17.	I'll Follow In Time 03:29	buy track
18.	Locked In Your Heart 02:51	buy track
19.	Lazy Day 03:14	buy track
20.	I Feel [1984 bonus track] 01:35	buy track

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"I feel this album is a little gem. Lyrically--a man up against it (Frowny Frown) as opposed to (Smiley Smile), but still leaning towards humor, kindheartedness, and no bitterness within the adversity. A very feeling album and all kinds of sonically interesting things. The kind of direction Brian Wilson might even have taken himself if his own circumstances had been different." — Bill Fay, 2008

Between 1988 and 1998, John Terrill (co-founder of the late '70s new/no wave Dancing Cigarettes) recorded this album and made a few copies for close friends and for mailing to musical heroes. In another era, it could have stood next to Scott Walker or Michael Hurley's early albums or even Randy Burns' LPs on ESP-Disk.

It's an out-of-time classic that mixes honey baked orchestration, acoustic soul, and pop-psychedelia into cracked and spellbinding songs. Now reissued for all and remastered with a bonus track from 1984. The transparent velum packaging mirrors the handful of homemade copies John originally issued.

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released July 22, 2008

Arranged, written, recorded and produced by John Terrill, 1988-1998.

Lead Vocals – John Terrill
Bass Guitar – Andrew Nord (tracks: 5, 12), Jeff Dolphin (tracks: 13), Phil Reavis (tracks: 8, 19), Piney Woods (tracks: 2, 3)
Cello – Geraldine Haas (tracks: 6)
Clarinet – Eric Rensberger (tracks: 6), Timothy Noe* (tracks: 16)
Guitar – Michael Gitlin (tracks: 16)
Harmonica – Michael Gitlin (tracks: 17)
Harpsichord – Sophia Travis (tracks: 4, 8)
Percussion – G. Don Trubey (tracks: 16), Kevin Loyal (tracks: 19), Rusty Peterson (tracks: 19)
Rhythm Guitar – Glenn Hicks (tracks: 12), Ross Danielson (tracks: 10, 13)
Saxophone – G. Don Trubey (tracks: 17), Tim Noe (tracks: 17)
Trumpet – David Miller (tracks: 5)
Remastered By – Kevin Loyal, Paul Mahern

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