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1999 studio album by Josh Joplin Band
Useful Music
Released May 25, 1999 Recorded Orphan Studios and Southern Living At Its Finest,
Atlanta ,
GA NG Studios,
New York City ,
NY New Reflections,
Nashville ,
TN Chicky World,
Austin ,
TX
Genre
Folk rock ,
Americana
Label SMG,
Artemis
Producer
Shawn Mullins
Boxing Nostalgic (1997)
Useful Music (1999)
"Camera One" Released: February 6, 2001
"Gravity" Released: June 19, 2001
"I've Changed" Released: December 11, 2001
Useful Music is a studio album initially released in May 1999 under the SMG Records label by
Josh Joplin Band , and again in January 2001 through
Artemis Records after the band had renamed itself
Josh Joplin Group following a change in its line-up. While the album did not enjoy widespread commercial success, it peaked at #22 on the
Billboard
Independent Albums chart and spawned a moderate hit with its first single, "Camera One", which quickly reached #1 on the
Triple A airplay chart, the highest position ever achieved by an independent release at that point (February 2001). Featuring a more rock-edged, radio-friendly sound than most of the other material on Useful Music, the song was also featured in an episode of the comedy series
Scrubs (season 1, episode 7, "
My Super Ego ").
All songs written by
Josh Joplin .
Track
Title
Producer
Engineer
Mixer
Mastering
Length
1
"Matter"
Jerry Harrison
Karl Derfler
Tom Lord-Alge
Ted Jensen
4:13
2
"Gravity"
Shawn Mullins
Russ Fowler, Alex Lowe
Phil Nicolo
Greg Calbi
3:04
3
"Here I Am"
Rob Gal, Mullins
Fowler
Matt Chiaravalle
Calbi
4:18
4
"Far Away"
Mullins
Fowler
Fowler
Calbi
2:54
5
"Undone"
Mullins
Fowler
Nicolo
Calbi
4:09
6
"I've Changed"
Mullins
Fowler
Nicolo
Calbi
4:13
7
"Trailways"
Mullins
Fowler
Chiaravalle
Calbi
3:59
8
"Who's Afraid of Thomas Wolfe?"
Mullins
Fowler
Fowler
Calbi
4:01
9
"Phil Ochs"
Allan Broyles, Josh Joplin
Charles “Chicky” Reeves
Fowler
Calbi
3:12
10
"Superstar"
Mullins
Fowler
Chiaravalle
Calbi
3:33
11
"Human"
Mullins
Fowler
Fowler
Calbi
4:25
12
"Dutch Wonderland"
Mullins
Fowler
Fowler
Calbi
3:54
All credits are the same as the original release except where noted.
"Matter"
"Gravity"
"Here I Am"
"Undone"
"Camera One" – 4:33
Producer: Jerry Harrison
Engineer: Karl Derfler
Mixer: Tom Lord-Alge
Mastering: Ted Jensen
"I've Changed"
"Trailways"
"Who's Afraid of Thomas Wolfe?"
"Phil Ochs"
"Superstar"
"Human"
"Dutch Wonderland"
"I've Changed (alternate version)" – 4:21
Producer:
Peter Collins
Engineer: F. Reid Shippen
Mastering: Greg Calbi
Kenny Aronoff –
drums
Allen Broyles –
backing vocals ,
piano ,
trumpet ,
organ ,
accordion ,
harmonium ,
keyboards ,
Wurlitzer electric piano
Jason Buecker –
percussion , drums, backing vocals
Ani Cordero – backing vocals
Deb Davis –
electric guitar ("Trailways")
Joe Gore – electric guitar
Carl Herrgesell – electric guitar
Danny Howes – electric guitar
Clay Johnson – backing vocals
Josh Joplin –
lead and backing vocals,
Rhodes electric piano ,
harmonica ,
acoustic guitar
David Kostiner – drums
Diana Mangano – backing vocals
Geoff Melkonian – backing vocals,
electric bass ,
double bass ,
viola
Shawn Mullins – guitar, piano, backing vocals
Pamela Sixfin –
violin
Eric Taylor – drums ("Camera One")
Kris Wilkinson – string
arrangement
John Bentham –
photography
Chris Bilheimer –
art direction
Allen Broyles –
producer ("Phil Ochs")
Greg Calbi –
mastering (all tracks except "Matter" and "Camera One")
Matt Chiaravalle –
mixer ("Here I Am", "Trailways", and "Superstar")
Peter Collins – producer ("I've Changed (alternate version)")
Karl Derfler –
engineer ("Matter" and "Camera One")
Russ Fowler – engineer (all tracks except "Matter", "Camera One", and "I've Changed (alternate version)") , mixer ("Far Away", "Phil Ochs", "Who's Afraid of Thomas Wolfe?", "Human", and "Dutch Wonderland")
Daniel Glass – executive producer
Jerry Harrison – producer ("Matter" and "Camera One")
J. Reid Hunter –
legal
Ted Jensen – mastering ("Matter" and "Camera One")
Josh Joplin – producer ("Phil Ochs")
Matt Lively –
illustration
Tom Lord-Alge – mixer ("Matter" and "Camera One")
Alex Lowe – engineer ("Gravity")
Shawn Mullins – producer (all tracks except "Matter", "Phil Ochs", "Camera One", and "I've Changed (alternate version)")
Phil Nicolo – mixer ("Gravity," "Undone," and "I've Changed")
Charles “Chicky” Reeves – engineer ("Phil Ochs")
Anthony J. Resta – drum and keyboard programmer
F. Reid Shippen – engineer ("I've Changed (alternate version)")
Jenkins, Daniel (December 16, 2000).
"Josh Joplin Group Serves Up "Useful Music " on Artemis Set" .
Billboard . 112 (51). New York:
Nielsen Company : 20.
ISSN
0006-2510 .
Aiese, Eric (June 23, 2001).
"Reviews & Previews – Singles (Rock Tracks): 'Gravity' " . Billboard . 113 (25). New York: Nielsen Company: 24.
ISSN
0006-2510 .
Taylor, Chuck (December 15, 2001).
"Reviews & Previews – Singles (Pop): 'I've Changed' " . Billboard . 113 (50). New York: Nielsen Company: 25.
ISSN
0006-2510 .
Thelen, Christopher (March 14, 2001).
"Album Reviews – Useful Music " . The Daily Vault. Retrieved July 6, 2010 .
Warburg, Jason (February 15, 2002).
"Album Reviews – Useful Music " . The Daily Vault. Retrieved July 6, 2010 .