EASY LIFE by CHRIS BUTLER

Tracklist

1.	PIGEONS	1:20

2.	EASY LIFE	4:40

3.	MILLIONS & MILLIONS	4:38

4.	HEY STRANGER	4:58

5.	RED DRINKS! RED DRINKS!	4:58

6.	BOX OF NOISE	3:49

7.	I DID, I DID	2:18

8.	HORSESHOES & HANDGRENADES	5:06

9.	HEAT NIGHT	3:46

10.	CONVENIENCE	4:15

11.	DAVEY'S SISTER'S HOME FROM COLLEGE	4:15

12.	MY HOMETOWN	3:30

13.	EASY LIFE (REPRISE)	2:46

14.	BEGGAR'S BULLETS	12:36

15.	FORTUNATE SON	6:41

Credits

released March 29, 2014

All songs © & ℗ 2014 Chris Butler/Future Fossil Music (BMI), except “Fortunate Son” by John Fogerty, © 1969 Jondora Music (BMI). Original graphic design: M Design. Updated graphic tweaks: Lysa Opfer/Opfer Design. Mastering: Scott Anthony/The Viewing Room. All noises by Chris Butler and recorded at Camp Y-Mee, Hoboken, NJ, unless otherwise noted.

EASY LIFE
Recorded by Chris Gefken at The Think Tank, Hoboken, mixed by James MacMillan at Mutiny Zoo, Hoboken, on John Siket’s magnificent Helios “Brown” console, Paul Moschella = drums, James MacMillan = bass, Peter Stuart = Fender Bass VI, Chris Bolger = Jerry Jones “Dano” 6-string bass, Jim Higgins = guitar, Cranky J/Higgs/Mo = backing vocals extraordinaire

MILLIONS AND MILLIONS
Drums and Burns Double Six recorded at Peter Stuart’s studio in NYC, mixed by Chris Gefken at The Think Tank, Peter Stuart = bass and high vocals, James Mastro = keyboards (recorded at The Pigeon Club, Hoboken), Middle 8 arranged by Peter Stuart.

HEY STRANGER
Mixed by Fred Smith at Fred’s apartment, Carla Murray = backing vocals.

RED DRINKS! RED DRINKS! (YOUR LIFE STINKS)
Mixed by Chris Gefken at The Think Tank, Paul Moschella = drums, James MacMillan = fretless bass. It’s a Stylophone…in case you were wondering.

HORSESHOES & HANDGRENADES
Recorded in my apartment on a Tascam 244, 4-track Port-A-Studio.

HEAT NIGHT
This is Tin Huey’s ‘79 demo version for our never-to-be–made-let-alone-released 2nd album, Michael Aylward = guitar, Harvey Gold = keys/vocals, Stuart Austin = drums, Ralph Carney = reeds, Mark Price = bass. Carried over to The Waitresses era, it made it to our first album. Recorded & mixed at Bushflow, Akron, OH, (Mark’s house) under every possible chemical influence available.

CONVENIENCE
Mixed by Scott Anthony at The Viewing Room, Springfield, NJ.

MY HOMETOWN
Mixed by Claudio DiZefalo at Mutiny Zoo.

EASY LIFE (REPRISE)
Mono version!

BEGGAR’S BULLETS
Recorded in 1989 at my house in Centerport, NY, with the Tascam 244 for the 20th anniversary of the murders of four students at Kent State University.

FORTUNATE SON
All drones created by Nick Berry/Dots Will Echo, Ridgefield, NJ, everything else recorded at Dun Giggen, Bath, OH, mixed by Bruce Hensal at ARTI Studios (on Pink Floyd’s SSL console!), Orlando, FL.

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