Mistaken Identity by Jacob Haller
This is my first CD and I wanted it to reflect what you would be likely to see at one of my live shows. As such, half of the recordings are just me and my guitar; a few more also feature my friend and longtime musical collaborator Chris Monti on backing vocals and guitar or mandolin; and a few others have a larger sound, and are intended to give a sense of what it's like when I perform with my band the Killdevils or sit in with another great Providence band, the Superchief Trio. The lyrics are all mine and generally fall into the category of 'bluesy alternative folk'.
If you download the album, in addition to the tracks you'll get a pdf of the album artwork plus the original photo of me wearing a fez and playing the accordion that was the basis for the portrait of me on the interior of the CD.
Tracklist
| 1. | Stale Tequila | 2:32 |
| 2. | Photo Album | 1:55 |
| 3. | I'm A Guy | 2:10 |
| 4. | Watching Killer Robots Eat Your Head | 4:02 |
| 5. | A Dozen Lovely Roses | 2:57 |
| 6. | Hybrid Car Blues | 4:32 |
| 7. | You're The Tea In My Teacup | 3:05 |
| 8. | Absolute Zero | 2:40 |
| 9. | Mistaken Identity | 2:16 |
| 10. | Lady Luck | 3:11 |
| 11. | No Naked Babies | 3:43 |
| 12. | (Whenever I'm Sad, I Do A Web-Search For Pictures Of) Adorable Kittens | 3:00 |
Credits
All songs are written and performed by Jacob Haller. All recordings were engineered and produced by Keith Munslow and mastered by Mark Donahue at Soundmirror of Boston, Massachusetts. Additional performances by: Chris Monti (backing vocals and slide guitar on 'Lady Luck' and 'You're the Tea in my Teacup', backing vocals and mandolin on 'A Dozen Lovely Roses'), Keith Munslow (keyboard on 'Ezra's Song' and 'Adorable Kittens', percussion on miscellaneous songs), and Serena Andrews, Sarah Dawson, Bridget Dignan, Scuffy Genius, Keith Munslow, Pamela Murray, Daniel Ouellette, Ron Pigeon, Sonny Roelle, and John Windle (backing vocals on 'Adorable Kittens'). CD design and cover photo by Serena Andrews. Interior photo by Pamela Murray.
All songs copyright ©2009 Jacob Haller.
Additional recordings, plus videos and other material, can be found at music.jwgh.org .
License
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. See the Creative Commons website for details.
Jacob Haller has been a fixture of the Rhode Island music scene for ten years, and has been frequently featured in popular shows such as AS220's Empire Revue and Common Fence Point Music's annual Gathering of Fiddlers & Fishermen.
"Jacob Haller is not only a talented musician and songwriter, he's also a talented songwriter and musician."
-- Harper Johnson, Co-Host of The Blues Record podcast