Miracle of Science (album)

Miracle of Science
Studio album by Marshall Crenshaw
Released 1996
Genre Rock
Length 43:18
Label Razor & Tie
Producer Marshall Crenshaw
Marshall Crenshaw chronology
Live …My Truck Is My Home
(1994)Live …My Truck Is My Home1994
Miracle of Science
(1996)
The 9 Volt Years
(1998)The 9 Volt Years1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]
Robert Christgau[3]

Miracle of Science is the seventh studio album by singer/songwriter Marshall Crenshaw and his first studio effort for the indie imprint Razor & Tie. Crenshaw elected for the first time to solely produce the album and play most of the instruments.

Track listing

All songs written by Marshall Crenshaw, except where noted.

  1. "soundbite" – 0:11
  2. "What Do You Dream Of?" – 3:28
  3. "Who Stole That Train" (Hy Heath) – 3:32
  4. "Laughter" – 4:41
  5. "Twenty-Five Forty-One" (Grant Hart) – 3:22
  6. "Starless Summer Sky" (Crenshaw, Rick Cioffi, Fred Todd) – 3:11
  7. "Only an Hour Ago" – 4:07
  8. "Wondrous Place" (Bill Giant, Jeff Lewis) – 2:42
  9. "The 'In' Crowd" (Billy Page) – 3:36
  10. "Theme from 'Flaregun'" – 4:47
  11. "Seven Miles an Hour" – 4:28
  12. "There and Back Again" (Crenshaw, Glen Burtnik) – 5:13

Personnel

  • Marshall Crenshaw - vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, percussion, tambourine, vibraphone
  • Brad Jones – bass, harmony vocals
  • Andy York – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jay Sdad – acoustic, electric and slide guitar, lap steel
  • Bill Lloyd – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin
  • Les James Lester – drums, bongos
  • Greg Leisz – dobro
  • Byron House – bass
  • Fenner Kastner – drums
  • Kenny Margolis – piano
  • Chris Carmichael – violin, cello
  • Crispin Cioe – saxophone
  • Larry Etkin – trumpet

References

  1. Miracle of Science at AllMusic
  2. Hoskyns, Barney. "Miracle of Science", Rolling Stone, September 19, 1996, p. 84.
  3. Christgau, Robert. "Marshall Crenshaw". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
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