New American Language

New American Language
Studio album by Dan Bern
Released	October 9, 2001
Genre	Folk rock
Length	59:19
Label	Messenger, Cooking Vinyl
Producer	Wil Masisak, Chuck Plotkin, Colin Mahoney, Brian Schey (uncredited)
Dan Bern chronology
Smartie Mine (1999) New American Language (2001) World Cup (2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]

New American Language (2001) is Iowa native singer/songwriter Dan Bern's first release with Messenger Records.

Track listing

Unless otherwise noted, all tracks by Dan Bern

1. "Sweetness" – 3:53
2. "New American Language" (Bern, Lisa Donnelly) – 5:12
3. "Alaska Highway" – 4:05
4. "God Said No" – 5:31
5. "Turning Over" – 5:10
6. "Black Tornado" (Bern, Randy Kaplan) – 5:24
7. "Albuquerque Lullaby" – 3:54
8. "Tape" – 3:37
9. "Honeydoo!" – 2:14
10. "Toledo" – 5:22
11. "Rice" (Bern, Brent Berry, Clark Jamison) – 5:30
12. "Thanksgiving Day Parade" (Bern, Scott Watson) – 10:27

Personnel

• Dan Bern – Organ, Guitar, Harmonica, Cello, Vocals, Illustrations, Paintings
• Wil Masisak - Piano, Bass, Organ, Wurlitzer, Mellotron, Guitar, Clarinet, Glockenspiel, Vocals
• Eben Grace - Guitar, Banjo
• Brian Schey - Bass, Guitar, Vocals
• Spanky Mahoney - Drums
• Jake Coffin - Drums, Vocals
• Paul Kuhn - Cellocaster
• Lisa Donnelly - Vocals
• Randy Kaplan - Vocals

References