My Favorite Year (album)
| My Favorite Year | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 29 April 2013 (digital download) 21 May 2013 (CD) |
| Recorded | 2012 on Practise, Inc., Austin, Texas The Doghouse, Manor, Texas (Ian McLagan's organ) |
| Genre | Rock, pop rock, indie rock, alternative rock |
| Label | |
| Producer | |
My Favorite Year is the debut solo album by American singer, guitarist and keyboardist Tony Scalzo of Fastball fame. It was engineered by , who helped to engineer The Clash's fifth album Combat Rock.[1] Work on the album started on 2011, when Tony started a Kickstarter program.[1] According to Tony, the songs he co-wrote with his Fastball colleague Miles Zuniga were originally created as Fastball tracks, but were not included in any of the band's records.[1] He defined the genre of the album as "melodic pop".[2]
Track listing[]
All tracks are written by Tony Scalzo, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Lost" | 2:39 |
| 2. | "Regretfully" | 2:36 |
| 3. | "Don't Let Anyone" | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Halfway Girl" | 3:54 |
| 5. | "Ziggy" (Scalzo, Chris Stills, Miles Zuniga) | 3:40 |
| 6. | "Reality" (Scalzo, ) | 2:36 |
| 7. | "Free World" (Scalzo, Britt Daniel, Zuniga) | 3:25 |
| 8. | "Looks Like I've Thrown it All Away" (Scalzo, ) | 3:23 |
| 9. | "Par for the Course" | 3:10 |
| 10. | "Bed I Made" | 4:09 |
| 11. | "Forever Girl" | 2:28 |
| 12. | "Last Word" | 3:04 |
Personnel[]
- Tony Scalzo - vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, piano, guitar, Wurlitzer electric piano
- - drums, percussion, production
- - additional guitars on all tracks except "Don't Let Anyone", "Halfway Girl", "Reality", "Par for the Course" and "Bed I Made"; Kaossilator on "Looks Like I've Thrown it All Away"
- - additional guitars on "Don't Let Anyone", "Reality", "Looks Like I've Thrown it All Away", "Forever Girl", and "Last Word"
- - background vocals on "Love Lost", "Rreality", "Bed I Made", "Forever Girl", and "Last Word"
- Ian McLagan - Hammond B3 on "Forever Girl"
- Matt Hubbard - trombone and harmonium on "Free World"
- - saxophone on "Free World"
- , and - violins on "Halfway Girl"
- and - violas on "Halfway Girl"
- and - cellos on "Halfway Girl"
- Technical staff
- - mixing
- and - mastering
- - portraits
- - design
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Atkinson, Brian T. (8 December 2012). "Fastball singer talks collaborations and a solo record before Armadillo Christmas Bazaar". Austin 360. Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ Langer, Andy (21 June 2013). "Fastball's Tony Scalzo showcases new solo album at upcoming listening party". Your News Now. Time Warner Cable. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
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