Don't Fall in Love with Everyone You See
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| Don't Fall in Love with Everyone You See | ||
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| Studio album by Okkervil River | ||
| Released | January 22, 2002 | |
| Recorded | 2001 | |
| Genre | Indie rock | |
| Length | 46:13 | |
| Label | Jagjaguwar | |
| Producer(s) | Okkervil River | |
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| Okkervil River chronology | ||
| Stars Too Small to Use (1999) |
Don't Fall in Love with Everyone You See (2002) |
Down the River of Golden Dreams (2003) |
Don't Fall in Love with Everyone You See is the name of the first full-length album from alternative country group, Okkervil River. Released on January 22, 2002 on the label Jagjaguwar, it contains the single, "Kansas City". William Schaff designed the cover art. The album features an array of instruments including violin, pedal steel, mellotron, banjo, string and horn sections.
The mandolin ballad "Westfall" details the true story of two grotesque murders in Austin, Texas by college students. The song was written around the lines "They're looking for evil / Thinking they can trace it / But evil don't look like anything."[1]
"Dead Dog Song" is an biographical account of the death and burial of lead singer Sheff's 14-year-old dog.[2]
The lead track "Red" is about a female dancer who longs for her separated daughter.[3]
[edit] Track listing
- "Red" – 3:40
- "Kansas City" – 5:45
- "Lady Liberty" – 3:41
- "My Bad Days" – 6:21
- "Westfall" – 5:54
- "Happy Hearts" (featuring Daniel Johnston) – 4:17
- "Dead Dog Song" – 3:59
- "Listening to Otis Redding at Home During Christmas" – 6:36
- "Okkervil River Song" – 5:56
