Meaningless (album)
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Meaningless | |||||
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Studio album by Jon Brion | |||||
Released | 2001 | ||||
Recorded | 2000 | ||||
Genre | Pop | ||||
Length | 44:29 | ||||
Label | Straight to Cut-Out (Independent) .00001 | ||||
Producer | Jon Brion | ||||
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Meaningless is singer-songwriter Jon Brion's 2001 debut solo album. Initially slated for release on Lava Records, the album was ultimately released independently by Brion on his own "Straight to Cut-Out" label, sold through his website and CD Baby.
[edit] Track listing
All music and lyrics by Jon Brion except where noted.
- "Gotta Start Somewhere" – 4:13
- "I Believe She's Lying" (lyrics by Brion and Aimee Mann) – 3:26
- "Meaningless" – 3:23
- "Ruin My Day" – 3:49
- "Walking Through Walls" (Brion, Grant Lee Phillips) – 5:49
- "Trouble" – 3:29
- "Hook, Line and Sinker" – 4:25
- "Dead to the World" – 2:21
- "Her Ghost" – 4:12
- "Same Mistakes" – 1:57
- "Voices" (Rick Nielsen) – 7:32
[edit] Personnel
Jon Brion performs vocals and instruments on all tracks except "Trouble," which features:
- Jim Keltner, drums
- Benmont Tench, piano
- Greg Leisz, pedal steel guitar
- Mary Lynn Rajskub, backing vocals
[edit] External links
- CD Baby site for Meaningless, including Brion's notes on the songs
- Meaningless at Allmusic