1990 (Daniel Johnston album)

1990
Studio album by Daniel Johnston
Released January 1990 (1990-01)[1]
Recorded 1988
Label Shimmy Disc
Producer Kramer
Daniel Johnston chronology
It's Spooky
(1989)
1990
(1990)
Artistic Vice
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]

1990 is the 11th album by singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston. It was originally intended that all tracks would be first studio recordings. However, Johnston's ongoing problems with mental illness prevented him completing an album's worth of sessions. As a result, the album is compiled from studio recordings, home recordings and live performances. Johnston alludes to this in the film The Angel and Daniel Johnston – Live at the Union Chapel when he mentions that the album had originally intended to be called 1989, but they had not been able to release it that year.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Daniel Johnston, except where noted. 

No. Title Length
1. "Devil Town"   1:05
2. "Spirit World Rising"   6:14
3. "Held the Hand"   1:42
4. "Lord Give Me Hope"   6:25
5. "Some Things Last a Long Time" (Jad Fair/Daniel Johnston) 4:54
6. "Tears Stupid Tears" (Live) 3:27
7. "Don't Play Cards with Satan" (Live) 4:23
8. "True Love Will Find You in the End"   1:51
9. "Got to Get You into My Life" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) 4:26
10. "Careless Soul" (James H. Stanley; Live) 2:23
11. "Funeral Home" (Live) 3:13
12. "Softly and Tenderly" (Will Lamartine Thompson) 4:50

References

  1. ^ Yazdani, Tarssa; Goede, Don (2006). Hi, How Are You?: The Life, Art, & Music of Daniel Johnston (2 ed.). Last Gasp. ISBN 0-86719-667-X. 
  2. ^ "100 Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r10531. Retrieved 9 May 2011.