At Dawn

At Dawn
Studio album by My Morning Jacket
Released	6 April 2001 (2001-04-06)
Recorded	Tarbox Road Studios, Cassadaga, New York
Genre	Indie rock, psychedelic rock, southern rock, alternative country
Length	74:21
Label	Darla Records
Producer	Jim James
My Morning Jacket chronology
The Tennessee Fire (1999) At Dawn (2001) Chocolate and Ice (2002)

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchforkmedia	(7.1/10) [2]
PopMatters	favorable [3]
Sputnikmusic	[4]

At Dawn is the second album from My Morning Jacket. The record is a turning point for the band in its steps toward more ambitious song lengths and eclecticism in other genres. The album features keyboards performed by Danny Cash.

Track listing

All songs written by Jim James.

1. "At Dawn" – 3:49
2. "Lowdown" – 3:53
3. "The Way That He Sings" – 5:35
4. "Death Is The Easy Way" – 5:28 (Listed as "Death Is My Sleezy Pay" on the album's back cover.)
5. "Hopefully" – 5:55
6. "Bermuda Highway" – 3:19
7. "Honest Man" – 7:46
8. "X-mas Curtain" – 4:49
9. "Just Because I Do" – 2:55
10. "If It Smashes Down" – 5:28
11. "I Needed It Most" – 6:36
12. "Phone Went Dead" – 7:05 (Listed as "Phone Went West" on the album's back cover.)
13. "Strangulation!" – 8:08
14. "Hidden Song #1" – 3:08 (Not shown in the album's track listing, but credited as such in the "For the Record" section of the liner notes.)

Personnel

• Danny Cash - Keyboards
• Jim James - Vocals, guitars, harmonica & banjo
• Johnny Quaid - Guitars
• Two Tone Tommy - Bass
• J. Glenn - Drums
• Resonator guitars by Keenan Lawler

Bonus CD

1. "Way That He Sings"
2. "Hopefully"
3. "Just Because I Do"
4. "Bermuda Highway"
5. "Lowdown"
6. "Honest Man"
7. "At Dawn"
8. "I Needed It Most"
9. "Lead Me Father"
10. "Phone Went West"
11. "Chills"

Notes

• The first 2500 CD releases and the first 1000 vinyl 2LP come with a bonus CD containing 11 demos. These were rereleased in 2007 along with demos from the band's debut album as the At Dawn/Tennessee Fire Demos Package.

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