Chris sang this one for Jefferson and he thought, "This is really dreamy. Beautiful." He still thinks that. It is one of the first songs in the band's repertoire.
from
LOVE LOVE debut album,
released October 16, 2015
All songs written by Riordan/Toppin
© 2015, LennyMOOsic, ASCAP
Except: “Bright Morning Stars,” trad.
Horn arrangements: Riordan/Gelb/Weller/Israel.
Produced by: LOVE LOVE
Additional production from: Dave Locke, Ed Valauskas, Eric Schmider, Matt Tahaney.
Executive Producers: Jefferson Davis Riordan & Chris Toppin
Cover painting: Brian Tracy
Design & logo: Nicole Anguish / Nicole Anguish Daykamp
Photography: Tony Sahadeo
Chris Toppin: lead & backing vocals, acoustic guitar, bass guitar tracks 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13.
Jefferson Davis Riordan: lead & backing vocals, electric & acoustic guitar, drums tracks 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13; keyboards & percussion.
Darren Ray: lead guitar
Jonathan Ulman: drums tracks 1, 4, 5, 6, 8.
Eric Schmider: bass guitar tracks 4, 5, 12; lead guitar track 11; rhythm guitar & backing vocals track 2.
Aaron Gelb: tenor sax tracks 3, 4, 7, 11.
Cale Israel: trombone tracks 3, 11.
Ezra Weller: trumpet tracks 3, 4, 7, 11.
Russell Chudnofsy: lead & slide guitar tracks 2, 12.
Winston Braman: bass guitar tracks 1, 6, 8.
Joe Klompus: bass guitar track 2.
Matt Tahaney: percussion tracks 4, 5.
Recorded & mixed at Q-Division Studios, Somerville, MA, Squid Hell Studios, Jamaica Plain, MA, & Zippah Studios, Brighton, MA, U.S.A. between October 2013 and April 2015.
Matt Tahaney: Recorded tracks 1, 6, 8 @ Q-Division.
Mixed tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13 @ Q-Division.
Dave Locke: Recorded tracks 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11 @ Squid Hell.
Archie Miller assisted with track 11.
Brian Charles: Recorded tracks 7, 13 @ Zippah.
Eric Schmider: Recorded track 12; overdubs tracks 2, 7, 10, 13 @ Squid Hell.
Dicky Spears: Recorded track 2 @ Squid Hell.
Mastered by Dave Locke.
Special thanks to Eric Schmider, Dave Locke, Dicky Spears, Ed Valauskas and everyone at Q-Division Studios, Charlie McEnerney, Tony Sahadeo, Adrian Bull, The Midway, & Billy Beard.