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Johnny J. Blair - Exotic Animals & Beaches Of Pennsylvania

Musician: Johnny J. Blair
Album title: Exotic Animals & Beaches Of Pennsylvania
Style: Art Rock, Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Prog Rock, Power Pop, Reggae-Pop
Released: 2001
Size MP3 version: 1967 mb
Size APE version: 1618 mb
Size WMA version: 1921 mb
Rating ✫: 4.7
Votes: 231
Format: ADX MMF MIDI FLAC DTS AIFF AU
Genre: Rock / Reggae / Pop

Johnny J. Blair - Exotic Animals & Beaches Of Pennsylvania mp3 album

Johnny J. Blair - Exotic Animals & Beaches Of Pennsylvania mp3 album

Tracklist

1 She's Not Some Animal (RR Mix) 3:18
2 Dumb Angel (Narrowpath Mix) 2:34
3 (I Wanna Bein) Pennsylvania (RR Mix) 3:52
4 Exotic Animals & Beaches Of Pennsylvania (Breon Mix) 2:48
5 One Wonderful Smile (Radio Edit Remix) 5:10
6 No Be No Yes Be Yes 4:40
7 Air Raid 6:36
8 Lighten Up (Radio Edit) 4:41
9 (I Wanna Bein) Pennsylvania Accapella 3:49

Credits

  • Artwork By – Chris Yambar
  • Bass, Drums, Drum Programming, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Songwriter, Producer, Synthesizer, Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals – Johnny J. Blair
  • Drums – Brian S. Wilson (tracks: 2), Erik Nielsen (tracks: 1, 3)
  • Drums, Sound Designer – Bil Bryant (tracks: 1, 4)
  • Electric Guitar, Bass – Frank Hakava (tracks: 4)
  • Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals, Percussion – Michael Roe (tracks: 3, 9)
  • Mixed By – Rusty Richards (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 9)
  • Mixed By, Mastered By – Tim Breon
  • Narrator – Davy Jones (tracks: 4)
  • Rap – "Lady A" Adrienne Blanton (tracks: 8)
  • Saxophone – Vince Alire (tracks: 2)
  • Strings – Felix String Quartet (tracks: 4)

Notes

EXOTIC ANIMALS... is an extension of the funk-world-rock fusion of Blair's FIRE album as well as a return to Blair's roots in psychedelia and power pop. New material was presented with remixes from FIRE as well as recordings from the 90s that had not seen CD release. Highlights include the anthem "(I Wanna Bein) Pennsylvania" featuring Michael Roe of The 77s, plus the zany prog-rock of the title track, with narration by Davy Jones (Monkees), a long-time resident of Pennsylvania. Blair said, "This is an audio postcard of Pennsylvania that you might not ever expect." Cover art is by renowned comic book artist & writer Chris Yambar.

In 2015, this project was re-released as a download album with significant bonus material.

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Review from 2/14/02 by Joseph W. Smith III (Williamsport Sun-Gazette): "(Blair is a) protean composer, arranger, producer, and musician...EXOTIC is an engaging assortment...a little rhythm & blues, a little pop, and a little 80s techno-funk mingled with a reggae beat, yet it also tends to sound like The Beach Boys...The surf-song element, clearly tongue-in-cheek on an album the eulogizes Pennsylvania, is quite deliberate. The album's highlight, an infectious pop treat called "Dumb Angel," was mixed by Grammy Award-winning engineer Rusty Richards, who worked with The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson..."