Chinatown (The Be Good Tanyas album)

Chinatown is the second album by The Be Good Tanyas, released in 2003.[3][4][5]

Chinatown
Studio album by The Be Good Tanyas
Released	March 11, 2003
Genre	Folk, bluegrass
Length	56:30
Label	Nettwerk
Producer	John Ellis
The Be Good Tanyas chronology
Blue Horse (2000) Chinatown (2003) Hello Love (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Guardian	[2]

Track listing

1. "It's Not Happening" (Frazey Ford) – 2:41
2. "Waiting Around to Die" (Townes Van Zandt) – 5:13
3. "Junkie Song" (Ford) – 3:47
4. "Ship Out On the Sea" (Ford) – 4:13
5. "Dogsong 2" (Samantha Parton) – 5:08
6. "Rowdy Blues" (Ford, Trish Klein) – 3:32
7. "Reuben" (traditional/arr. - Jolie Holland, Parton, Ford, Klein) – 4:23
8. "The House of the Rising Sun" (trad./arr. The Be Good Tanyas) – 3:49
9. "In Spite of All the Damage" (Ford) – 3:59
10. "Lonesome Blues" (Parton) – 4:17
11. "In My Time of Dying" (trad./arr. The Be Good Tanyas) – 3:43
12. "I Wish My Baby Was Born" (trad./arr. Parton) – 3:50
13. "Horses" (The Be Good Tanyas) – 4:01
14. "Midnight Moonlight" (Peter Rowan) – 3:41

Personnel

• Frazey Ford - guitar, mandolin (2), vocals
• Samantha Parton - guitar, mandolin, ukulele, piano (5), vocals
• Trish Klein - electric guitar, banjo, harmonica, acoustic guitar (9), mandolin (12), harmony vocals

Additional Personnel

• Andrew Burden - double bass
• Glenn "Ike" Eidsness - drums
• Jolie Holland - fiddle (10), harmony vocals (5, 10)
• Olu Dara - cornet (3, 13)
• Paul Clifford - drums (5)
• Aaron Chapman - saw (5)
• Ketch Secor - fiddle (7)
• Doug Thordarson - five-string viola & violin (5)
• Roey Shemesh - double bass (1), bowed bass (5), fretless bass (4)
• Diane Williams (Frazey's mom) - harmony vocals (14)
• Martin Green - accordion (12)

References

1. "Chinatown - The Be Good Tanyas | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
2. Sweeting, Adam (February 7, 2003). "Pop CD: The Be Good Tanyas, Chinatown" – via www.theguardian.com.
3. "The Be Good Tanyas: Chinatown Album Review". www.austinchronicle.com.
4. "Music Review: 'Chinatown' from the Be Good Tanyas". NPR.org.
5. "The Be Good Tanyas". pastemagazine.com. June 16, 2003.