Downtown

by Marshall Crenshaw

Downtown cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 37:16
  • Community rating: 3.35/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Produced by T-Bone Burnett, the American singer-songwriter's third album incorporates slightly rootsier, roots-rock inflections into his established 1960s revivalist sound. 'Downtown' relies on Crenshaw's impeccable knack for jangly, Beatlesque melodies and sharp, classic pop structures.

Genres

Descriptors: jangly, melodic, retro, punchy, breezy

Tracklist

  1. Little Wild One (No. 5) (3:55)
  2. Yvonne (3:53)
  3. Blues Is King (3:49)
  4. Terrifying Love (4:05)
  5. Like a Vague Memory (4:07)
  6. The Distance Between Us (3:42)
  7. (We're Gonna) Shake up Their Minds (3:34)
  8. I'm Sorry (But so Is Brenda Lee) (3:21)
  9. Right Now (2:38)
  10. Lesson Number One (4:08)

Credits

  • David Miner - bass guitar, double bass [stand-up bass], other [cannon plug]
  • Tony Levin - bass guitar
  • Mickey Curry - drums
  • Mitchell Froom - keyboards
  • Joey Spampinato - bass guitar
  • Tom Ardolino - drums
  • G.E. Smith - guitar [1st solo]
  • Faye Hunter - bass guitar

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