This album is a collection of the best songs I wrote from my senior year of high school to my third year of college (age 17-20).
I recorded most of this album the summer of 2012 with a Blue Yeti USB mic in garageband; on an old beat up black macbook from at least 2007 on it's last leg.
Recorded at my house, Ben Will's house in atlanta, Thaddeus Sparkman's and T.J. Alford's house, Brendan Sherwood's house, The Dad Factory, wherever Abby Kelly recorded her vocals, in David Jolly's car on the highway, Rocketown main building, Rocketown White Building, bedrooms in Mama J and Pa's house, and Linear Downfall's studio behind Mama J and Pa's house.
credits
released June 27, 2013
All songs written by Michael Cheng. Lyrics for Shortcomings written by Bobby Patterson. Lyrics and vocal arrangements for Hospital Lullaby [Reprise] by Chance and Charlee Cook.
Michael Cheng - vocals, guitar, piano, cello, viola, glockenspiel, toy piano, synth
Ben Wills - drums (tracks 3, 4, 7, 8, and 11), penny whistle (track 5), speaking (track 14)
Thaddeus Sparkman - bass (tracks 3 and 7)
T. J. Alford - bass (tracks 6 and 8)
RC Noel - bass (track 4)
Abby Kelly -vocals (track 5)
Bobby Patterson - vocals (track 8)
Chance Cook - vocals (track 15)
Charlee Cook - vocals (track 15)
Sarah Lamb - laughing (track 5)
Kyle Williams - speaking (track 12)
Christiana Benton - speaking (track 5)
David Jolly - speaking (tracks 1 and 12)
Matt Black - speaking (tracks 1, 5, and 14)
Jordan Holt - speaking (tracks 1, 5, 14)
Regina Newkirk - speaking (track 1)
Maria Petty - speaking (track 14)
Jacob Hughey - speaking (track 14)
Gabe Puckett - speaking (track 14)
Kayla McBride - speaking (track 14)
Sam Hillman - mixer and additional instrumentation throughout the album.
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