Back and Fourth (Pete Yorn album)
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| Back & Fourth | ||||
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| Released | June 23, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2006–2009 | |||
| Studio | ARC Studios (Omaha, NE) | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 42:53 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Mike Mogis | |||
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| Singles from Back & Fourth | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 67/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| American Songwriter | [3] |
| Billboard | [4] |
| Consequence of Sound | B−[5] |
| musicOMH |  [6] |
| PopMatters | 5/10[7] |
| Slant | [8] |
| Spin | 4/10[9] |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.5/5[10] |
| The A.V. Club | C[11] |
Back & Fourth is the fourth solo full-length studio album by American musician Pete Yorn. It was released on June 23, 2009, via Columbia Records. Recording sessions took place at ARC Studios in Omaha, Nebraska. Production was handled by Mike Mogis, with Rick Rubin serving as executive producer. The album peaked at number 32 on the Billboard 200 and number 14 on the Top Rock Albums charts in the United States.
All tracks are written by Peter Joseph Yorn.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Don't Wanna Cry" | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Paradise Cove" | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Close" | 4:23 |
| 4. | "Social Development Dance" | 4:55 |
| 5. | "Shotgun" | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Last Summer" | 4:53 |
| 7. | "Thinking of You" | 3:42 |
| 8. | "Country" | 5:05 |
| 9. | "Four Years" | 3:46 |
| 10. | "Long Time Nothing New" | 4:15 |
| Total length: | 42:53 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 11. | "Rooftop" | |
| 12. | "Welcome" | |
| 13. | "Close" | |
| 14. | "Don't Wanna Cry" | |
| 15. | "Shotgun" |
Personnel
- Pete Yorn – lyrics, vocals, acoustic guitar (tracks: 1–8, 10), percussion (track: 2, 4, 5, 8), electric guitar (tracks: 4, 5)
- Orenda Fink – backing vocals (tracks: 1–7, 9, 10)
- Jonny Polonsky – nylon strings guitar (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9), electric guitar (tracks: 2, 5, 10), acoustic guitar (track 2), 12-string electric guitar (tracks: 3, 6, 8), bajo sexto (track 5)
- Ben Brodin – Hammond S-112 organ (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8), bowed vibraphone (tracks: 1, 5, 10), Wurlitzer electric piano (track 1), vibraphone (track 2), piano (track 6), pump organ (track 7)
- Joseph Karnes – upright bass (tracks: 1–3, 5, 7–10), electric bass (tracks: 5–7)
- Joey Waronker – drums, percussion (tracks: 2, 4–7)
- Mike Mogis – percussion, electric guitar (tracks: 2–10), mandolin (tracks: 1, 7, 8, 10), Wurlitzer electric piano (tracks: 3, 6), bowed vibraphone (track 3), baritone guitar (tracks: 4, 10), hammered dulcimer (track 5), EBow guitar (tracks: 9, 10), strings arrangement, producer, engineering, mixing
- Jay Wise – trombone (tracks: 1, 3–5, 7, 9)
- Jason DeWater – french horn (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 7)
- Scott Quackenbush – trumpet (tracks: 1, 3, 9)
- Craig Fuller – tuba (track 1)
- Nate Walcott – piano (tracks: 2, 5, 8–10), B-3 organ (tracks: 3, 4), strings arrangement, horns arrangement
- Anton Patzner – violin (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 9), strings arrangement
- Lewis Patzner – cello (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 9), strings arrangement
- R. Walt Vincent – Wurlitzer electric piano & synth bass (track 4)
- Scott Gaeta – drums (tracks: 4, 5), assistant engineering
- Leslie Fagan – flute (track 4)
- Darrin Pettit – baritone and tenor saxophone (tracks: 5, 9)
- Tom Hartig – tenor saxophone (track 5)
- A. J. Mogis – assistant engineering
- Shawn Everett – assistant engineering
- Steve Barthalome – assistant engineering
- Vlado Meller – mastering
- Rick Rubin – executive producer
- Kii Arens – art direction, photography
- Autumn de Wilde – photography
- Stephen Albanese – photography
- Maureen Kenny – A&R
