This Desert Life

Infobox Album
Name = This Desert Life
Type = Studio album
Artist = Counting Crows


Released = flagicon|UK November 1, 1999
flagicon|US November 2, 1999
Recorded = 1998
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 59:46
Label = Geffen
Producer = David Lowery, Dennis Herring
Reviews =
*Allmusic rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:xy8ibkg90akv link]
*Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau|cut [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=counting+crows link]
*"Rolling Stone" rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/countingcrows/albums/album/141183/review/5940897/this_desert_life link]
Last album = "" (1998)
This album = "This Desert Life" (1999)
Next album = "Hard Candy" (2002)|

"This Desert Life" is the third studio album from Counting Crows. The cover art is by noted comic book artist Dave McKean, best known for his work with Neil Gaiman.

Track listing

All songs written by Adam Duritz except as indicated.
# "Hanginaround" (Duritz, Dan Vickrey, Ben Mize, David Bryson) – 4:07
# "Mrs. Potter's Lullaby" – 7:46
# "Amy Hit the Atmosphere" (Duritz, Matt Malley) – 4:36
# "Four Days" – 3:28
# "All My Friends" – 4:49
# "High Life" (Duritz, Vickrey) – 6:20
# "Colorblind" (Duritz, Charlie Gillingham) – 3:23
# "I Wish I Was a Girl" (Duritz, Gillingham, Counting Crows) – 5:53
# "Speedway" (Duritz, Vickrey) – 3:44
# "St. Robinson in His Cadillac Dream" – 15:40
# "Kid Things" (hidden track)

The CD cover lists tracks one through five as "side one" and tracks six through ten as "side two". "Kid Things" is a hidden track as part of "St. Robinson in His Cadillac Dream". The vinyl release of this album also contains "Kid Things" as a hidden track along with another hidden track called "Baby I'm a Big Star Now", which is featured in the film "Rounders". They are both on the side D with a text asking you not to play that side.

"Colorblind" was also featured in the movie Cruel Intentions.

Personnel

*Dan Vickrey – electric and acoustic guitars, vocals, sitar on 3
*Ben Mize – drums, percussion instrument, vocals
*Matt Malley – bass, twelve string guitar on 10, vocals
*Charlie Gillingham – Mellotron, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond B-3 organ, Nord, acoustic guitar, Chamberlin, vocals, string arrangements
*Adam Duritz – vocals, piano on 1 2 3 5 7, loo bells on 3 7
*David Bryson – electric and acoustic guitars, slide guitars, twelve string electric guitar

Additional personnel

*David Immerglück – bass on 4, pedal steel guitar on 5, electric guitar on 8, mandolin
*Clay Jones – acoustic guitar on 2, electric guitar on 4, mandolinon 10
*David Lowery – backing vocals
*Dennis Herring – baby keys on 4, loops on 10
*Chris Seefried – chorus backing vocals on 8
*David Campbell – additional arrangement, orchestration, conductor
**Joel Derouin – violin
**Eve Butler – violin
**Matt Funes – viola
**Larry Corbett – cello

Charts

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