A Bum Note and a Bead of Sweat

Infobox Album | Name = A Bum Note and a Bead of Sweat
Type = Live album
Artist = Baboon

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Released = February 27, 2001
Recorded = March 31, 2000 at The Curtain Club and April 142000 at Trees
Genre = Rock and Roll
Length = 58:43
Label = Last Beat Records
Producer = Baboon, John Congleton
Reviews =
*"Dallas Observer" (favorable) [http://www.dallasobserver.com/issues/2001-03-01/music/hearthere.html link]
*"PopMatters" (favorable) [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/b/baboon-bum.shtml link]
Last album = "We Sing and Play"
(1999)
This album = "A Bum Note and a Bead of Sweat"
(2001)
Next album = "something good is going to happen to you"
(2002)

"A Bum Note and a Bead of Sweat" is the title of a live album by Baboon. It was released in 2001 on Last Beat Records and re-released later that year on The Orchard. The album was recorded live to 16-track at two shows in early 2000.

All songs on this album are written by Baboon, with the exception of "Can't Hardly Stand It," which was written by Charlie Feathers.

The CD also contains a music video (in QuickTime format) for the studio-version of "Closer," which was directed by Dennis Fitzgerald.

Track listing

#"Lush Life" – 3:02
#"California Dreamin'" – 3:23
#"Evil" – 3:40
#"Rise" – 3:06
#"Endlessly" – 3:55
#"Closer" – 4:27
#"Kamikaze" – 2:54
#"I'm Okay If You're Okay" – 4:01
#"Nation of Twos" – 2:56
#"Can't Hardly Stand It" – 3:13
#"Master Salvatoris" – 2:07
#"Save Me" – 4:23
#"Sucker" – 4:27
#"Bring Me the Head of Jack Skinner" – 8:05
#"E" – 5:04

All songs by Baboon, except "Can't Hardly Stand It" which is by Charlie Feathers.

Personnel

* Andrew Huffstetler - lead Vocals, trombone, floor tom
* Mark Hughes (credited as "Badnwz Hughes") - bass, backing vocals
* Mike Rudnicki (credited as "Robonicki") - guitar, backing vocals
* Steven Barnett - drums, room evacuator (RE1), and misc.
* Mark Reznicek - floor tom (on "Rise")
* Joshua Dillard - trumpet (on "Bring Me the Head of Jack Skinner")
* Neil Kopp - saxophone (on "Bring Me the Head of Jack Skinner")
* Rob Thomasson - recording
* Ben Yeager - mixing
* John Congleton - mixing
* George Geurin - mastering
* Chris Paluska - layout
* Dennis Fitzgerald - directed "Closer" video