Seeing Things (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Seeing Things
Type = Album
Artist = Jakob Dylan


Released = June 10, 2008
Recorded = 2007-2008
Genre = Alternative rock, Folk
Length = 37:55
Label = Columbia Records
Producer = Rick Rubin
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kxftxzwjldje link]
*Billboard (Positive) [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3i07a95797894eac5601199a23721fb430 link]
*Blender Rating|4|5 [http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=5159 link]
*Hartford Courant (Positive) [http://www.courant.com/entertainment/music/reviews/albums/hc-albums0610.artjun10,0,6669947.story link]
*PopMatters rating-10|8 [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/59527/jakob-dylan-seeing-things/ link]
*Rolling Stone Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/21080511/review/21228442/seeing_things link]
*The Skinny Rating|2|5 [http://www.theskinny.co.uk/article/43316-jakob-dylan-seeing-things link]
*Spin Rating|3|5 [http://www.spin.com/reviews/jakob-dylan-seeing-things-columbiastarbucks-entertainment link]
Last album =
This album = "Seeing Things"
(2008)
Next album = -

"Seeing Things" is singer-songwriter Jakob Dylan's first solo studio album. The album was released on June 10, 2008, [ [http://www.nme.com/news/bob-dylan/34545 Jakob Dylan reveals details of first solo album] ] by Columbia Records, and was recorded at the Hollywood Hills home of producer Rick Rubin. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/02/magazine/02rubin.t.html?ref=magazine Rick Rubin - Recording Industry - Rock Music - New York Times ] ]

Dylan performed songs from the album for a small group on May 8, 2008 at Nissan's Live Sets in Los Angeles, California. Videos of these performances are available for viewing at [http://music.yahoo.com/ar-21784198-videos--Jakob-Dylan Jakob Dylan @ Yahoo Music] .

Dylan also announced his first solo tour with his band The Gold Mountain Rebels to promote the album beginning May 17, 2008, with appearances on "The Late Show with David Letterman" on June 11, on the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on July 15, and on "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" on August 4th. [ [http://www.myspace.com/jakobdylan Jakob Dylan at Myspace] ]

Track listing

#"Evil Is Alive and Well" - 3:56
#"Valley of the Low Sun" - 3:57
#"All Day and All Night" - 3:28
#"Everybody Pays as They Go" - 3:00
#"Will It Grow" - 4:49
#"I Told You I Couldn't Stop" - 4:14
#"War Is Kind" - 3:08
#"Something Good This Way Comes" - 3:39
#"On up the Mountain" - 3:45
#"This End of the Telescope" - 3:59

Personnel

* Jakob Dylan - Bass, Guitar, Vocals
* Rick Rubin - Producer
* Z. Berg - Musician
* Mathieu Bitton - Art Direction, Design
* Jason Boesel - Musician
* Lindsay Chase - Production Coordination
* Rich Egan - Management
* Jason Lader - Engineer, Mixing
* Vlado Meller - Mastering
* James Minchin - Photography
* Mark Santangelo - Assistant

Chart positions

Seeing Things debuted at number 24 on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart with 24,000 copies sold in its first week.

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