Jeff’s Playlist: Sea Change

Sea Change — Beck

I was liv­ing and work­ing up near Maysville when this album was released. Adra was cre­at­ing her new life, and we were both very hap­py with the move up there. It was a sea change for us.

I had been lis­ten­ing to Beck since Mellow Gold was released with “Loser” in 1994 and still enjoy his music to this day.

Album Information

All words and music by Beck Hansen.

“The Golden Age” – 4:35
“Paper Tiger” – 4:36
“Guess I’m Doing Fine” – 4:49
“Lonesome Tears” – 5:38
“Lost Cause” – 3:47
“End of the Day” – 5:03
“It’s All in Your Mind” – 3:06
“Round the Bend” – 5:15
“Already Dead” – 2:59
“Sunday Sun” – 4:44
“Little One” – 4:27
“Side of the Road” – 3:23

Personnel

Musicians

Beck Hansen – vocals (tracks 1–12), acoustic gui­tar (tracks 1, 3, 5–12), synth (tracks 1, 3, 7), glock­en­spiel (tracks 1, 10), har­mon­i­ca (track 3), back­ground vocals (tracks 3, 5, 10–11), key­boards (track 4), ban­jo (track 5), per­cus­sion (tracks 5, 10–11), elec­tric gui­tar (tracks 7, 10–11), Wurlitzer (track 7), piano (track 10)

Justin Meldal-Johnsen – elec­tric bass (tracks 1–4, 6, 9–11), back­ground vocals (tracks 3, 5, 11), elec­tric gui­tar (track 4), upright bass (tracks 5, 7–8, 10, 12), glock­en­spiel (tracks 5, 10), per­cus­sion (tracks 5, 10–11), piano (track 10)

Roger Joseph Manning Jr. – synth (tracks 1, 5, 7, 10), Wurlitzer (tracks 1, 7, 10, 12), glock­en­spiel (track 1), piano (tracks 3, 10–11), Clavinet (tracks 3, 5–6, 10–11), back­ground vocals (tracks 3, 5, 11), per­cus­sion (tracks 5, 10–11), har­mo­ni­um (track 10), ban­jo (track 10), Indian ban­jo (track 10)

Smokey Hormel – elec­tric gui­tar (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 10), acoustic gui­tar (tracks 4, 5, 7, 9), per­cus­sion (tracks 5, 10), back­ground vocals (track 5), acoustic slide gui­tar (tracks 6, 10, 12), piano (track 10), bam­boo sax­o­phone (track 10), meg­amouth (track 10), tape recorder (track 10)

Joey Waronker – drums (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 10–12), per­cus­sion (tracks 1–7, 10–12), back­ground vocals (tracks 3, 11), beat­box drums (track 10)

James Gadson – drums (tracks 2, 4, 6, 9)

Jason Falkner – elec­tric gui­tar (tracks 2, 11), back­ground vocals (track 11), per­cus­sion (track 11)

Nigel Godrich – key­boards (tracks 2, 4, 6), per­cus­sion (track 2), synth (track 3)

Suzie Katayama – cel­lo (track 7)

Technical

David Campbell – string arranger (tracks 2, 4, 8), con­duc­tor (tracks 2, 4, 8)
Nigel Godrich – string treat­ment (track 8), pro­duc­er, engi­neer, mix­ing
Darrell Thorp – assis­tant engi­neer
Bob Ludwig – mas­ter­ing
Autumn de Wilde – cov­er pho­to
Jeremy Blake – art­work
Kevin Reagan – art direc­tion, design
Beck Hansen – string arranger (track 8), art direc­tion, design
Ekaterina Kenney – Geffen cre­ative
Elliot Scheiner – SACD/DVD‑A sur­round sound mix

Released          September 24, 2002
Recorded  March–May 2002
Studio    Ocean Way, Hollywood Record One, Los Angeles
Length               52:24
Label     Geffen
Producer           Nigel Godrich