Get Lonely

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Get Lonely
Studio album by The Mountain Goats
Released	August 21, 2006 (UK) August 22, 2006 (US)
Length	42:41
Label	4AD
Producer	Scott Solter
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link The Guardian 18 August 2006 Pitchfork Media (7.6/10) 24 August 2006 ARTISTdirect 22 August 2006 PlayLouder 25 August 2006 PopMatters (7/10) 24 August 2006 Stylus (B-) 22 August 2006
The Mountain Goats chronology
The Sunset Tree (2005) Get Lonely (2006) Heretic Pride (2008)

Get Lonely is an album by The Mountain Goats released on August 22, 2006. It peaked at #193 on the Billboard top 200 album chart. Get Lonely features songs sung in the same storytelling fashion as made famous on previous albums. On December 6, 2006, Get Lonely was released in Japan with three additional bonus tracks.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by John Darnielle, except track 12, "In Corolla", which was written by John Darnielle and Franklin Bruno.

1. "Wild Sage" – 4:13
2. "New Monster Avenue" – 3:38
3. "Half Dead" – 3:26
4. "Get Lonely" – 3:50
5. "Maybe Sprout Wings" – 2:46
6. "Moon Over Goldsboro" – 5:02
7. "In the Hidden Places" – 4:21
8. "Song for Lonely Giants" – 3:10
9. "Woke Up New" – 2:57
10. "If You See Light" – 1:58
11. "Cobra Tattoo" – 3:10
12. "In Corolla" – 4:05
13. "Naming Day" – 3:11 (Japanese import only)
14. "They Are Stone Swallowers" – 3:08 (Japanese import only)
15. "Keeping House" – 2:38 (Japanese import only)

[edit] Personnel

• Gene Baker - trumpet
• Jen Baker - trombone
• Franklin Bruno - piano, organ, horn arrangements, acoustic and electric guitars
• John Darnielle - vocals, piano, acoustic and electric guitars
• Corey Fogel - drums
• Erik Friedlander - 'cello, string arrangements
• Peter Hughes - bass guitar, percussion, vibraphone
• Scott Solter - percussion, vibraphone, "landscapes"

Produced by Scott Solter, assisted by Aaron Prellwitz and Timin Murray.

[edit] External links

• Get Lonely at MusicBrainz