DON'T TELL A SOUL sessions
Session 1: Early 1989 at Bearsville Studios in Woodstock, NY
With producer Tony Berg, the new 4-piece band recorded (at least) the following songs:
1. Achin' To Be
2. Cruella DeVille (profane lyrics) [*]
3. Darlin' One
4. I'll Be You
5. Last Thing in the World
6. Love's Lost [*]
7. Portland
8. Rock 'n' Roll Ghost
9. They're Blind
10. Wake Up
11. We'll Inherit the Earth
All of these tracks except [*] have been released on DEAD MAN'S POP. "Love's Lost" is a cover of a song by James Burton.
Two instrumental versions are officially available from the sessions on the promo cassette that came with DEAD MAN'S POP.
1. I Won't
2. Askin' Me Lies
Session 2: Late Summer 1989 at Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles, CA
With producer Matt Wallace, the band recorded (at least) the following songs:
1. Achin' To Be
2. Anywhere's Better Than Here
3. Asking Me Lies
4. Back to Back
5. Dance On My Planet
6. Darlin' One
7. Date To Church (w/ Tom Waits)
8. Gudbuy t'Jane
9. I Can Help (w/ Tom Waits)
10. I Won't
11. I'll Be You
12. If Only You Were Lonely (w/ Tom Waits)
13. Lowdown Monkey Blues (w/ Tom Waits)
14. Ought To Get Love
15. Rock 'n' Roll Ghost
16. Talent Show
17. They're Blind
18. We Know the Night
19. We'll Inherit the Earth
A total of 24 individual songs are known to have been recorded in the two sessions. The final album comprised 11 songs from the second session, the ones in yellow.
After the release of the original album, songs from the two sessions trickled out over the years:
- one song ("Date To Church"), recorded with Tom Waits, was the b-side of "I'll Be You"
- one song ("Ought To Get Love") was on the promo E.P. DON'T SELL OR BUY, IT'S CRAP
- three songs ("We Know the Night," "Portland," and "Wake Up") were featured on the compilation ALL FOR NOTHING / NOTHING FOR ALL
- one song ("Gudbuy T' Jane") showed up on the CD Reissue of DON'T TELL A SOUL.
- two songs ("Dance on My Planet" and "I Can Help") showed up on DEAD MAN'S POP
- three songs recorded with Tom Waits ("I Can Help," "If Only You Were Lonely," " and "Lowdown Monkey Blues") also showed up on DEAD MAN'S POP
One other song ("Cruella De Ville" released on the Disney compilation STAY AWAKE) was probably recorded during the initial sessions with Tony Berg, but in Minneapolis and not Woodstock.
OVERALL SONG LIST:
1. Achin' To Be
2. Anywhere's Better Than Here
3. Asking Me Lies
4. Back to Back
5. Cruella DeVille
6. Dance On My Planet
7. Darlin' One
8. Date To Church (w/ Tom Waits)
9. Gudbuy t'Jane
10. I Can Help (w/ Tom Waits)
11. I Won't
12. I'll Be You
13. If Only You Were Lonely (w/ Tom Waits)
14. Last Thing in the World
15. Love's Lost
16. Lowdown Monkey Blues (w/ Tom Waits)
17. Ought To Get Love
18. Portland
19. Rock 'n' Roll Ghost
20. Talent Show
21. They're Blind
22. Wake Up
23. We Know the Night
24. We'll Inherit the Earth