Dan Bern (1997) is the debut full-length album of the Iowa native singer-songwriter Dan Bern.
Songs
"Jerusalem" At the end of "Jerusalem", the singer reveals that he is the messiah. The song opens and closes with the lyrics "When I tell you that I love you don't test my love / Accept my love / Don't test my love / 'Cuz maybe I don't love you all that much."
The song has been covered by folk singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco. It has been featured in the weather section of the podcast Welcome to Night Vale.
Track listing All tracks composed by Dan Bern
"Jerusalem" – 3:44 "Go to Sleep" – 2:33 "Wasteland" – 6:38 "Marilyn" – 2:51 "King of the World" – 2:48 "Too Late To Die Young" – 2:58 "Rome" – 5:54 "I'm Not the Guy" – 3:32 "Never Fall in Love" – 3:12 "Estelle" – 7:33 "Queen" – 3:13
Personnel Dan Bern – Organ, Guitar, Harmonica, Cello, Vocals, Art Direction, Illustrations, Paintings Jennifer Condos – Bass Mick Haggerty – Art Direction, Photography Mouse Johnson – Engineer Gary Mallaber – Drums Stephen Marcussen – Mastering Chuck Plotkin – Percussion, Handclapping, Producer Dean Restum – Guitar, Engineer Micajah Ryan – Engineer Toby Scott – Mixing Marshall Thompson – Keyboards Josh Zawaduk – Organ, Accordion, Sound Effects, Vocals
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