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| Producer = Produced, engineered and mixed by Tony Lash | | Producer = Produced, engineered and mixed by Tony Lash | ||
| Reviews = | | Reviews = | ||
| Last album = | | Last album = | ||
| This album = ''The Special Goodness<br />(1998) | | This album = ''The Special Goodness''<br />(1998) | ||
| Next album = ''[[At Some Point, Birds And Flowers Became Interesting]]''<br />(2001) | | Next album = ''[[At Some Point, Birds And Flowers Became Interesting]]''<br />(2001) | ||
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'''''The Special Goodness''''' is the self-titled debut album by [[Patrick Wilson]]'s project. | '''''The Special Goodness''''' is the self-titled debut album by [[Patrick Wilson]]'s project. | ||
==Overview== | |||
''The Special Goodness'' was released in 1998, a full two years after being recorded, in Japan only. A US release was negotiated with [[Geffen Records]] (who even went so far as to press CD-R promos), [[Vast Records]] (the label that released the benefit compilation ''[[Hear You Me! A Tribute To Mykel And Carli]]''), and Loosegroove Records (who folded before the deal was completed), but for various, mostly unknown reasons, these deals all fell through. | ''The Special Goodness'' was released in 1998, a full two years after being recorded, in Japan only. A US release was negotiated with [[Geffen Records]] (who even went so far as to press CD-R promos), [[Vast Records]] (the label that released the benefit compilation ''[[Hear You Me! A Tribute To Mykel And Carli]]''), and Loosegroove Records (who folded before the deal was completed), but for various, mostly unknown reasons, these deals all fell through. | ||
The album was recorded in March and April of 1996, before the completion of ''[[Pinkerton]]''. It was later sold by | The album was recorded in March and April of 1996, before the completion of ''[[Pinkerton]]''. It was later sold by Wilson at shows on the fall 1999 Special Goodness US tour, with three total pressings, each with a different DIY photocopied cover. | ||
The album is actually credited to [[Patrick Wilson]], with ''The Special Goodness'' seemingly being the album's title alone. However, it is generally considered to be the band's first album. All songs were written | The album is actually credited to [[Patrick Wilson]], with ''The Special Goodness'' seemingly being the album's title alone. However, it is generally considered to be the band's first album. All songs were written, and performed mainly, by Wilson. "Pay No Mind" and "[[Pardon Me (The Special Goodness)|Pardon Me]]" would be later re-recorded for 2003's ''[[Land Air Sea]]''. | ||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
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==Track Listing== | ==Track Listing== | ||
#"Congratulations" 3:43 | #"[[Congratulations]]" 3:43 | ||
#"Fatigue" 2:32 | #"[[Fatigue]]" 2:32 | ||
#"Pay No Mind" 3:11 | #"[[Pay No Mind]]" 3:11 | ||
#"I'd Like To Know" 3:54 (not to be confused with "You Know I'd Like..." from ''[[At Some Point, Birds And Flowers Became Interesting]]'' and ''[[Land Air Sea]]'') | #"[[I'd Like To Know]]" 3:54 (not to be confused with "You Know I'd Like..." from ''[[At Some Point, Birds And Flowers Became Interesting]]'' and ''[[Land Air Sea]]'') | ||
#"Conquistadores Of Nothing" 3:59 | #"[[Conquistadores Of Nothing]]" 3:59 | ||
#"A Hundred Times As Good" 2:56 | #"[[A Hundred Times As Good]]" 2:56 | ||
#"Pardon Me" 2:52 (not to be confused with the [[Weezer]] song of the same name) | #"[[Pardon Me (The Special Goodness)|Pardon Me]]" 2:52 (not to be confused with the [[Weezer]] [[Pardon Me|song of the same name]]) | ||
#"A Fortunate Mistake" 6:50 | #"[[A Fortunate Mistake]]" 6:50 | ||
#"I'm Not Too Proud" 2:28 | #"[[I'm Not Too Proud]]" 2:28 | ||
#"It's All Here In This Book" 4:42 | #"[[It's All Here In This Book]]" 4:42 | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[List of Special Goodness songs]] | |||
[[Category:Patrick Wilson]] | [[Category:Patrick Wilson]] | ||
[[Category:The Special Goodness albums]] | [[Category:The Special Goodness albums]] | ||