River Songs

For other uses, see River Song.

River Songs is the third full length studio album by American band The Badlees. It was released on their independent label, Rite-Off Records, in February 1995 and sold over 10,000 units before being picked up by the national label Polydor/Atlas after the band signed with that label later in 1995. The album was re-released nationally with no further production enhancement in October 1995 and went on to spawn three national hits – "Fear of Falling", "Angeline Is Coming Home", and "Gwendolyn".

River Songs
Studio album by The Badlees
Released	February 28, 1995 (Rite-Off), October 1995 (Polydor/Atlas)
Recorded	The Green Room Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Length	48:32
Label	Rite-Off Records
Producer	The Badlees
The Badlees chronology
The Unfortunate Result of Spare Time (1993) River Songs (1995) The Day's Parade (1998)

Track listing

Note – the order listed below is from the original Rite-Off Records release of February, 1995.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Grill the Sucker"	The Badlees	1:13
2.	"Angeline Is Coming Home"	Mike Naydock, The Badlees	4:09
3.	"Fear of Falling"	Bret Alexander, The Badlees	4:50
4.	"Angels of Mercy"	Alexander, The Badlees	4:11
5.	"Queen of Perfection"	Alexander, The Badlees	3:03
6.	"Bendin' the Rules"	Alexander, Naydock, Paul Smith, The Badlees	6:10
7.	"Gwendolyn"	Alexander, The Badlees	4:21
8.	"Ore Hill"	Jeff Feltenberger, The Badlees	4:24
9.	"Nothing Much of Anything"	Naydock, The Badlees	3:36
10.	"Song For a River"	Alexander, Naydock, The Badlees	8:17
11.	"I Liked You Better When You Hated Yourself"	Alexander, Welsh, The Badlees	2:47

Personnel

• Pete Palladino – Vocals, Harmonica, Kazoo
• Bret Alexander – Guitar, Mandolin, Dobro, Dulcimer, Harmonica, Jaw Harp, Vocals
• Jeff Feltenberger – Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
• Paul Smith – Bass, Keyboards, Vocals
• Ron Simasek – Drums, Percussion, Stumpf Fiddle

Additional musicians

• Robert Scott Richardson – Hammond B-3 Organ

Production

• Gary Greyhosky, Bret Alexander, Paul Smith, Jeff Feltenberger – Engineers at The Green Room
• Joe Alexander & Brad Catlett – Engineers at Kajem Studios
• Scott Hull – Engineer at Masterdisk
• Janice Radocha – Photos
• Donna Glass and Pete Palladino – Layout and design
• Terry Selders – Personal manager
• Scott Berger – Road manager
• Keith Barshinger – Live sound engineer
• Mike Naydock – Songwriting collaborator

References

• Modern Rock Review Badlees Profile, October 10, 2010
• The Badlees Archives by Alan K. Stout
• "Badlees Back from Abroad in Studio" by Dave Donati, Sound Check, Issue 3 Vol.2, October 1994
• "Small Town Band Headed to Big Time" by Jennifer Huff, Panorama Magazine, Vol.14 #10 (p. 51), October 1994
• "Take a Cruise on Badlees’ New 'River' " by Alan K. Stout, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, February 28, 1995