Tom Freund - Collapsible Plans

by Ben Harper

I have been moved by Tom's music since the first note we played together in my family's music store after closing time -- just he and I with two guitars until the morning hours.

He was the first person I had ever heard that was my age, writing songs of his own, and they were amazing.

Tom is an extraordinarily soulful multi-instrumentalist, and also a one take phenom when it comes to recording, making my role as producer that much easier, enabling us to complete recording for "Collapsible Plans" in under ten days.

A few of the songs on this record have been previously released, but I felt the record would be best served with not just new material, but also some of Tom's strongest material from the past… These are songs that deserve the entire world as an audience, and I didn't want to let the potential of that chance get away with "Collapsible Plans."

I appreciate and thank everyone at .net for checking this out, and for making this site what it is.

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1. Collapsible Plans (Sugar) Play Details Tom: vocals, upright bass, guitar and percussion Ben Harper: background vocals and Weissenborn lap steel Michael Jerome: drums Fil Krohnengold: Wurlitzer and piano Timothy Loo: Cello Alyssa Park: violin
2. Comfortable In Your Arms Play Details Tom: vocals, upright bass and vibes Ben Harper: background vocals, harmonium and Richenbacher lap steel Michael Jerome: drums and congas Timothy Loo: cello Alyssa Park: violin
3. Copper Moon Details Tom: vocals, guitar, bass and shaker Ben Harper: background vocals Jackson Browne: piano and background vocals Michael Jerome: drums Michael Ward: electric guitar
4. Unwind Play Details Tom: vocals, guitar, electric 12 string guitar, bass and Wurlitzer Ben Harper: Asher lap steel and tambourine Michael Jerome: drums Jason Yates: B3 and piano
5. Can't Cry Hard Enough Details Tom: vocals, piano and upright bass Michael Jerome: drums
6. Why Wyoming Play Details Tom: vocals, guitar, bass and solo acoustic guitar Ben Harper: background vocals Jackson Browne: piano and background vocals Michael Jerome: drums and tambourine Jason Yates: B3 and Wurlitzer
7. Without Her I'd Be Lost Details Tom: vocals, acoustic and electric guitar and piano Ben Harper: drums, background vocals, National lap steel, vibes and percussion
8. Queen Of The Desert Details Tom: vocals, ukulele and vibes
9. Concessions Details Tom: vocals, piano, upright bass and electric guitar Ben Harper: background vocals, National lap steel, Wurlitzer and mandocello Michael Jerome: drums and 'bag of percussion'
10. Begin Again Details Tom: vocals, upright bass, guitar and pump organ Michael Jerome: drums

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Features special guests Ben Harper
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Produced By Ben Harper

Engineered and Mixed by Danny Kalb

Recorded and Mixed at The Village Recorder, West LA, CA. except "Without Her I'd Be Lost" recorded at The Boat in Silverlake, CA

Asst. engineers Chris Owens and Shinnosuke Miyazawa at The Village Recorder and Mike Laza at The Boat

Mastered by Stephen Marcussen, LA, CA

All Songs By Tom Freund, Surf Road Music (ASCAP) except "Can't Cry Hard Enough" by David Willams and Marvin Etzioni, Peer Music LTD. (BMI) and PSO Limited (ASCAP)

Photos by Ben Harper (cover), Francie Wong (inside) and Matt Montee (back cover)

Art and design by Mike King at Crash Design