Fast Man Raider Man

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Fast Man Raider Man is a solo double album by Frank Black released in 2006.

Track listing

All tracks written by Frank Black, except indicated

Disc one

1. "If Your Poison Gets You" (arranged by Lyle Workman) - 2:56
2. "Johnny Barleycorn" - 4:50
3. "Fast Man" (arranged by Lyle Workman) - 4:12
4. "You Can't Crucify Yourself" - 3:23
5. "Dirty Old Town" (written by Ewan MacColl) - 3:03
6. "Wanderlust" (arranged by Lyle Workman) - 3:27
7. "Seven Days" (arranged by Lyle Workman) - 4:11
8. "Raider Man" (arranged by Lyle Workman) - 3:04
9. "The End of the Summer" (music adapted from Gabriel Fauré's Sicilienne, Op. 78, arranged by Lyle Workman) - 3:53
10. "Dog Sleep" (co-written with Reid Paley, arranged by Lyle Workman) - 3:48
11. "When the Paint Grows Darker Still" (arranged by Lyle Workman) - 3:34
12. "I'm Not Dead" (I'm in Pittsburgh) (co-written with Reid Paley, arranged by Lyle Workman) - 3:41
13. "Golden Shore" (co-written with Reid Paley, arranged by Lyle Workman) - 3:17

Disc two

1. "In the Time of My Ruin" - 4:21
2. "Down to You" (co-written with Reid Paley, arranged by Lyle Workman) - 2:18
3. "Highway to Lowdown" - 2:35
4. "Kiss My Ring" - 2:29
5. "My Terrible Ways" - 3:36
6. "Fitzgerald" - 3:12
7. "Elijah" - 3:16
8. "It's Just Not Your Moment" - 5:32
9. "The Real El Rey" - 3:21
10. "Where the Wind Is Going" - 3:33
11. "Holland Town" (arranged by Lyle Workman) - 2:32
12. "Sad Old World" - 4:57
13. "Don't Cry That Way" - 2:25
14. "Fare Thee Well" (traditional, arranged by Frank Black)- 3:18

Personnel

• Frank Black - lead vocals, guitar, ukulele
• Bob Babbitt - bass guitar, backing vocals
• Bobby Bare Jr. - backing vocals
• Billy Block - drums, backing vocals
• Marty Brown - bass guitar, backing vocals, duet vocal on Dirty Old Town
• Violet Clark-Thompson - backing vocals
• Jack Clement - dobro, backing vocals
• Steve Cropper - guitar
• Rick Duvall - backing vocals
• Steve Ferrone - drums
• Rich Gilbert - pedal steel guitar
• James Griffin - backing vocals
• Levon Helm - drums, percussion
• David Hood - bass guitar
• Ellis Hooks - backing vocals
• Wayne Jackson - trumpet, trombone, fluegelhorn
• Duane Jarvis - guitar
• Mark Jordan - keyboards
• Carol Kaye - guitar, bass guitar
• Jim Keltner - drums, percussion
• Simon Kirke - drums, percussion
• Jack Kidney - harmonica, tenor saxophone
• Al Kooper - organ
• Ian McLagan - keyboards
• Buddy Miller - guitar, mandoguitar, backing vocals
• Spooner Oldham - keyboards, backing vocals
• Tom Petersson - bass guitar
• Dave Phillips - pedal steel guitar
• P.F. Sloan - piano, backing vocals
• Billy Swan - backing vocals
• Planet Swan - backing vocals
• Sierra Swan - backing vocals
• Akil Thompson - drums
• Chester Thompson - drums
• Jon Tiven - alto saxophone, guitar, percussion, piano, backing vocals, sound producer
• Brooks Watson - backing vocals
• Lyle Workman - guitar, arrangements
• Reggie Young - guitar