Midnight Souvenirs is the seventh solo album by Peter Wolf. It won the award for Album of the Year at the 2010 Boston Music Awards,[1][2] was No. 27 on Rolling Stone's list of the 30 Best Albums of 2010.[3] It peaked at No. 45 on the Billboard 200.[4] The album has sold 42,000 copies in the United States as of March 2016.[5]

Midnight Souvenirs
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 6, 2010
StudioSear Sound, Red House Studio, Joe Music Studio and Crushing Music (New York City, New York); Camp Street Studios (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Middleville Studios (North Reading, Massachusetts); 8H Studios (Boston, Massachusetts); Woolly Mammoth Studios (Waltham, Massachusetts); Shabby Road Studios (Somerville, Massachusetts).
GenreRock
Length49:20
LabelVerve
ProducerPeter Wolf, Kenny White
Peter Wolf chronology
Sleepless
(2002)
Midnight Souvenirs
(2010)
A Cure for Loneliness
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Eight of the album's songs were co-written with Will Jennings.[6] The track "Thick as Thieves" is a re-imagining of a track from Wolf's second solo album, Come as You Are. Wolf created the album's artwork himself.[6]

Track listing

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  1. "Tragedy" (with Shelby Lynne) (Peter Wolf, Angelo Petraglia) – 4:30
  2. "I Don't Wanna Know" (David Johnston) – 2:54
  3. "Watch Her Move" (Wolf, Taylor Rhodes) – 3:58
  4. "There's Still Time" (Will Jennings, Wolf, Bob Thiele, Jr.) – 5:09
  5. "Lying Low" (Jennings, Wolf) – 3:12
  6. "The Green Fields of Summer" (with Neko Case) (Jennings, Wolf) – 2:57
  7. "Thick as Thieves" (Wolf, Tim Mayer) – 2:44
  8. "Always Asking for You" (Jennings, Mayer) – 2:58
  9. "Then It Leaves Us All Behind" (Jennings, Mayer) – 3:33
  10. "Overnight Lows" (Wolf, Petraglia, Chuck Prophet) – 5:07
  11. "Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky" (Allen Toussaint) – 2:14
  12. "Don't Try and Change Her" (Jennings, Mayer) – 3:33
  13. "The Night Comes Down (For Willy DeVille)" (Jennings, Mayer) – 3:57
  14. "It's Too Late For Me" (with Merle Haggard) (Jennings, Mayer) – 2:47

Personnel

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  • Peter Wolf – vocals, harmonica (7, 12), backing vocals (7)
  • Kenny White – acoustic piano (1), congas (1, 3, 12), keyboards (2-6, 9-14), guitars (4, 6), bass (7), backing vocals (7)
  • Larry Campbell – guitars (1-4, 6, 7, 9-13), pedal steel guitar (2), fiddle (2, 4, 6), mandolin (12)
  • Duke Levine – guitars (1, 2, 3, 5, 8-14), mandola (2, 6), banjo (5), mandolin (13)
  • Kevin Barry – guitars (8, 14), lap steel guitar (8)
  • Paul Bryan – bass (1-4, 6, 9-13)
  • Marty Ballou – upright bass (5, 8, 14)
  • Shawn Pelton – drums (1-4, 6-14)
  • Marty Richards – drums (5)
  • Crispin Cioe – alto saxophone (1, 4, 13)
  • Arno Hecht – tenor saxophone (1, 4, 13)
  • Anil Oulianine – cello (4, 6, 9)
  • Anja Wood – cello (4, 6, 9)
  • Chris Cardona – violin (4, 6, 9)
  • Jonathan Dinklage – violin (4, 6, 9)
  • Antoine Silverman – violin (4, 6, 9), string arrangements (4, 6, 9)
  • Entcho Toldorov – violin (4, 6, 9)
  • David Johnston – cellphone intro (7)
  • Shelby Lynne – vocals (1)
  • Ada Dyer – backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13)
  • Catherine Russell – backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13)
  • Babi Floyd – backing vocals (2)
  • Mike Harvey – backing vocals (2, 10, 14)
  • Neko Case – vocals (6)
  • Kris Delmhorst – harmony vocals (6, 9)
  • James "D-Train" Williams – backing vocals (10, 14)
  • Merle Haggard – vocals (14)

Production

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  • Kenny White – producer
  • Peter Wolf – producer, assistant engineer (1, 2, 4, 6, 9-13), mixing (3), drawings, art design, booklet cover photography, inside cover photography
  • Rob Eaton – engineer (1, 2, 4, 6, 9-13), mixing (2, 4, 9, 10, 11, 13)
  • Dave Westner – engineer (1, 2, 4, 6, 9-13), mixing (3), additional engineer
  • Ben Wisch – mixing (1, 5-8, 12, 14), engineer (7)
  • Paul Q. Koldarie – engineer (3, 8, 14)
  • Chris Rival – engineer (5)
  • Chris Allen – assistant engineer (1, 2, 4, 6, 9-13)
  • Alex Heartman – assistant engineer (3, 8, 14)
  • Adam Taylor – assistant engineer (3, 8, 14)
  • Joe Blaney – additional engineer
  • Adam Brass – additional engineer
  • Charlton Pettus – additional engineer
  • John Squicciarino – additional engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)
  • Sue Drew – project coordinator
  • Jill Dell'Abate – session coordinator
  • Tracy Berglund – art design, CD tray and back cover photography
  • Bobby DiMarco – additional design assistance, CD clock design
  • Jazz Martin – additional design assistance, CD clock design
  • Frank Olinsky – graphic consulting, CD clock design
  • Jon Strymish – booklet back cover photography
  • Joe Stewart – photography
  • John Barruck – management
  • Abe Barruck – management assistant
  • Cerisa Roulston – management assistant

Charts

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Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 45
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[8] 12
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[9] 14

References

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  1. ^ Gottlieb, Jed (December 7, 2010), "Peter Wolf, Amanda Palmer lead BMA winners", Boston Herald
  2. ^ Perry, Jonathan (December 6, 2010), "Uke in hand, Palmer tops Music Awards", Boston Globe
  3. ^ "The 30 Best Albums of 2010". Rolling Stone (December 25, 2010). Retrieved 2011-01-18
  4. ^ "Peter Wolf Albums, Discography". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
  5. ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  6. ^ a b "SoundSpike Interview: Peter Wolf on "Midnight Souvenirs," collaborations and cognac". Soundspike.com. 2010-10-01. Archived from the original on 2015-01-03. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
  7. ^ "Peter Wolf Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Peter Wolf Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Peter Wolf Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.