Seeing Things (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Seeing Things
| type = studio
| artist = Jakob Dylan
| cover = seeingthings.jd.jpg
| alt =
| released = June 10, 2008
| recorded = 2007–2008
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 37:55
| label = Columbia
| producer = Rick Rubin
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Women + Country
| next_year = 2010
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1343256|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
|rev2 = Billboard
|rev2score = (favorable)[https://web.archive.org/web/20080603010029/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3i07a95797894eac5601199a23721fb430 Billboard review]
|rev3 = Blender
|rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}[http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=5159 Blender review]
|rev4 = Hartford Courant
|rev4score = (favorable)[http://www.courant.com/entertainment/music/reviews/albums/hc-albums0610.artjun10,0,6669947.story Hartford Courant review]
|rev5 = PopMatters
|rev5score = {{Rating|8|10}}[https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/59527/jakob-dylan-seeing-things/ PopMatters review]
|rev6 = Rolling Stone
|rev6score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20080614113215/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/21080511/review/21228442/seeing_things Rolling Stone review]
|rev7 = The Skinny
|rev7score = {{Rating|2|5}}[http://www.theskinny.co.uk/article/43316-jakob-dylan-seeing-things The Skinny review]
|rev8 = Spin
|rev8score = {{Rating|3|5}}[http://www.spin.com/reviews/jakob-dylan-seeing-things-columbiastarbucks-entertainment Spin review]
}}
Seeing Things is the first solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Jakob Dylan. The album was released on June 10, 2008,[https://www.nme.com/news/bob-dylan/34545 Jakob Dylan reveals details of first solo album] by Columbia Records and was recorded at the Hollywood Hills home of producer Rick Rubin.{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/02/magazine/02rubin.t.html?ref=magazine | work=The New York Times | title=The Music Man | first=Lynn | last=Hirschberg | date=September 2, 2007 | accessdate=May 23, 2010}}
Dylan performed songs from the album for a small group on May 8, 2008, at Nissan's Live Sets in Los Angeles, California. Videos of these performances are available for viewing at Jakob Dylan @ Yahoo Music.
Dylan also announced his first solo tour with his band The Gold Mountain Rebels to promote the album beginning May 17, 2008, with appearances on the Late Show with David Letterman on June 11, on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on July 15, and on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on August 4.[http://www.myspace.com/jakobdylan Jakob Dylan at Myspace]
Extended Play release
A 4-track EP version was released, featuring tracks 1,5,6 & 9 of the full album.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Jakob Dylan, except "I Told You I Couldn't Stop" composed by Dylan and Matt Sweeney.
- "Evil Is Alive and Well" – 3:56
- "Valley of the Low Sun" – 3:57
- "All Day and All Night" – 3:28
- "Everybody Pays as They Go" – 3:00
- "Will It Grow" – 4:49
- "I Told You I Couldn't Stop" – 4:14
- "War Is Kind" – 3:08
- "Something Good This Way Comes" – 3:39
- "On up the Mountain" – 3:45
- "This End of the Telescope" – 3:59
- "Costa Rica" (iTunes Bonus Track) – 3:35
Personnel
- Jakob Dylan – bass, guitar, vocals
- Rick Rubin – producer
- Z. Berg – musician
- Mathieu Bitton – art direction, design
- Jason Boesel – musician
- Lindsay Chase – production coordination
- Rich Egan – management
- Jason Lader – engineer, mixing
- Dana Nielsen – engineer[https://www.allmusic.com/album/seeing-things-mw0000787005/credits AllMusic 'Seeing Things' Credits]
- Vlado Meller – mastering
- James Minchin – photography
- Mark Santangelo – assistant
Charts
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|+ Chart performance of Seeing Things ! scope="col"| Chart (2008) ! scope="col"| Peak |
{{album chart|Austria|71|artist=Jakob Dylan|album=Seeing Things|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 18, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Germany4|50|id=88006|artist=Jakob Dylan|album=Seeing Things|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 18, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Switzerland|42|artist=Jakob Dylan|album=Seeing Things|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 18, 2020}} |
scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_D.HTM |title=Chart Log UK: Asher D. – Dyverse|website=zobbel.de|accessdate=September 18, 2020}}
|align="center"|106 |
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scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jakob dylan|chart=Billboard 200}}|accessdate=June 24, 2008|title=Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard}}
|align="center"|24 |
{{album chart|BillboardRock|8|artist=Jakob Dylan|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 18, 2020}} |
Notes
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Category:Albums produced by Rick Rubin
Category:Columbia Records albums