Songs for the Daily Planet

The album contains 12 songs, all written or co-written by Snider. "Talkin' Seattle Grunge Rock Blues", a hidden track on the album, was a minor radio hit.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/songs-for-the-daily-planet-mw0000121927|title=Songs for the Daily Planet|last=Leaver|first=Jack|work=AllMusic|accessdate=4 February 2017}}

Mark Chesnutt covered "Trouble" on his 1995 album Wings,{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/wings-mw0000179882|title=Wings|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|work=Allmusic|accessdate=February 4, 2017}} and Gary Allan covered "Alright Guy" on his 2001 album Alright Guy,{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/alright-guy-mw0000013790|title=Alright Guy|last=Gallucci|first=Michael|work=Allmusic|accessdate=4 February 2017}} both of which were also produced by Tony Brown.

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Jack Leaver of AllMusic wrote that it was "a rootsy record that combines country and folk elements with a genuine rock & roll sensibility". Dan Kening of the Chicago Tribune rated it 3.5 out of 4 stars, comparing Snider's sound to Billy Joe Shaver and Steve Earle while noting "deft lyrical insights" on songs such as "This Land Is Our Land" and "You Think You Know Somebody".{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-12-29/features/9412290279_1_todd-snider-star-rock-n-roll|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017032918/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-12-29/features/9412290279_1_todd-snider-star-rock-n-roll|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 17, 2015|title=Todd Snider Songs From the Daily Planet|last=Kening|first=Dan|date=December 29, 1994|work=Chicago Tribune|accessdate=February 4, 2017}} Rating it "A−", Bob Cannon of Entertainment Weekly compared Snider's sound to R&B music and Bruce Springsteen, while noting that "You Think You Know Somebody" was "moving{{emdash}}the last thing you'd expect from a wiseass."{{cite magazine|url=http://ew.com/article/1994/11/25/songs-daily-planet/|title=Songs for the Daily Planet|last=Cannon|first=Bob|date=November 25, 1994|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=February 4, 2017}}

All songs written by Todd Snider except where noted.{{cite AV media notes |title=Songs for the Daily Planet |others=Gary Allan |year=1994 |type=CD |publisher=MCA Records |id=MCAD-11067}}

1. "My Generation (Part 2)" - 3:09
2. "Easy Money" - 5:16
3. "That Was Me" - 3:15
4. "This Land Is Our Land" - 4:31
5. "Alright Guy" - 4:30
6. "I Spoke as a Child" - 4:16
7. "Turn It Up" - 4:31
8. "Trouble" - 3:42
9. "Alot More" - 4:52
10. "You Think You Know Somebody" - 4:26
11. "Somebody's Coming" (Snider, Mark Marchetti, Shannon Hills) - 4:05
12. "Joe's Blues" (Snider, Joe Mariencheck) - 8:43
13. *includes hidden track "Talkin' Seattle Grunge Rock Blues"

Compiled from liner notes.

;Musicians

• Marshall Chapman - background vocals
• Ashley Cleveland - background vocals
• Peter Hyrka - violin, mandolin, acoustic guitar, squeeze box, finger snaps
• Doug Lancio - additional electric guitar on "This Land Is Our Land"
• Tom Littlefield - background vocals
• Mark "Hoot" Marchetti - finger snaps, vibraphone
• Joe Mariencheck - bass guitar, finger snaps, background vocals
• Joe McLeary - drums
• Terry McMillan - percussion
• Edgar Meyer - double bass
• Eddy Shaver - electric guitar
• Todd Snider - vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
• Harry Stinson - background vocals
• Michael Utley - piano, organ

;Technical

• Chuck Ainlay - overdubbing
• Tony Brown - production
• Jim Demain - overdubbing
• Richard Dodd - overdubbing, mixing
• Lee Groitzsch - recording
• Steve Hall - mastering
• Roger Nichols - recording, overdubbing
• Steven B. Schnoor - engineering
• Brian Tankersley - recording
• John Thomas II - engineering
• Michael Utley - production

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