Dog in the Sand

Dog in the Sand
Studio album by Frank Black and the Catholics
Released	January 30, 2001
Recorded	2000
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	47:30
Label	SpinART
Producer	Nick Vincent
Frank Black and the Catholics chronology
Oddballs (2000) Dog in the Sand (2001) Black Letter Days (2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The A.V. Club	B+ [2]
Ink Blot	(Favorable) [3]
Mojo	(8/10) [4]
NME	[5]
Pitchfork Media	(7.8/10) [6]
Popmatters	(Positive) [7]
Q	[8]

Dog in the Sand, Frank Black's third album with backing group the Catholics, was released by the Cooking Vinyl record label in 2001, and was produced by Nick Vincent. The album was generally met with favorable reviews. Though retaining the live-to-two-track method of recording of the previous two albums, this album found the band branching away from purely electric rock to incorporate acoustic guitar, pedal steel, and Rhodes Piano and Wurlitzer organ into the sonic template.

The album was initially released by the What Are Records? label in 2001, and was reissued by SpinART in 2003.

Track listing

All songs written by Frank Black.

1. "Blast Off" – 7:13
2. "I've Seen Your Picture" – 2:51
3. "St. Francis Dam Disaster" – 5:02
4. "Robert Onion" – 4:00
5. "Stupid Me" – 2:31
6. "Bullet" – 3:53
7. "The Swimmer" – 2:48
8. "Hermaphroditos" – 4:12
9. "I'll Be Blue" – 3:34
10. "Llano del Rio" – 4:14
11. "If It Takes All Night" – 3:19
12. "Dog in the Sand" – 3:48

2003 reissue bonus tracks:

• "Robert Onion" (Acoustic)
• "Blast Off" (Acoustic)
• "Stupid Me" (Acoustic)
• "If It Takes All Night" (Acoustic)

Personnel

• Frank Black – vocals, guitar
• Scott Boutier – drums, vocals
• Eric Drew Feldman – keyboard, vocals
• Rich Gilbert – guitar, pedal steel guitar, keyboards, vocals
• David McCaffery – bass, vocals
• Dave Phillips – guitar, pedal steel guitar, vocals
• Joey Santiago – lead guitar
• Moris Tepper – guitar, banjo, bihuela
• Nick Vincent – percussion
• Billy Bowers – recording engineer

References