Dan Bern (album) explained

Dan Bern
Type:	Album
Artist:	Dan Bern
Cover:	DanBernCover1.jpg
Released:	March 4, 1997
Genre:	Folk rock
Length:	44:57
Label:	Work/Sony
Producer:	Chuck Plotkin
Prev Title:	Dog Boy Van
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Fifty Eggs
Next Year:	1998

Dan Bern (1997) is the self-titled debut full album of the Iowa native singer/songwriter Dan Bern.

Songs

"Jerusalem"

At the end of "Jerusalem", the singer reveals that he is the messiah. The song opens and closes with the lyrics "When I tell you that I love you don't test my love / Accept my love / Don't test my love / 'Cuz maybe I don't love you all that much."^{[1] [2]}

The song has been covered by folk singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco. It has been featured in the weather section of the podcast Welcome to Night Vale.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Dan Bern

1. "Jerusalem" – 3:44
2. "Go to Sleep" – 2:33
3. "Wasteland" – 6:38
4. "Marilyn" – 2:51
5. "King of the World" – 2:48
6. "Too Late To Die Young" – 2:58
7. "Rome" – 5:54
8. "I'm Not the Guy" – 3:32
9. "Never Fall in Love" – 3:12
10. "Estelle" – 7:33
11. "Queen" – 3:13

Personnel

• Dan Bern – Organ, Guitar, Harmonica, Cello, Vocals, Art Direction, Illustrations, Paintings
• Jennifer Condos – Bass
• Mick Haggerty – Art Direction, Photography
• Mouse Johnson – Engineer
• Gary Mallaber – Drums
• Stephen Marcussen – Mastering
• Chuck Plotkin – Percussion, Handclapping, Producer
• Dean Restum – Guitar, Engineer
• Micajah Ryan – Engineer
• Toby Scott – Mixing
• Marshall Thompson – Keyboards
• Josh Zawaduk – Organ, Accordion, Sound Effects, Vocals

Notes and References

1. Bern . Dan . Jerusalem . Dan Bern . 1997 . Dan Bern . . . 2022-11-11.
2. Web site: Dan Bern – Jerusalem: Song Lyrics . 25 October 2015 . The Dan Bern Lyrics Archive.
3. Web site: Welcome to Night Vale . 25 October 2015 . Podbay.fm.