Good Dog, Bad Dog Explained

Good Dog, Bad Dog: The Home Recordings
Type:	studio
Artist:	Over the Rhine
Cover:	Gooddogbaddog.jpg
Released:	June 30, 1996
Genre:	Americana
Length:	60:08
Label:	Virgin Records/Back Porch Records (re-release)
Producer:	Linford Detweiler, Ric Hordinski
Prev Title:	Eve
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	Besides
Next Year:	1997

Good Dog, Bad Dog is the fourth studio album by Over the Rhine. It was released independently in 1996 and reissued with a slightly altered track listing by Virgin/Backporch in 2000.

Track listing

1996 independent release

1. "Latter Days" - 5:34
2. "All I Need Is Everything" - 4:54
3. "Etcetera Whatever" - 4:52
4. "I Will Not Eat The Darkness" - 1:59
5. "Faithfully Dangerous" - 4:51
6. "The Seahorse" - 4:55
7. "Everyman's Daughter" - 4:10
8. "A Gospel Number" - 4:31
9. "Poughkeepsie" - 4:54
10. "Willoughby" - 3:32
11. "Jack's Valentine" - 4:37
12. "Happy To Be So" - 4:45
13. "Go Down Easy" - 5:20

2000 Virgin/Back Porch re-release

1. "Latter Days" - 5:34
2. "All I Need Is Everything" - 4:54
3. "Etcetera Whatever" - 4:52
4. "I Will Not Eat The Darkness" - 1:59
5. "Faithfully Dangerous" - 4:51
6. "The Seahorse" - 4:55
7. "Everyman's Daughter" - 4:10
8. "Poughkeepsie" - 4:54
9. "Willoughby" - 3:32
10. "It's Never Quite What It Seems" - 4:06
11. "Happy To Be So" - 4:45
12. "Go Down Easy" - 5:20

2008 Over The Rhine/Great Speckled Dog re-release

1. "Latter Days" - 5:34
2. "All I Need Is Everything" - 4:54
3. "Etcetera Whatever" - 4:52
4. "I Will Not Eat The Darkness" - 1:59
5. "Faithfully Dangerous" - 4:51
6. "The Seahorse" - 4:55
7. "Everyman's Daughter" - 4:10
8. "A Gospel Number" - 4:31
9. "Poughkeepsie" - 4:54
10. "Willoughby" - 3:32
11. "Jack's Valentine" - 4:37
12. "Happy To Be So" - 4:45
13. "Go Down Easy" - 5:20
14. "It's Never Quite What It Seems" - 4:06

Personnel

• Karin Bergquist – vocals, acoustic guitars, 12-string guitar
• Linford Detweiler – upright piano, keyboards, organ, acoustic guitars, bass, cello arrangements
• Ric Hordinski – Mellotron, electric guitars, acoustic guitars, lap steel guitar, Ebow
• Brian Kelley – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Norman Johns – cello

Production

• Linford Detweiler – producer, design, liner notes
• Ric Hordinski – co-producer
• Mark Hood – mastering
• Grey Larsen – mastering
• Owen Brock – art direction, design
• Michael Wilson – photography

Miscellaneous

• According to the Q & A section of Ric's website, Good Dog, Bad Dog is his favorite Over The Rhine record.