Wide Awake Drunk

Wide Awake Drunk is the first full-length album by Greg Connors, released in November 2000 on Atlanta independent record label, Scared Records. It features songs recorded in 1996-1997 in four different sessions. Four of the songs were recorded by cohort Joseph Arthur at his home studio in Brooklyn. Other songs were recorded by zod in Decatur, Georgia two of which are covers of songs by Bob Dylan and Donovan. The album includes fifteen tracks total, thirteen which are original songs written by Greg Connors. Most of the songs are live in the studio renditions, featuring only Greg's voice and guitar, but the last five tracks include overdubs of percussion, synthesizer, organ and samples.

Track listing

1. "Changing Light Bulbs" – 4:39
2. "Don't Listen To Me" – 3:25
3. "Loaded Quesedilla" – 3:42
4. "Catty" – 3:02
5. "I Liked Your Thing" – 2:39
6. "Sleeve" – 4:49
7. "I'm Coming Down" – 2:24
8. "New You Nowhere" – 5:12
9. "Young Girl Blues" – 4:19
10. "Most of The Time" – 4:53
11. "Blind Willie's" – 2:33
12. "Your Prediction" – 3:29
13. "Blue Ribbon" – 4:25
14. "Dead Turnover" – 3:12
15. "Be Inside A Window" – 2:00

Album credits

• All songs written by Greg Connors, except "Most of the Time" which was written by Bob Dylan, and "Young Girl Blues" which was written by Donovan.
• Produced by Stan Satin and zod.
• Greg Connors: vocals, guitar, harmonica
• Will Fratesi: percussion, organ
• Stan Satin: synthesizer, samples, percussion, synthbass
• David Watkins: drums, spoons
• Photographs by Stan Satin.
• Art Direction and design by Stan Satin.

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