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New American Language
Studio album by Dan Bern
Released	October 9, 2001
Genre	Folk rock
Length	59:19
Label	Messenger, Cooking Vinyl
Producer	Wil Masisak, Colin Mahoney, Chuck Plotkin, Brian Schey
Dan Bern chronology
Smartie Mine (1999) New American Language (2001) World Cup (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Dayton Daily News	B
Des Moines Register

New American Language is Iowa native singer/songwriter Dan Bern's first release with Messenger Records.

Track listing

Unless otherwise noted, all tracks by Dan Bern

1. "Sweetness" – 3:53
2. "New American Language" – 5:12
3. "Alaska Highway" – 4:05
4. "God Said No" – 5:31
5. "Turning Over" – 5:10
6. "Black Tornado" – 5:24
7. "Albuquerque Lullaby" – 3:54
8. "Tape" – 3:37
9. "Honeydoo!" – 2:14
10. "Toledo" – 5:22
11. "Rice" – 5:30
12. "Thanksgiving Day Parade" – 10:27

Personnel

• Dan Bern – Organ, Guitar, Harmonica, Cello, Vocals, Illustrations, Paintings
• Wil Masisak - Piano, Bass, Organ, Wurlitzer, Mellotron, Guitar, Clarinet, Glockenspiel, Vocals
• Eben Grace - Guitar, Banjo
• Brian Schey - Bass, Guitar, Vocals
• Spanky Mahoney - Drums
• Jake Coffin - Drums, Vocals
• Paul Kuhn - Cellocaster
• Lisa Donnelly - Vocals
• Randy Kaplan - Vocals
• Brent Berry & Clark Jamison - Percussion
• Scott Watson - Tuba

References

1. Jarnow, Jesse. "Dan Bern - New American Language". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
2. Rollins, Ron (2001-12-28). "Short Tracks". Dayton Daily News.
3. Munson, Kyle (2001-10-11). "Add 'accessible' to Dan Bern's list". Des Moines Register.

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