Bachelor No. 2

Bachelor No. 2
Studio album by Aimee Mann
Released	May 2, 2000
Recorded	???
Genre	Pop, Rock
Length	49:21
Label	Superego
Producer	Jon Brion Mike Denneen Buddy Judge Aimee Mann Brendan O'Brien
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link The A.V. Club (Favourable) link Entertainment Weekly (A-) link Rolling Stone RS 842
Aimee Mann chronology
Magnolia (1999) Bachelor No. 2 (2000) Ultimate Collection (2000)

Bachelor No. 2 is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Aimee Mann, released in 2000. (see 2000 in music). Its full title is Bachelor No. 2 or, the Last Remains of the Dodo. Prior to this album's release, a limited-run 7-song preview EP was sold at concerts. Bachelor No. 2 had been slated for release through Interscope, which did not think the material had commercial appeal. Mann purchased back the rights for "six figures", and began selling the album online. It was one of the first albums to be successful with only online sales, eventually selling 25,000 copies from Mann's website. After attracting attention, a distribution deal to traditional retail channels led to sales topping 200,000.^[1] The expanded version of the album incorporates material which first appeared on the Magnolia soundtrack, for the film of the same name by Paul Thomas Anderson. "You Do" was written specifically for the film. Anderson is also the subject of the song "Red Vines". The Japanese version of the album contains extra tracks not available on other versions of the album, but, oddly, does not contain the song 'Driving Sideways'. Some of the tracks are also in a different order to other versions of the album.

Track listing

All songs by Aimee Mann, unless otherwise noted.

1. "How Am I Different" (Jon Brion, Mann) – 5:03^[2]
2. "Nothing Is Good Enough" – 3:10^[2][3]
3. "Red Vines" – 3:44^[2]
4. "The Fall of the World's Own Optimist" (Elvis Costello, Mann) – 3:06^[2]
5. "Satellite" – 4:10^[2]
6. "Deathly" – 5:37^[4]
7. "Ghost World" – 3:30
8. "Calling It Quits" – 4:09^[2]
9. "Driving Sideways" (Michael Lockwood, Mann) – 3:49^[4]
10. "Just Like Anyone" – 1:22^[2]
11. "Susan" – 3:51
12. "It Takes All Kinds" (Brion, Mann) – 4:06
13. "You Do" – 3:43^[4]

Notes

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} Appeared on the self-published EP.
3. ^ Instrumental appeared on the Magnolia soundtrack.
4. ^ ^{a b c} Appeared on the Magnolia soundtrack.

Personnel

• Aimee Mann - acoustic guitar, bass, guitar, bass, tambourine, vocals, background vocals, hi hat
• Jon Brion - drums, electric guitar, keyboard, background vocals
• Mark Flannagan - trumpet
• Juliana Hatfield - background vocals
• Michael Hausman - percussion, tambourine
• Butch - drums, percussion
• Buddy Judge - background vocals, Wurlitzer, drum loop
• Michael Lockwood - guitar, electric guitar, keyboard, background vocals, soloist, 12 string electric guitar, 12 string acoustic guitar
• Ric Menck - drums
• Brendan O'Brien - bass, slide guitar
• Michael Penn - guitar, electric guitar, background vocals, slide guitar, introduction, guitar feedback
• Grant Lee Phillips - background vocals
• John Sands - drums
• Clayton Scoble - electric baritone guitar
• Benmont Tench - piano, chamberlain
• Jennifer Trynin - electric guitar
• Patrick Warren - piano, accordion, celeste, keyboard, chamberlain, soloist

Production

• Producers: Aimee Mann, Jon Brion, Mike Denneen, Buddy Judge, Brendan O'Brien
• Executive producer: Michael Hausman
• Engineers: Mike Denneen, Nick DiDia, Ryan Freeland, S. "Husky" Hoskulds, Dustin Jones, Buddy Judge, Hank Linderman, Brian Scheuble
• Assistant engineers: Elijah Bradford, Carlos Castro, Connie Hill, Dustin Jones
• Mixing: David Boucher, Bob Clearmountain, Ryan Freeland
• Mastering: Shawn R. Britton
• Production assistant: Buddy Judge
• Assistants: David Boucher, Ryan Freeland
• Computers: Buddy Judge
• Drum engineering: Hank Linderman
• Vocal engineer: S. "Husky" Hoskulds
• Drum programming: Michael Hausman, Buddy Judge, Hank Linderman
• Art direction: Aimee Mann, Gail Marowitz
• Design: Aimee Mann, Gail Marowitz

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)