Soft Spot is the fourth album by alt-country band Clem Snide

Clem Snide

Clem Snide is an alt-country band featuring Eef Barzelay , Brendan Fitzpatrick and Ben Martin .-History:"Clem Snide" is a character in several novels by William S. Burroughs, including Naked Lunch, The Ticket That Exploded, and Exterminator!...

; as Eef Barzelay

Eef Barzelay

Ifar "Eef" Barzelay is an American musician, born in Tel Aviv, Israel on May 12, 1970. Most notably known as the principal songwriter and singer of alt country band Clem Snide, he has performed in a number of Boston-based bands, as well as toured as a solo act, both as headliner and as...

 describes it, the album is the "good love song

Love song

A love song is about falling in love and the feelings it brings. Anthologies of love songs often contain a mixture of both of these types of song. A bawdy song is both humorous and saucy, emphasizing the physical pleasure of love rather than the emotional joy...

s" counterpart to the bad love songs of The Ghost of Fashion

The Ghost of Fashion

The Ghost of Fashion is the third album by indie rock band Clem Snide. The song "Ice Cube" was released as a single in Europe, and the song "Moment in the Sun" was used as the theme song during the second season of the NBC television program Ed, later spawning an EP of the same title.-Track...

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Track listing

1. "Forever, Now and Then"
2. "Tuesday, October 24th"
3. "All Green"
4. "Close the Door"
5. "Action"
6. "Find Love"
7. "There Is Nothing"
8. "Strong Enough"
9. "Happy Birthday"
10. "Fontanelle"
11. "Every Moment"

Production

The album was produced by Joe Chicarelli

Joe Chicarelli

Joe Chiccarelli is an American music producer, mixer and engineer who has been active since early '80's. He has produced albums by Stan Ridgway, Oingo Boingo, Sandra Bernhard, My Morning Jacket, Counting Crows, The Shins, Augie March, Manchester Orchestra, Minus the Bear, Kurt Elling, Big Talk...

, who has produced Elton John

Elton John

Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...

, Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa

Frank Vincent Zappa was an American composer, singer-songwriter, electric guitarist, record producer and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, orchestral and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed...

, and Rufus Wainwright

Rufus Wainwright

Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter. He has recorded six albums of original music, EPs, and tracks on compilations and film soundtracks.-Early years:...

 in the past; Barzelay (jokingly) told Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...

that the reason Chicarelli was talked into producing the album was that "he might have had some community service obligations or unpaid parking tickets." Half of the songs on the album were cut live.

Personnel

• Eef Barzelay
• Jason Glasser — cello/keyboards
• Eric Paull — drummer
• Pete Fitzpatrick — guitar
• Brendan Fitzpatrick (Pete's cousin) — bass
• Mary Roul — violin
• Mary Olive Smith — vocals
• Andrew Innis — saxophone