Black Letter Days

Black Letter Days
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Studio album by Frank Black and the Catholics
Released	August 20, 2002
Recorded	Oct 2001-Jan 2002
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	65:16
Label	SpinART
Producer	Nick Vincent
Frank Black and the Catholics chronology
Dog in the Sand (2001)Dog in the Sand2001 Black Letter Days (2002) Devil's Workshop (2002)Devil's Workshop2002

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Nude as the News	(7/10)
Pitchfork Media	(6.9)
Popmatters	(Positive)
Rolling Stone
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Black Letter Days is the first of two albums by Frank Black and the Catholics simultaneously released in 2002 (along with Devil's Workshop). The title implies the opposite of the term "Red Letter Days" which are holidays — a "black letter day" being all the ordinary days in a given month.

Track listing

1. "The Black Rider" - 2:37
2. "California Bound" - 3:24
3. "Chip Away Boy" - 2:57
4. "Cold Heart of Stone" - 3:19
5. "Black Letter Day" - 3:26
6. "Valentine and Garuda" - 3:13
7. "How You Went So Far" - 4:05
8. "End of Miles" - 3:49
9. "1826" - 6:40
10. "The Farewell Bend" - 3:23
11. "Southbound Bevy" - 3:07
12. "I Will Run After You" - 3:58
13. "True Blue" - 1:49
14. "Jane the Queen of Love" - 5:10
15. "Jet Black River" - 1:51
16. "21 Reasons" - 5:40
17. "Whispering Weeds" - 3:39
18. "The Black Rider" - 3:09

Musicians

• Frank Black: vocals, guitar
• Scott Boutier: drums, vocals
• Eric Drew Feldman: keyboard, synthesizer, vocals
• Rich Gilbert: guitar, pedal steel guitar, keyboards, saxophone, vocals
• David McCaffery: bass, vocals
• Dave Phillips: guitar, pedal steel guitar, vocals

additional personnel:

• Moris Tepper: guitar, vocals
• Nick Vincent: maracas
• Ben Mumphrey: engineer