Handsome Devil (album)

Handsome Devil
Studio album by Jim Bianco
Released	2004
Genre	Acoustic Rock
Length	41:24 minutes
Label	Independent
Jim Bianco chronology
Jim Bianco and the Tim Davies Big Band (2003) Handsome Devil (2004) Steady (2006)

Handsome Devil is the first official studio album released by recording artist Jim Bianco. The song "So Far, So Good" was featured on an episode of HBO's "Real Sex" and also used in a German car commercial in 2009. In August 2010, "So Far So Good" was featured in episode 33 of "True Blood" on HBO. In the 2005/2006 season, A&E's show "Random 1" featured the following songs over the course of three episodes:

• "Untended Fires"
• "Best That You Can Do"
• "Sorry"
  and
• "Tennessee Wedding"

Track listing

All songs were written by Jim Bianco

1. “Best That You Can Do“– 3:51
2. “Handsome Devil“– 4:09
3. “Goodness Gracious“– 3:58^[1]
4. “Sorry” –3:55
5. “The River Waltz“– 3:22
6. “Tennessee Wedding“– 4:48
7. “So Far, So Good“– 3:47
8. “More Hands“– 3:15
9. “Ready or Not“– 4:44
10. “Untended Fires“– 3:22
11. “Handsome Devil (Reprise)” –4:53

Personnel

• Jim Bianco–lead vocals, acoustic guitars, piano on 4 and 7, electric guitar on 1 and 8
• Brad Gordon– accordion, winds and brass, piano/electronic piano/organ, background vocals
• Jason Pipkin–drums and percussion
• Josef Zimmerman–double bass and additional background vocals on 1, 6, 7 and 9
• Matt DeMerritt–tenor saxophone
• Kenny Lyon–electric guitars on 2, 3, 4, 7, 9 and nylon on 11
• Gary Jules – background vocals on “Tennessee Wedding”
• Petra Haden– violin on “River Waltz” and all female vocals
• Dr. Gonorbad – vibes on 8 and 10
• Bang Dordor – chamberlain on 10
• Rob Barndog – castanets on 11
• Vincent Mourou– francais

Additional Production Information

• Produced by Brad Gordon and Jim Bianco
• Mastered by Matt Mariano at mmmusic
• All photography by Miles Eastman at Quixote Studios
• Art design by Jim Bianco and Tammy Bumann
• Art production by Tammy Bumann

Studio Information

Basic tracks recorded by Jeff Gross at Jag144 Studios. Everything else recorded by Brad Gordon at Magic Carpet Studios. “More Hands” was recorded completely at Magic Carpet Studios. Kenny Lyon’s guitar work was recorded at the Gaylord-6th floor.

Liner Notes

Liner notes written by Jim Bianco.
this record would not have made it into your hands, sounding and looking the way it does, if the following people hadn’t been born: brad gordon, jeff gross, scott and seth at acoustic live, brad gordon, miles eastman. little dawnee frinta, matt mariano, tammy bumann, brad gordon, mary bones, ratsy, duckman, nate and vito, brad gordon, shu lan tuan, kia kamran, ashley/amy/bridgitte, petra haden and brad gordon, and brad gordon.

i would not be who i am or where i am if these fine people hadn’t stumbled their way in my life (or vice-versa): dad, mom, dana hash-brown, chris L and the nossan, julkie kole, chazz turner, jordan burger, chandos erwin, quincy, Sir Gary Jules, max and marko at the hotel café (and mazi and lee and megan and kiersten and jen and vanessa and jDubbs, and mikey and will), johnny ciccolella, petra haden, nic Harcourt and everyone at kcrw, kim and wncw, shula bula, lisa foxy brown, and anyone who has ever lent me money, done me a favor, bought me a drink or made me laugh so hard I lost my balance.

a special thanks to my band, too, who collectively not only exercise colossal talent and charm, but humor, patience and unyielding loyalty…most of the time. A nod to the P.I.P. for driving around this country with me, sleeping in less than respectable places, playing less than respectable gigs for less than respectable pay and somehow loving every minute of it. you’ve got a heart of gold, brother (or maybe just a serious lack of self-worth).

the time and energy brad gordon put into this project is certainly notable, but the adventure and imagination he put into it is truly remarkable, big thanks, BG.

and finally, a note of thanks to you, whoever you are and wherever you may be reading this. it’s good to know that there are people like you still out there, who have a wild appetite and a curious heart, so much so, that you actually allocate time in your life to read the liner notes.

you are uncommon, outnumbered and hopefully will never change.

cheers

Jim Bianco on Handsome Devil

• "I call "Handsome Devil" my sex record, because there’s a sexual theme throughout the whole thing. It’s about the tenacity of the male libido. When I perform songs from that record, I always feel successful when people understand that I’m in character. I’m sort of speaking from the perspective of a full-on testosterone-charged male running on a thousand gallons of fuel—saying whatever he wants to without consequences." ^[2]
• “These songs aren’t cynical; they’re dark. This shows a side of males that they often try to hide, but which can be found to some extent in all of us. The difference with the character is that he doesn’t try to suppress or hide any of this. He’s unaware of the consequences of these actions until they happen, but then he has to deal with them.”^[3]

Videos

Bianco filmed and produced one video for this album.
Best That You Can Do

External links

• Official website
• Jim Bianco on MySpace
• Jim Bianco on Facebook
• Jim Bianco on Twitter
• Jim Bianco's Youtube Channel

References