Severed Seams

“FACEPAINT” by Happy Abandon

Happy Abandon is:

Peter Vance - Lead vocals, Guitars, Banjo, Percussion
Jake Waits - Drums, Percussion, Backing vocals
Justin Ellis - Bass, Synth bass, Mandolin, Woodwinds, backing vocals
Alex Thompson - Piano, Keyboards, Harmonium, Synthesizers, Backing vocals

Performed and Arranged by Happy Abandon
All songs and lyrics by Peter Vance, Brightbrook Publishing (BMI)
Strings arranged by Alex Thompson, Camille Faulkner, and Peter Vance
Strings conducted by Alex Thompson
Vocal arrangements by Happy Abandon

Produced by Jason Merritt and Happy Abandon
Tracks 1, 6, and 8 engineered by Jason Merritt
Tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, and 10 engineered by Jamie Candiloro and Jason Merritt
Track 7 Produced by Brett Scott and Happy Abandon
Track 7 engineered by Brett Scott
Mixed and Mastered by Jamie Candiloro

Recorded in October 2016 and February 2017 at Bellview Studios (Macon, NC), Overdub Lane (Durham, NC), Blinky Star (Chapel Hill, NC) and North Carolina Central University.
Track 7 and harmonium on track 6 recorded at BNB Audio (Chapel Hill, NC) in May 2016
Mixed and Mastered at Banana Chicken (Los Angeles, CA) March, April 2017

Additional players:

Camille Faulkner - Violin, Backing Vocals
John Reardon - Cello
Nick Johnson - Violin
Azul Zapata - Backing Vocals on Track 7
Emily Pate - Flute on Track 7
Jason Merritt - Synthesizer on Track 4

Album cover:
Eliza Merritt, painted by Mariam Marand, photographed by Shannon Kelly and Jafar Fallahi
Album design and layout by Jennifer Stolk and John Vance

Thanks to;
Missy Biggers, Stephen Judge, Mike Allen, Mary Liles, the Merritt family, The NCCU Audio Production Class, Mariam, Farah, and the rest of WKNC, Matti, Chip, Dan, Al, and the rest of the Schoolkids Records staff.
Special thanks to our friends, families, and everyone else who has supported us from day one.
Dedicated to the memory of Derrick Case, Jeremy Reyes, and Ernie Curtis