The Impossible Dream

Songwriting
‘Early Bird’
Words and music by Blair Packham
Copyright © 2017 No. 1 Imperfects SOCAN

‘Land We Knew By Heart’
Words and music by Blair Packham
Copyright © 2016 No. 1 Imperfects SOCAN

‘In Her Dreams’
Words and music by Blair Packham
Copyright © 2013 No. 1 Imperfects SOCAN

‘Heads and Tails’
Words and music by Blair Packham, Dan Levy, Matthew Greenberg, and Jules Shear
Copyright © 1989 Big Bugaboo Music SOCAN / Juters Music / Universal Music Publishing Canada II

‘For Joanne’
Words and music by Blair Packham
Copyright © 2020 No. 1 Imperfects SOCAN

‘Funny How’
Words and music by Blair Packham and Naoise Sheridan
Copyright © 1996 No. 1 Imperfects SOCAN / Ross Cahill Music / Universal Music Publishing Canada II

‘More Significant Other’
Words and music by Blair Packham
Copyright © 2022 No. 1 Imperfects SOCAN

‘Houston, We Have a Problem’
Words and music by Blair Packham and Naoise Sheridan
Copyright © 1996 No. 1 Imperfects SOCAN / Ross Cahill Music / Universal Music Publishing Canada II

‘Cambridge Avenue’
Words and music by Blair Packham and Maur Byrne
Copyright © 2017 No. 1 Imperfects SOCAN

‘When It All Got Out of Hand’
Words and music by Blair Packham
Copyright © 2022 No. 1 Imperfects SOCAN

Musicians
‘Early Bird’
Blair Packham: lead vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin
Jim Nielsen: upright bass, ohhhs
Andy Humphrey: ohhhs
Natalie Wong: violin, harmony vocals
Topher Stott: percussion
Mark Mariash: shaker
Tim Bovaconti: electric guitar

‘Land We Knew By Heart’
Blair Packham: lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Jim Nielsen: upright bass, harmony vocals
Andy Humphrey: background vocals
Natalie Wong: violin, harmony vocals
Topher Stott: cymbal swell
Mark Mariash: shaker
Tim Bovaconti: electric guitar

‘In Her Dreams’
Blair Packham: lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, organ
Jim Nielsen: upright bass, ooohs
Andy Humphrey: ooohs
Mark Mariash: drums, percussion
Natalie Wong: violin

‘Heads and Tails’
Blair Packham: lead vocals, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, percussion
Maury Lafoy: upright bass
Mark Mariash: drums, percussion
Natalie Wong: violin, harmony vocals

‘For Joanne’
Blair Packham: lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ
Jim Nielsen: upright bass, ooohs
Andy Humphrey: ooohs
Mark Mariash: drums, percussion
Natalie Wong: background vocals
Teddy Hawkins: background vocals

‘Funny How’
Blair Packham: lead vocals, acoustic guitar, upright piano, Wurlitzer piano
Jim Nielsen: upright bass, harmony vocals
Mark Mariash: drums, percussion
Natalie Wong: violin, harmony vocals

‘More Significant Other’
Blair Packham: lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, baritone guitar
Maury Lafoy: upright bass
Mark Mariash: drums, percussion
Natalie Wong: violin, harmony vocals

‘Houston, We Have a Problem’
Blair Packham: lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Maury Lafoy: upright bass
Mark Mariash: drums, percussion
Natalie Wong: violin, harmony vocals

‘Cambridge Avenue’
Blair Packham: lead vocals, acoustic guitar, Hofner bass, Mellotron
Topher Stott: drums, percussion
Tim Bovaconti: electric guitar
Craig Northey: background vocal stacks, harmonies, electric guitars

‘When It All Got Out of Hand’
Blair Packham: lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, baritone guitars
Jim Nielsen: upright bass, harmony vocals, ooohs
Andy Humphrey: ooohs
Mark Mariash: drums, percussion
Natalie Wong: violin, harmony vocals

Production
Produced by Blair Packham
Recorded by Blair Packham at Twiddletown
Recorded by Chris Stringer at The Union Sound Company
Recorded by Mark Mariash in his geodesic pleasure dome somewhere far away
Mastered by Noah Mintz at The Lacquer Channel

Notes
Mostly a collection of acoustic songs, with a few electric guitars, lots of harmony vocals, and a lot of violin/fiddle.

Special thanks to Joanne Riven, Sharon Setterington, Bob Reid, June Morrow, Craig Northey, Natalie Wong, Topher Stott, Jim Nielsen, Andy Humphrey, Tim Bovaconti, Teddy Hawkins, Maury Lafoy, Mark Mariash, and Stephen Stanley.

A big thanks to Owen Jupiter Packham for enduring the long process of hearing vocals, guitars, and mixes from the next room over the years.

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