Miracle of Science (album)

Miracle of Science
Studio album by Marshall Crenshaw
Released	1996
Genre	Rock
Length	43:18
Label	Razor & Tie
Producer	Marshall Crenshaw
Marshall Crenshaw chronology
Live …My Truck Is My Home (1994) Miracle of Science (1996) The 9 Volt Years (1998)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]
Robert Christgau	[3]

Miracle of Science is the seventh studio album by singer/songwriter Marshall Crenshaw and his first studio effort for the indie imprint Razor & Tie. Crenshaw elected for the first time to solely produce the album and play most of the instruments.

Track listing

All songs written by Marshall Crenshaw, except where noted.

1. "soundbite" – 0:11
2. "What Do You Dream Of?" – 3:28
3. "Who Stole That Train" (Hy Heath) – 3:32
4. "Laughter" – 4:41
5. "Twenty-Five Forty-One" (Grant Hart) – 3:22
6. "Starless Summer Sky" (Crenshaw, Rick Cioffi, Fred Todd) – 3:11
7. "Only an Hour Ago" – 4:07
8. "Wondrous Place" (Bill Giant, Jeff Lewis) – 2:42
9. "The 'In' Crowd" (Billy Page) – 3:36
10. "Theme from 'Flaregun'" – 4:47
11. "Seven Miles an Hour" – 4:28
12. "There and Back Again" (Crenshaw, Glen Burtnik) – 5:13

Personnel

• Marshall Crenshaw - vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, percussion, tambourine, vibraphone
• Brad Jones – bass, harmony vocals
• Andy York – guitar, backing vocals
• Jay Sdad – acoustic, electric and slide guitar, lap steel
• Bill Lloyd – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin
• Les James Lester – drums, bongos
• Greg Leisz – dobro
• Byron House – bass
• Fenner Kastner – drums
• Kenny Margolis – piano
• Chris Carmichael – violin, cello
• Crispin Cioe – saxophone
• Larry Etkin – trumpet

References

1. Miracle of Science at AllMusic
2. Hoskyns, Barney. "Miracle of Science", Rolling Stone, September 19, 1996, p. 84.
3. Christgau, Robert. "Marshall Crenshaw". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 4 May 2011.