The Wallflowers - Breach

When Jakob Dylan first debuted with the Wallflowers, nobody expected that he would ever escape the shadow of his famous father, and those doubts hung heavily above the band until their second album, Bringing Down the Horse, became an unexpected multi-platinum smash. In light of that success, Dylan became his own man, no longer seen as only Bob's kid. That freedom is evident on the Wallflowers' superb third album, Breach. At the time of its fall 2000 release, there was a lot of attention paid to Jakob finally writing about Bob, a subject he steadfastly ignored before, and it is true that several songs do clearly acknowledge his famous father. But that's not the most noteworthy thing about the album. What's remarkable about the album is that he is assured as a songwriter and bandleader. On the surface, there's not much different between this album and its predecessor, but the songs are stronger, sharper, and the performances are lean, muscular, and immediate. Andrew Slater and Michael Penn's clear, surprisingly varied production is a factor, but the credit goes to Jakob Dylan and the Wallflowers; the band has never sounded better and Dylan has never been as convincing as a writer or singer. The result is the finest straight-ahead rock album of 2000. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Andrew Slater Producer Blue Source Design, Art Direction Buddy Judge Vocals (Background) Christophe Rihet Photography Christopher Penn Vocals (Background) Daniel Chase Digital Engineer Elvis Costello Vocals (Background) Femio Hernández Engineer Frank Black Vocals (Background) Gary Louris Vocals (Background) Greg Adams Horn Greg Leisz Musician Greg Richling Percussion, Vocals (Background), Bass Howard Willing Engineer Jakob Dylan Vocals (Background), Vocals, Guitar Jay Joyce Musician Joel Derouin Strings Jon Brion Musician Karie Prescott Strings Ken Kugler Horn Kevin Dean Engineer Lenny Castro Musician Mario Calire Drums Matt Chamberlain Drums Mauricio Iragorri Engineer Michael Penn Musician, Producer, Vocals (Background) Michael Ward Vocals (Background), Guitar Michele Richards Strings Mitchell Froom Horn Arrangements Ok Hee Kim Engineer Paul Foley Digital Engineer Rami Jaffee String Arrangements, Keyboards, Vibraphone, Vocals (Background) Sal Cracchiolo Horn Shari Sutcliffe Project Coordinator Suzie Katayama Strings Ted Jensen Mastering Tom Lord-Alge Mixing Tom Whalley A&R