My Favorite Year (album)

My Favorite Year is the debut solo album by American singer, guitarist and keyboardist Tony Scalzo of Fastball fame. It was engineered by Joe Blaney [es], who helped to engineer The Clash's fifth album Combat Rock.^[1] Work on the album started on 2011, when Tony started a Kickstarter program.^[1] According to Tony, the songs he co-wrote with his Fastball colleague Miles Zuniga were originally created as Fastball tracks, but were not included in any of the band's records.^[1] He defined the genre of the album as "melodic pop".^[2]

My Favorite Year
Studio album by Tony Scalzo
Released	29 April 2013 (digital download) 21 May 2013 (CD)
Recorded	2012 on Practise, Inc., Austin, Texas The Doghouse, Manor, Texas (Ian McLagan's organ)
Genre	Rock, pop rock, indie rock, alternative rock
Label	East Liberty Records
Producer	Stephen Belans

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tony Scalzo, except where noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love Lost"	2:39
2.	"Regretfully"	2:36
3.	"Don't Let Anyone"	3:27
4.	"Halfway Girl"	3:54
5.	"Ziggy" (Scalzo, Chris Stills, Miles Zuniga)	3:40
6.	"Reality" (Scalzo, Tucker Livingston)	2:36
7.	"Free World" (Scalzo, Britt Daniel, Zuniga)	3:25
8.	"Looks Like I've Thrown it All Away" (Scalzo, Cory Glaeser)	3:23
9.	"Par for the Course"	3:10
10.	"Bed I Made"	4:09
11.	"Forever Girl"	2:28
12.	"Last Word"	3:04

Personnel

• Tony Scalzo – vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, piano, guitar, Wurlitzer electric piano
• Stephen Belans – drums, percussion, production
• Jon Sanchez – additional guitars on all tracks except "Don't Let Anyone", "Halfway Girl", "Reality", "Par for the Course" and "Bed I Made"; Kaossilator on "Looks Like I've Thrown it All Away"
• Billy Cassis – additional guitars on "Don't Let Anyone", "Reality", "Looks Like I've Thrown it All Away", "Forever Girl", and "Last Word"
• Darin Murphy – background vocals on "Love Lost", "Rreality", "Bed I Made", "Forever Girl", and "Last Word"
• Ian McLagan – Hammond B3 on "Forever Girl"
• Matt Hubbard – trombone and harmonium on "Free World"
• Steve Johnson – saxophone on "Free World"
• Andrew Noble, Luke Wollenzien and Annie Benavides – violins on "Halfway Girl"
• Dixie Yoder and Tom Strauch – violas on "Halfway Girl"
• Colin Ferguson and Rachel Horvitz – cellos on "Halfway Girl"

Technical staff

• Joe Blaney – mixing
• Ryan Smith and Dave McNair – mastering
• Jeremy The Artist – portraits
• Matt Eskey – design

References

1. Atkinson, Brian T. (8 December 2012). "Fastball singer talks collaborations and a solo record before Armadillo Christmas Bazaar". Austin 360. Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
2. Langer, Andy (21 June 2013). "Fastball's Tony Scalzo showcases new solo album at upcoming listening party". Your News Now. Time Warner Cable. Retrieved 10 July 2013.