Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams (2005)

Reason for Listening:
An old favorite.

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Prior to this blog post, or prior to 2021, I've tracked 495 scrobbles across the album with the most listened tracked being "Better Together" (76 scrobbles), and the runner-ups are "Banana Pancakes" and "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing" (66 and 65 scrobbles, respectively). However, the album was undoubtedly among my top listens prior to the Last.fm era.

Released 20050301.
14 songs. 41:34. In Between Dreams (2005)
14+1 songs. 41:34+03:32. In Between Dreams (iTunes) (2005)
14+1 songs. 41:34+04:24. In Between Dreams (UK) (2005)
Wikipedia

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20210816 Comment:
Over the past month, I listened to each song an average of five times and rated each song an average of three times. The following is an average of ratings made (detailed ratings can be found further down the post).

_3.33: "Breakdown";
_3.00: "Banana Pancakes"; "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing"; "If I Could"; "Belle"; "Do You Remember";
_2.33: "Better Together";
_2.00: "Good People"; "Staple It Together";
_1.75: "Never Know";
_1.50: "Constellations";
_1.00: "Situations";
_0.50: "No Other Way";
_0.33: "Crying Shame";

Remark: the top seven tracks match the top seven most scrobbled with "Better Together" having the worst average but most historical scrobbles.

Summary:
I have a lot of memories with this album. In particular, it was a huge source of inspiration and influence on my own music. Perhaps if I were to have rated it back then, I would have given it a higher score. Though perhaps it's rating now is still a reflection of that bias.

Overall Rating: 5.4/5
Favorite Song: "Breakdown"

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Billboard 200
Peak Date: 20050325 | Peak Position: 2 | Weeks on Chart: 108

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Remark: I've listened to the album many times in the past. The ordinals (e.g., first, second) below are with respect to the blog.

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Notes:
--20210502--
First listen.
First nine tracks.
--20210726, 20210727, 20210730--
Second listen. First complete listen.
I feel like I used to like "Better Together" more

4: "Breakdown";
3: "Never Know"; "Banana Pancakes"; "Good People"; "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing"; "Belle"; "Do You Remember";
2: "Better Together"; "Staple It Together"; "If I Could"; "Constellations";
1: "Situations";
0: "No Other Way"; "Crying Shame";

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Notes:
--20210802--
Third listen. Second complete listen.
First two tracks.
--20210803--
Completed listening to the album.
Also listened to "Belle" and "Do You Remember" for a second time.

4: "If I Could";
3: "Banana Pancakes"; "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing"; "Breakdown"; "Belle"; "Do You Remember";
2: "Better Together"; "Never Know"; "Staple It Together";
1: None
0: "Crying Shame";
Not Rated: "Good People"; "No Other Way"; "Situations"; "Constellations";

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Notes:
--20210811--
Fourth listen.
Listened to the first four tracks

3: "Banana Pancakes";
2: None
1: "Never Know";
0: None
Not Rated: Many

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Notes:
--20210816--
Fifth listen. Third complete listen.
my favorite part of "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing" is towards the end with the slide guitar
Sixth listen. Fourth complete listen.
finding a new rekindled liking for "Better Together"

3: "Better Together"; "Banana Pancakes"; "Sitting Waiting Wishing"; "If I Could"; "Breakdown"; "Belle"; "Do You Remember";
2: "Staple It Together";
1: "Never Know"; "Good People"; "No Other Way"; "Situations"; "Crying Shame"; "Constellations";
0: None