℗ 2020 Van Duren, under exclusive license to Omnivore Recordings.
| Released | October 30, 2020 |
| Duration | 46m 29s |
| Record Label | Omnivore Recordings |
| Catalogue No. | OV-375 |
| Genre | Rock (Alternative) |
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1.1
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Chemical Fire
Van Duren |
3:13 | |||
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1.2
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This Love Inside
Van Duren |
3:33 | |||
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1.3
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Oh Babe
Van Duren |
3:41 | |||
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1.4
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Waiting
Van Duren |
4:56 | |||
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1.5
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Grow Yourself Up
Van Duren |
4:41 | |||
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1.6
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Guaranteed
Van Duren |
3:08 | |||
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1.7
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Positive (Wedding Song)
Van Duren |
2:41 | |||
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1.8
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New Year's Eve
Van Duren |
3:41 | |||
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1.9
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So Good to Be Me (For the Time Being)
Van Duren |
4:12 | |||
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1.10
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Yellow Light
Van Duren |
3:59 | |||
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1.11
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For a While
Van Duren |
2:54 | |||
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1.12
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Stupid Enough
Van Duren |
2:42 | |||
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1.13
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The Love That I Want
Van Duren |
3:08 |
A Memphis pop icon, Van Duren was not only a contemporary of Big Star, he played with both Chris Bell and Jody Stephens in The Baker Street Regulars. Managed by Andrew Loog Oldham (The Rolling Stones), his 1978 debut album, Are You Serious?, found folks comparing him to artists like Todd Rundgren and Paul McCartney. He recorded a second album, which was shelved, then eventually released in Japan without his involvement.
Now, four decades later, thanks to the acclaimed documentary Waiting: The Van Duren Story, and its soundtrack, many discovered Van Duren for the first time, while those who knew about him found out what really happened. Finally, Are You Serious? Returns, remastered from the original analog tapes for the first time in Digital formats.
Thirteen originals written by Duren (with Jody Stephens being the only co-writer on one track), and packaging featuring new liner notes from Van and previously unseen photos, it’s time to get serious about the album that has had collectors searching high and low for a copy for years. Looking and sounding better than ever, it’s time for Are You Serious?.
88.2 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Omnivore Recordings Studio Masters
Tracks 1-13 – contains material which utilizes a limited amount of the available bandwidth
Tracks 1-13 – contains material which utilizes a limited amount of the available bandwidth
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.86 -5.03 to -0.50 | -16.95 -19.70 to -14.86 | -14.33 -17.60 to -12.20 | 11 10 to 13 | |
| 1 | Chemical Fire | -0.51 | -16.67 | -13.9 | 11 |
| 2 | This Love Inside | -0.51 | -16.47 | -13.9 | 12 |
| 3 | Oh Babe | -0.52 | -17.20 | -13.8 | 12 |
| 4 | Waiting | -0.51 | -17.09 | -14.2 | 11 |
| 5 | Grow Yourself Up | -0.50 | -15.35 | -12.5 | 10 |
| 6 | Guaranteed | -0.50 | -17.40 | -15.5 | 12 |
| 7 | Positive (Wedding Song) | -0.51 | -18.59 | -16.5 | 12 |
| 8 | New Year's Eve | -0.50 | -14.86 | -12.2 | 10 |
| 9 | So Good to Be Me (For the Time Being) | -0.50 | -19.16 | -16.7 | 13 |
| 10 | Yellow Light | -0.50 | -15.22 | -12.2 | 10 |
| 11 | For a While | -0.51 | -16.32 | -13.6 | 12 |
| 12 | Stupid Enough | -0.52 | -16.29 | -13.7 | 11 |
| 13 | The Love That I Want | -5.03 | -19.70 | -17.6 | 10 |