Committed to a Bright Future
Committed to a Bright Future is the fifth studio album by American metal band Dog Fashion Disco, released in 2003. Music videos were made for the songs "The Acid Memoirs","Grease" and "Love Song for a Witch".
Track listing
European release
The European release of Committed contained the bonus track "China White". It is a re-recorded version of a song that originally appeared on Erotic Massage, but with a different outro. This version also contains "Grease" as track fifteen, instead of in the hidden time.All songs written by Dog Fashion Disco except "Grease", written by Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees.
- The song "Déjà Vu" is a version of song "En La Noche" from Experiments In Alchemy, but with alternate lyrics.
- The track "Acid Memoirs" heavily references Timothy Leary, mentioning him by name and including the lyrics "Turn on, [tune in, drop out|Tuning in and dropping out]"
- "Pogo the Clown" is about the infamous serial killer clown, John Wayne Gacy.
Personnel
- Todd Smith – vocals
- Greg Combs – guitar
- Stephen Mears – bass
- Mike "Ollie" Oliver – drums
- John Ensminger – drums
- Jeff Siegel – keyboards
- Matt Rippetoe – saxophones, clarinet and flute
- Matt Rippetoe – Horns
- Drew Mazurek – Producer, Engineer, Mixer
- Joe Lambert – Mastering
- Jeff Cohen – Legal Representation
- Paul Campanella – Art Design & Layout
- Angela Boatwright – Photography
- Paul Cicoria – Title Design
- Derek Brewer – Manager