The Man on the Burning Tightrope


The Man on the Burning Tightrope is the fourth album by Firewater, released in 2003 through Jetset Records.

Personnel

;Firewater
;Additional musicians and production
  • Dave Ballou – trumpet, flugelhorn on "Too Many Angels"
  • Joe Fiedler – trombone on "The Vegas Strip", "Ponzi's Revenge" and "Don't Make It Stop"
  • Victoria Hanna – vocals on "Dark Days Indeed" and "Dark Days Revisited"
  • Scott Hull – mastering
  • Yuri Lemeshev – accordion on "Dark Days Indeed", "Dark Days Revisited" and "Before the Fall"
  • Willy Martinez – percussion on "Too Much ", "The Truth Hurts" and "Ponzi's Revenge"
  • James Moore – cover art
  • Morgan St. Boot Boys – stomping on "Dark Days Indeed"
  • The Muskat Orchestra – horns on "Anything at All", strings on "Secret", arrangement on "Secret" and "The Vegas Strip"
  • Ramallah Orphan Choir – backing vocals on "Dark Days Indeed"
  • Asaf Roth – glockenspiel and cymbal on "Fanfare" and "Before the Fall", marimba on "The Vegas Strip"
  • Dan Shatsky – mixing
  • Itamar Ziegler – bass guitar on "Too Much " and "Secret"