Deer Tick Vol. 1

~ Release by Deer Tick (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Deer Tick Vol. 1 is performed on acoustic guitar, tenor guitar, Irish bouzouki, resonator guitar, mandolin, electric bass guitar, acoustic bass guitar, double bass, piano, clavinet, Mellotron 400, Wurlitzer clectric piano, Rhodes piano, Hammond organ, tenor saxophone, harmonica, drum set, maracas, and tambourine by John McCauley, lan O'Neil, Christopher Ryan, Dennis Ryan, and Robbie Crowell.

Deer Tick would like to thank their fans, their friends, their families, Robbie Crowell, Partisan Records, Mick Management, CAA, CODA, PSBM, Tuyet Nguyen, John Chavez, Michael
Schulz, Jeffrey Kaye, and Jacob Cardwell.

Deer Tick uses Fender guitars, C&C drums, Paiste cymbals, D'Adarrio strings, Tomkat pedals, Evans drum heads, and ProMark sticks.

Deer Tick is John Joseph McCauley III, lan Patrick O'Neil, Christopher Dale Ryan,
and Dennis Michael Ryan.

Annotation last modified on 2026-02-22 16:59 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Sea of Clouds
recording engineer and mixer:
Adam Landry
additional engineer:
Adam Hill
producer:
Deer Tick and Adam Landry
performer:
John J. McCauley, Ian O’Neil, Christopher Dale Ryan (Deer Tick bassist) and Dennis Michael Ryan (Deer Tick drummer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Sea of Clouds
lyricist, writer and composer:
John J. McCauley
5:25
2Card House
recording engineer and mixer:
Adam Landry
additional engineer:
Adam Hill
producer:
Deer Tick and Adam Landry
performer:
John J. McCauley, Ian O’Neil, Christopher Dale Ryan (Deer Tick bassist) and Dennis Michael Ryan (Deer Tick drummer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Card House
lyricist, writer and composer:
John J. McCauley
3:57
3Doomed From the Start
recording engineer and mixer:
Adam Landry
additional engineer:
Adam Hill
producer:
Deer Tick and Adam Landry
performer:
John J. McCauley, Ian O’Neil, Christopher Dale Ryan (Deer Tick bassist) and Dennis Michael Ryan (Deer Tick drummer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Doomed From the Start
lyricist, writer and composer:
John J. McCauley
2:53
4Hope Is Big
recording engineer and mixer:
Adam Landry
additional engineer:
Adam Hill
producer:
Deer Tick and Adam Landry
performer:
John J. McCauley, Ian O’Neil, Christopher Dale Ryan (Deer Tick bassist) and Dennis Michael Ryan (Deer Tick drummer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Hope Is Big
lyricist, writer and composer:
Ian O’Neil
3:47
5Only Love
recording engineer and mixer:
Adam Landry
additional engineer:
Adam Hill
producer:
Deer Tick and Adam Landry
performer:
John J. McCauley, Ian O’Neil, Christopher Dale Ryan (Deer Tick bassist) and Dennis Michael Ryan (Deer Tick drummer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Only Love
lyricist, writer and composer:
John J. McCauley
4:21
6Cocktail
recording engineer and mixer:
Adam Landry
additional engineer:
Adam Hill
producer:
Deer Tick and Adam Landry
performer:
John J. McCauley, Ian O’Neil, Christopher Dale Ryan (Deer Tick bassist) and Dennis Michael Ryan (Deer Tick drummer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Cocktail
lyricist, writer and composer:
John J. McCauley
4:26
7Me and My Man
recording engineer and mixer:
Adam Landry
additional engineer:
Adam Hill
producer:
Deer Tick and Adam Landry
performer:
John J. McCauley, Ian O’Neil, Christopher Dale Ryan (Deer Tick bassist) and Dennis Michael Ryan (Deer Tick drummer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Me and My Man
lyricist, writer and composer:
Dennis Michael Ryan (Deer Tick drummer)
3:02
8End of the World
recording engineer and mixer:
Adam Landry
additional engineer:
Adam Hill
producer:
Deer Tick and Adam Landry
performer:
John J. McCauley, Ian O’Neil, Christopher Dale Ryan (Deer Tick bassist) and Dennis Michael Ryan (Deer Tick drummer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
End of the World
lyricist, writer and composer:
John J. McCauley
3:06
9Limp Right Back
recording engineer and mixer:
Adam Landry
additional engineer:
Adam Hill
producer:
Deer Tick and Adam Landry
performer:
John J. McCauley, Ian O’Neil, Christopher Dale Ryan (Deer Tick bassist) and Dennis Michael Ryan (Deer Tick drummer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Limp Right Back
lyricist, writer and composer:
John J. McCauley
4:43
10Rejection
recording engineer and mixer:
Adam Landry
additional engineer:
Adam Hill
producer:
Deer Tick and Adam Landry
performer:
John J. McCauley, Ian O’Neil, Christopher Dale Ryan (Deer Tick bassist) and Dennis Michael Ryan (Deer Tick drummer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Rejection
lyricist, writer and composer:
John J. McCauley
2:29