...Upon My Wicked Son

...Upon My Wicked Son
Studio album by Andy Prieboy
Released	1990
Genre	Pop rock
Length	48:42
Label	Doctor Dream Records, Musidisc
Producer	Andy Prieboy
Andy Prieboy chronology
...Upon My Wicked Son (1990) Montezuma Was a Man of Faith (1991)

...Upon My Wicked Son is the first solo album by Andy Prieboy, released in 1990.^[1][2] The album cover is "Fallen Angel" by David Sandlin.

"On the Road Again" is a cover of the Canned Heat song, whose lyrics inspired the album's title. The song "Tomorrow, Wendy", about the suicide of a friend of Prieboy's, bears the rare distinction of having a cover version released (on Concrete Blonde's Bloodletting,) before the original album was released. Prieboy's version of the song features Concrete Blonde's singer Johnette Napolitano on vocals.^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Calgary Herald	B+[3]
Chicago Tribune	[5]
Los Angeles Daily News	[6]
Los Angeles Times	[7]

The Chicago Tribune stated that the album "showcases guitarist-vocalist Prieboy's knack for inventive pop-rock song-crafting and off-center lyric themes."^[5] The Los Angeles Times concluded that Prieboy "gets caught up in arty-smarty cleverness as he jumps from progressive blues to Weill-like theater tune to French cabaret, but at least he's out on the front lines grappling with fundamental human matters."^[7]

1. "On the Road Again" (Jim Oden) – 4:44 Performer – Beth Hooker
2. "To the Dogs" (Prieboy) – 4:09
3. "Montezuma Was a Man of Faith" (Prieboy) – 3:34
4. "Tomorrow, Wendy" (Prieboy) – 4:44 Performer – Johnette Napolitano
5. "Nearer to Morning" (Prieboy, Ned Leukhardt) – 3:24
6. "Man Talk" (Prieboy) – 4:45
7. "Loving the Highway Man" (Prieboy) – 3:32
8. "The New York Debut of an L.A. Artist (Jazz Crowd)" (Prieboy) – 2:20
9. "Joliet" (Prieboy) – 3:27
10. "That Was the Voice" (Prieboy) – 3:51
11. "For Love" (Prieboy) – 3:05
12. "Maybe That's Not Her Head" (Prieboy) – 3:22
13. "Big Rock Finish" (Prieboy, Ned Leukhardt) – 3:52

Note: "Maybe That's Not Her Head" and "Big Rock Finish" do not appear on the vinyl or cassette releases of the album.

From CD liner notes

• Backing vocals – Dee La Duke, Estefan Bravo, Jeff Hlavary, Joe Chamberlain, John Maxwell, Ken Petrosky, Steve Siegrist, Sue Rawley, Terry Gahan, Trudy Trulove
• Bass – Scott Thunes
• Drums – Dave Scott
• Drums, percussion, drum programming – Ned Leukhardt
• Engineer – Barry Rudolph, Francis Buckley, Joe Tortoricci*, Mike Fennel, Ryan Greene
• Guitar – Marc Moreland, Mikal Reid
• Guitar, piano, keyboards – Andy Prieboy
• Mixed by – Barry Rudolph, Francis Buckley
• Painting [Cover Painting] – David Sandlin
• Photography by – Reggie Ige
• Producer – Andy Prieboy
• Programmed by [Computer] – Mike Fennel
• Trombone – David Dean
• Violin – Michael Barberra*
• Written by – Andy Prieboy (tracks: 2 to 13)

Notes

From LP liner notes

• Johnette Napolitano appears courtesy of I.R.S. Records.
• Dave Scott appears by the grace of MCA Records and Kill For Thrills.
• Michael Barberra appears through the benevolence of Mary's Danish.
• The artist's home features the collection of Gretchen Victor.
• The cover painting "Fallen Angel" was painted by David Sandlin and licensed through the courtesy of Gracie Mansion Gallery. It comes from the collection of Danny Elfman.

• Discogs – ...Upon My Wicked Son – CD 1990, Doctor Dream Records (DDCD 9030) US
• Discogs – ...Upon My Wicked Son – LP 1990, Musidisc (106651) France