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Cailin (song)
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Wikipedia article
'"Cailin"' is a song by the San Diego-based rock band Unwritten Law from their 1998 album 'Unwritten Law'. Though it was not released as a single, it became the band's first song to chart, reaching number 28 on 'Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Background
The song is named after singer Scott Russo's daughter, about whom he penned the lyrics.
According to Ex-Guitarist, Rob Brewer, the song was almost not released to radio, as the label wasnt interested in promoting another single from the album, after three previous ones failed to chart. In an interview with MTV, Brewer explained:
"We were kind of expecting the worst. They said, 'We're going to keep you guys, but we're not going to really work the album anymore. We want you to go back and do another one.' And that was kind of a bummer, because we had always thought that 'Cailin' would be a good radio song".
The band's then manager, Bill Silva, then arranged to get the single played on influential West Coast alternative-rock stations, including KROQ-FM, where it quickly became a favorite with listeners.
Personnel
Band
*Scott Russo - vocals*Steve Morris - lead guitar
*Rob Brewer - rhythm guitar
*Wade Youman - drums, percussion
Additional musicians
*Micah Albao - bass*Rick Parashar - piano, keyboards, tambura, percussion
*Geoff Turner - DJ
*Erik Aho - additional guitar
Production
*Rick Parashar producer, engineer, mixing*Jon Plum assistant producer, engineer, and mixing
*Geoff Ott second engineer
*George Marino mastering
References
Category:1997 songs
Category:Unwritten Law songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Rick Parashar
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