Based on Happy Times

Track listing

1. "Nothing Can Change You" – 3:19
2. "Light of Love" – 3:00
3. "This Could Be Fiction" – 3:24
4. "Based on Happy Times" – 3:47
5. "When Our Vows Break" – 3:20
6. "The Biggest Conflict" – 3:42
7. "Highwire Days" – 3:37
8. "Our Car Club" – 3:22
9. *Cover of the original recording by The Beach Boys, 1963
10. "If We Run Away" – 4:06
11. "Hanging on to Yesterday" – 3:53
12. "Where Have All Your Friends Gone" – 2:25
13. "Pictures" – 3:34
14. "A Way Out" – 4:09

    Personnel

The band

• Tommy Keene — Vocals; lead, rhythm, and slide guitar; strings; keyboards
• Joe Hardy — Bass guitar, organ, strings, Scale Police
• John Hampton — Drums, percussion

  Additional musicians

• Jules Shear — Harmony vocals
• Jack Holder — Guitar, guitar fills
• Peter Buck — Guitar, mandolin
• Greg "Fingers" Taylor — Harmonica
• Jeff Jurciukonis — Cello

  Production

• Joe Hardy — Producer, engineer
• John Hampton — Producer, engineer
• Tommy Keene — Producer
• George Marino — Mastering
• Barry Diament — CD mastering

  Additional credits

• Digitally recorded and mixed at Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee
• Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York City
• CD mastering at Barry Diament Audio, New York City
• Rocky Schenck — Photography
• Maria Sarno — Stylist
• Ph.D — Art direction and design
• Tom Zutaut — A&R coordination
• Linda Clark & Associates — Management
• "Thanks to: Bobby Keene; Bob and Dorothy Keene; David Geffen, Ed Rosenblatt, Tom Zutaut, John Kalodner, Marko Babineau, and everyone at Geffen Records; Linda Clark; Rick Bates; Rocky Schenck; Michael Hodgson; James Cromwell; Frank, Bernstein, Conaway and Goldman; Jerry Phillips; Frank Riley; Pat Magnarella; Julie Panebianco; Karen Moss; Jules Shear; Peter Buck; Joanna Sobol; Shirley Jacobson; John Fry; Jody Stephens; Sally Goodwin and everybody at Ardent; Steve Carr; Billy Connelly; Ted Nicely; Doug Tull; Rob Brill; Joey Picuri; John Hansen; John Chumbris; Darren Brown; Caleb Lentzer; Chris Wickam; Rick Semerjian; Stu and New Breed Studios; Teresa Ensenat; Don Dixon; Steve Haigler; Tim Collins and Staff; Dean Jeffrey; Abaad Behram and Razz for "Car Club"; Rusty Olmert; Joey Sansbury; Jack Holder; Bill Wittman; John Agnello; Robin Rapp; Doug Seymore; Clint Carruth; Aimée Tract; and especially Joe and John-forge"