The Taller You Are, the Shorter You Get

The Taller You Are, the Shorter You Get
Studio album by My Dad Is Dead
Released	July 24, 1989
Recorded	1988 – 1989 at of the Beat Farm
Genre	Post-punk
Length	82:58 (vinyl edition) 72:04 (CD edition)
Label	Homestead
Producer	Chris Burgess
My Dad Is Dead chronology
Let's Skip the Details (1988) The Taller You Are, the Shorter You Get (1989) Chopping Down the Family Tree (1991)

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The Taller You Are, the Shorter You Get is the fourth album of the American Post-punk band My Dad Is Dead, released in 1989 through Homestead Records.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"For Lack of a Better Word"	Mark Edwards	5:10
2.	"The Big Picture"	Jeff Curtis/Mark Edwards	6:24
3.	"Seven Years"	Mark Edwards	5:10
4.	"Too Far Gone"	Mark Edwards	4:29

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Planes Crashing"	Mark Edwards	4:30
2.	"Boundaries"	Mark Edwards	3:53
3.	"Can't Get Started"	Mark Edwards	5:26
4.	"The Only One"	Mark Edwards	4:54

Side three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"World on a String"	Mark Edwards	5:27
2.	"Meep - Meep"	Jeff Curtis/Mark Edwards	5:25
3.	"What Can I Do"	Jeff Curtis/Mark Edwards	6:26

Side four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Whirlpool"	Jeff Curtis/Mark Edwards	3:00
2.	"Nothing Special"	Mark Edwards	4:49
3.	"A Man Possessed"	Mark Edwards	5:11
4.	"Sweet Company"	Jeff Curtis/Mark Edwards	5:29
5.	"So Much to Lose"	Jeff Curtis/Mark Edwards	5:33

Personnel

My Dad Is Dead Mark Edwards – vocals, instruments Jeff Curtis – bass guitar

Additional musicians and production Chris Burgess – production, engineering, mixing Tim Gilbride – photography James Wilson – accordion on "Sweet Company"

References

1. Jeffries, David. "The Taller You Are, The Shorter You Get". Allmusic. Retrieved July 29, 2012.