ArrangingTime

ArrangingTime received generally favorable reviews from critics noted at review aggregator Metacritic. It has a weighted average score of 69 out of 100, based on 11 reviews..[1] Editors at AnyDecentMusic? summed up eight reviews as a 6.2 out of 10.[2] It was called “one of the years most engaging listens” by No Ripcord and reviewer Angel Aguilar rated it an eight out of 10.[3] Editors of AllMusic Guide gave ArrangingTime 3.5 out of five stars, with critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine noting "On this record, Yorn seems to master mood more than tune, but that winds up being to his benefit. This tonal elasticity gives ArrangingTime an enveloping warmth, one that is alluring even if it tends to shift concentration away from the songwriting that allegedly was his greatest strength."[4]

All songs written by Pete Yorn, except where noted

1. "Summer Was a Day" – 3:58
2. "Lost Weekend" – 4:11
3. "Halifax" – 2:51
4. "In Your Head" – 4:04
5. "She Was Weird" – 4:17
6. "I'm Not the One" – 3:35
7. "Shopping Mall" – 3:51
8. "Roses" – 3:52
9. "Screaming at the Setting Sun" – 2:46
10. "Walking Up" (Marc Dauer, Pete Yorn) – 3:15
11. "Tomorrow" – 3:14
12. "This Fire" (Darren Geare, Jeff Tucker, Yorn) – 4:04

• "Summer Was a Day"

• Pete Yorn – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, singing, production
• Scott Seiver – drums, percussion, electric guitar, synthesizer, engineering, production at Loma Lada Studio, Los Angeles, California
• Kennie Takahashi – mixing at The Living Room in Santa Clarita, California

• "Lost Weekend"

• Pete Yorn – guitar, synthesizer, vocals, production
• Gabe Noel – bass cello
• Sunny Levine – synthesizer, programming, engineering, production at Pap Pap's Palace, Venice, California
• Kennie Takahashi – mixing at The Living Room in Santa Clarita, California

• "Halifax"

• Pete Yorn – acoustic and electric guitars, bass guitar, vocals, production
• Scott Seiver – drums, bass guitar, Mellotron, tambourine, shaker, bass keyboard, Wurlitzer electric piano, engineering, production at Loma Lada Studio, Los Angeles, California
• Kennie Takahashi – mixing at The Living Room in Santa Clarita, California

• "In Your Head"

• Pete Yorn – acoustic and electric guitars, bass guitar, drum machine, vocals, production
• R. Walt Vincent – celesta, drum programming, electric guitar, Hammond B3 organ, engineering, mixing, production at Spring Street Sound, Los Angeles, California

• "She Was Weird"

• Pete Yorn – guitar, synthesizer, bass guitar, vocals, production
• Shawn Everett – mixing at Subtle McNugget, downtown Los Angeles, California
• Sunny Levine – programming, synthesizer, engineering, production at Pap Pap's Palace, Venice, California
• Scott Seiver – additional editing
• Amir Yaghmai – synthesizer

• "I'm Not the One"

• Pete Yorn – acoustic guitar, electric piano, lead and harmony vocals, production
• Jeff Trott – acoustic, baritone, electric, and tenor guitars; bass guitar, drum programming, engineering, mixing, production at Atomic Halo Recording, Los Angeles, California

• "Shopping Mall"

• Pete Yorn – baritone guitar, keyboard bass, Rhodes electric piano, vocals, production
• R. Walt Vincent – drum programming, electric guitar, synthesizer, engineering, mixing, production at Spring Street Sound, Los Angeles, California

• "Roses"

• Pete Yorn – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, vocals, production
• J. D. King – additional recording
• R. Walt Vincent – hurdy gurdy, marimba, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, tubular bells, Mellotron, string arrangement, engineering, mixing, production at Spring Street Sound, Los Angeles, California

• "Screaming at the Setting Sun"

• Bass, Drums, Electric Guitar, Voice, Backing Vocals – Pete Yorn – electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, backing and lead vocals, production
• Drum Programming, Keyboards, Soloist [Guitar Solo], Backing Vocals – R. Walt Vincent – drum programming, guitar solo, keyboards, backing vocals, engineering, production at Spring Street Sound, Los Angeles, California
• Kennie Takahashi – mixing at The Living Room in Santa Clarita, California

• "Walking Up"

• Pete Yorn – acoustic guitar, drums, vocals, production
• Marc Dauer – bass guitar, drums, guitar, keyboards, piano, synthesizer, engineering, production at The Clinic, Los Angeles, California
• R. Walt Vincent – cymbal, flute, Mellotron, additional mixing, additional production at Spring Street Sound, Los Angeles, California

• "Tomorrow"

• Pete Yorn – acoustic and electric guitars, Rhodes electric piano, vocals, production
• R. Walt Vincent – drum programming, synthesizer, engineering, mixing, production at Spring Street Sound, Los Angeles, California

• "This Fire"

• Pete Yorn – electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, lead and backing vocals, production
• R. Walt Vincent – drum programming, pump organ, string arrangements, backing vocals, engineering, mixing, production at Spring Street Sound, Los Angeles, California

• Andy West Design – art direction
• Emily Lazar – mastering at The Lodge, New York City, New York
• Jim Wright – photography
• Kevin Yorn – back cover photograph

• Official website
• ArrangingTime at Discogs (list of releases)
• ArrangingTime at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• Press release from Capitol Records
• A promotional set for Morning Becomes Eclectic including several of the songs from this album