14 Songs is the first official solo album from Paul Westerberg, former leader of The Replacements, after the final Replacements album, All Shook Down, was heavily packed with session musicians and marginalized the other three band members. The album features contributions from Ian McLagan, former keyboardist for the Faces, a band that Westerberg has often cited as a favorite. In an interview included with a special edition of the album, he explained that he started the record jamming with drummer Josh Kelly and former Georgia Satellites bassist Rick Price, but found that the combination wasn't working, requiring him to seek other players. (The only song featuring Kelly and Price is the opener, "Knockin' On Mine.") He also revealed that the album title was a reference to Nine Stories, by J.D. Salinger. The CD version was packaged in book form, with the disc in a pocket inside the front cover. All numbered pages in the book are page 14, including six pages at the back for "Notes." Reception By March 1996, 14 Songs had sold over 161,000 copies in the United States. Track listing Personnel Paul Westerberg – guitar, keyboards, saxophone, vocals Matt Wallace – bass, percussion, drums, backing vocals John Pierce – bass, piano, backing vocals Rick Price – bass, mandolin, backing vocals Josh Freese – drums Josh Kelly – drums, backing vocals Ian McLagan – piano, backing vocals Michael Urbano – drums Suzanne Dyer – backing vocals Joan Jett – backing vocals Laurie Lindeen – backing vocals Brian MacLeod – drums, backging vocals Technical personnel Produced by Paul Westerberg and Matt Wallace Mastered by Doug Sax Frank W. Ockenfels 3 - cover photography References External links 1993 debut albums Albums produced by Matt Wallace Paul Westerberg albums Sire Records albums Albums produced by Paul Westerberg