Thirteen track collection of songs written by the father of Brian & Michael D’Addario (The Lemon Twigs).

Growing up, I always loved my dad’s music. The recordings he made at that time were never properly released and only came out in limited quantities. We had the idea of re-recording some of his more recent songs with some guest artists to shed more light on his great back catalogue. Over the years we met a lot of the amazing musicians who lent their voices to this project and gave the songs new life. I’m happy with how the record turned out, and I hope it’ll turn more people onto his records and beautiful songwriting.

—Brian D’Addario (The Lemon Twigs)

The Lemon Twigs are not the phenomenon they are by accident. Brian & Michael D’Addarios’ father is a brilliant songwriter and musician in his own right. The Lemon Twigs pay tribute to him by producing and performing on a collection of their father’s music (with Ronnie involved every step of the way).

Written By features 13 tracks written by Ronnie with special guests and collaborators: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Todd Rundgren adds his layered lead and backing vocals to “I See The Patterns” and Canada’s Mac DeMarco leads “Love’s Won Me Over.” Sean Ono Lennon, Darian Sahanaja & Probyn Gregory (The Wondermints, The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson’s band), and Matt Jardine contribute vocals and accompaniment to others—all while The Lemon Twigs and Ronnie D’Addario hold down the performances on these stellar tracks.

While not a “classic tribute album,” Written By is a testament to incredible songwriting and interpretation from artists from across the musical spectrum.

CD / LP / Digital Track List:

1. Intromental
2. A Very Short Dream
3. Be Like Him Featuring Darian Sahanaja
4. Not Today
5. I See The Patterns Featuring Todd Rundgren
6. 5th Of July
7. Love’s Won Me Over Featuring Mac DeMarco
8. Don’t Wait For Yesterday Featuring Matt Jardine
9. My Old Self Again
10. So That’s How It Is Featuring Sean Ono Lennon
11. Tree Stumps
12. Heavenly Night
13. If I Were You

All songs featuring the Lemon Twigs