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Chris Stapleton: Traveller

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On May 5, 2015, “Mercury Nashville” label released “Traveller”, the debut Chris Stapleton studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Historic RCA Studio A” and “Blckbird” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Dave Cobb and Chris Stapleton.

Personnel:

  • Chris Stapleton – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin
  • Dave Cobb – acoustic guitar, percussion
  • Robby Turner – pedal steel guitar
  • Michael Webb – Mellotron, organ, piano
  • Mickey Raphael – harmonica
  • J.T. Cure – bass guitar, upright bass
  • Derek Mixon – drums, percussion
  • Morgane Stapleton – backing vocals
  • Vance Powell – engineer, mixing
  • Pete Lyman – mastering
  • Drew Long – assistant
  • Ed Spear – assistant
  • Steve Blackmon – assistant
  • Sorrel Brigman – assistant
  • Mary Hooper – design
  • Becky Fluke – photography
  • Shane Stern – production coordination

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Cobb and Chris Stapleton, except where noted.

  1. Traveller – Chris Stapleton
  2. Fire Away – Danny Green, Chris Stepleton
  3. Tennessee Whiskey – Dean Dillon, Linda Hargrove
  4. Parachute – Chris Stapleton, Jim Beavers
  5. Whiskey and You – Chris Stapleton, Lee Thomas Miller
  6. Nobody to Blame – Chris Stapleton, Barry Bales, Ronnie Bowman
  7. More of You – Chris Stapleton, Ronnie Bowman
  8. When the Stars Come Out – Chris Stapleton, Dan Wilson
  9. Daddy Doesn’t Pray Anymore – Chris Stapleton
  10. Might as Well Get Stoned – Chris Stapleton, Jimmy Alan Stewart, Justin McGhee
  11. Was It 26 – Don Sampson
  12. The Devil Named Music – Chris Stapleton
  13. Outlaw State of Mind – Chris Stapleton, Jerry Salley, Ronnie Bowman
  14. Sometimes I Cry – Clint Ingersoll, Chris Stapleton

Alison Krauss & UNion Station: Lonely Runs Both Ways

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On November 23, 2004, “Rounder” label released “Lonely Runs Both Ways”, the twelfth Alison Krauss & Union Station album. It was recorded in 2004, at “17 Grand Recording”, “Blackbird Studio”, “Minutia Recording Studio” in Nashville, and was by Alison Krauss, Dan Tyminski, Ron Block, Jarry Douglas and Barry Bales.

Personnel:

  • Alison Krauss– lead vocals, fiddle, viola
  • Dan Tyminski– acoustic guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Ron Block– acoustic guitar, banjo, slide guitar, backing vocals
  • Jerry Douglas– dobro, lap steel guitar
  • Barry Bales– upright bass, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Gravity – Robert Lee Castleman
  2. Restless – Robert Lee Castleman
  3. Rain Please Go Away – Del McCoury
  4. Goodbye Is All we Have – Sarah Siskind
  5. Union house Beach – Jerry Douglas
  6. Wouldn’t Be So Bad – David Rawlings, Gillian Welch
  7. Pastures of Plenty – Woody Guthrie
  8. Crazy as Me – Robert Lee Castleman
  9. Borderline – Sidney Cox, Suzanne Cox
  10. My poor Old Heart – Donna Hughes
  11. This Sad Song – Alison Brown, Alison Krauss
  12. Doesn’t Have to Be This Way – Robert Lee Castleman
  13. I Don’t Have to Live This Way – Ron Block
  14. If I Didn’t Know Any Better – John Scott Sherrill, Mindy Smith
  15. A Living Prayer – Ron Block

Alison Krauss: New favorite

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On August 14, 2001, “Rounder” by label released “New Favorite”, the ninth Alison Krauss & Union Station album. It was recorded in 2001, and was produced by Alison Krauss, Dan Tyminski, Ron Block, Jerry Douglas, Barry Bales and Larry Atamanuik.

Personnel:

  • Alison Krauss– lead vocals, fiddle, viola
  • Dan Tyminski– acoustic guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Ron Block– acoustic guitar, banjo, backing vocals
  • Jerry Douglas– dobro, lap steel guitar
  • Barry Bales– upright bass, backing vocals
  • Larry Atamanuik – drums, percussion
  • Gary Paczosa – recording, mixing
  • Eric Bickel – mixing
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Robert Hadley – mastering
  • Pamela Springsteen – photography

Track listing:

  1. Let Me Touch You for Awhile – Robert Lee Castleman
  2. The Boy Who Wouldn’t Hoe Corn – traditional
  3. The Lucky One – Robert Lee Castleman
  4. Choctaw Hayride – Jerry Douglas
  5. Crazy Faith – Mark Simos
  6. Momma Cried – Bob Lucas
  7. I’m Gone – Eric Kaz, Wendy Waldman
  8. Daylight – Bob Lucas
  9. Bright Sunny South – traditional
  10. Stars – Dan Fogelberg
  11. It All Comes Down to You – Ron Block
  12. Take Me for Longing – Mark Simos
  13. New Favorite – David Rawlings, Gillian Welch

The Civil Wars: Same

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On August 6, 2013, “T Sensibility Music” and “Columbia” labels released the self-titled, second and final  Civil Wars album. It was recorded in 2013, in Nashville, and was produced by Charlie Peacock and Rick Rubin.

Personnel:

  • Joy Williams– vocals
  • John Paul White– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Jerry McPherson – electric guitar
  • Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar
  • Andy Leftwitch – mandoline, fiddle
  • Sam Ashworth – tambourine, tom tom
  • Jerry Douglas – dobro
  • Charlie Peacock– piano, electric piano, bass, effects, engineer, arrangements
  • Jeff Taylor – piano, organ, harmonium
  • Gabe Scott – dulcimer
  • Barry Bales – acoustic bass
  • Mark Hill – bass
  • Aaron Sterling – drums, cymbal
  • James Sweeting – loops
  • Tom Elmhirst– mixing
  • Ben Baptie – Pro Tools engineer, mixing assistant
  • Joe Visciano – mixing assistant
  • Katie Moore – art direction, design
  • Becky Peterson – language translation
  • Renata Pepper – language translation
  • Nate Yetton – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. The One That Got Away – Joy Williams, John Paul White, Charlie Peacock
  2. I Had Me a Girl – Joy Williams, John Paul White
  3. Same Old Same Old – Joy Williams, John Paul White
  4. Dust to Dust – Joy Williams, John Paul White
  5. Eavesdrop – Joy Williams, John Paul White, Charlie Peacock
  6. Devil’s Backbone – Joy Williams, John Paul White, Charlie Peacock
  7. From This Valley – Joy Williams, John Paul White, Phil Madeira
  8. Tell Mama – Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel, Wilbur Terrell
  9. Oh Henry – Joy Williams, John Paul White
  10. Disarm – Billy Corgan
  11. Sacred Heart – Joy Williams, John Paul White
  12. D’Arline – Joy Williams, John Paul White

Alison Kraus: Forget About It

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On August 3, 1999, “Rounder” label released “Forget About It”, the eighth Alison Krauss studio album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Emerald Sound Studios” and “Seventeen Grand Recording” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Alison Krauss and Union Station.

Personnel:

  • Alison Krauss– vocals, harmony vocals, fiddle
  • Viktor Krauss– bass
  • Barry Bales– bass, harmony vocals
  • Jim Keltner– drums
  • Kenny Malone– drums
  • Pat Bergeson– guitar
  • Ron Block– guitar, harmony vocals
  • Sam Bush– mandolin, slide mandolin, harmony vocals
  • Lyle Lovett, Evelyn Cox, Sidney Cox, Suzanne Cox, Dolly Parton– harmony vocals
  • Jerry Douglas– dobro, lap steel guitar
  • Joey Miskulin– accordion
  • Matt Rollings– piano
  • Dan Tyminski– guitar, harmony vocals
  • Gary Paczosa– engineer, mixing
  • Sandy Jenkins – engineer, engineer assistant
  • Thomas “Snake” Johnson – engineer, engineer assistant
  • Tim Waters – engineer assistant
  • Chuck Turner, Tracy Martinson – digital editing
  • Doug Sax– mastering
  • Matthew Barnes – photography
  • Nancy Given – art direction, design

Track listing:

  1. Stay – Larry Byrom, Allyson Taylor
  2. Forget About It -Robert Lee Castleman
  3. It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference – Todd Rundgren
  4. Maybe – Gordon Kennedy, Phil Madeira
  5. Empty Hearts – Michael McDonald, Michael Johnson
  6. Never Got Off the Ground – Danny O’Keefe
  7. Ghost in This House – Hugh Prestwood
  8. It Don’t Matter Now – Michael McDonald
  9. That Kind of Love – Pat Bergeson, Michael McDonald
  10. Could You Lie – Ron Block
  11. Dreaming My Dreams With You – Allen Reynolds

Civil Wars: Barton Hollow

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On February 1, 2011, “Sensibility” label released “Barton Hollow”, the debut Civil Wars album. It was recorded in 2010, at “The Art House” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Charlie Peacock.

Personnel:

  • Joy Williams – lead and backing vocals, piano, Hohner organ, bells
  • John Paul White – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, resonator guitar, banjo, bass guitar
  • Andy Leftwich – fiddle, mandolin
  • Jerry McPherson, T. Corenflos – electric guitar
  • Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar
  • Tim Lauer – keyboards, synthesizer, keyboard bass, organ
  • Charlie Peacock – electric piano, trumpet, additional engineering
  • Barry Bales – double bass
  • Ken Lewis – percussion
  • David Davidson – violin
  • John Catchings – cello
  • Richie Biggs – engineer, mixing
  • Richard Dodd – mastering
  • Pec Petaja – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joy Williams and John Paul White, except where noted.

  1. 20 Years
  2. I’ve Got This Friend
  3. C’est la mort
  4. To Whom It May Concern
  5. Poison & Wine – Joy Williams, John Paul White, Chris Lindsey
  6. My Father’s Father
  7. Barton Hollow
  8. The Violet Hour
  9. Girl With the Red Balloon
  10. Falling
  11. Forget Me Not
  12. Birds of a Feather