On February 24, 2015, “Complicated Game Records” label released “Complicated Game”, the ninth James McMurtry studio album. It was recorded in 2015, at “The Nappy Dugout”, “Marigny Recording Studio” in New Orleans, Louisiana, “La Louisianne Recording Studios”, “Electric Comoland”, “FHQ Studio” in Lafayette, Louisiana, “Wire Recording” in Austin, Texas, and was produced by Mike Napolitano and C.C. Adcock.
Personnel:
- James McMurtry – vocal, acoustic guitar, resonator guitar, piano, dobro
- Sam Broussard – electric guitar, strings arrangements
- C. C. Adcock (Charles Clinton Adcock) – electric guitar, baritone guitar, keyboards, dobro, pub gang vocals, mixing
- Derek Trucks – slide guitar
- Richard Comeaux – pedal steel guitar
- Curtis McMurtry – banjo
- Dustin Welch – banjo
- Danny Barnes – banjo
- Dirk Powell – banjo, mandolin, violin, harpsichord, accordion, fiddle, backing vocals, pub gang vocals
- Skirm – mandola, backing vocals
- Donald Shaw – piano, accordion, harmonium
- Benmont Tench – piano, electric piano, organ
- Ivan Neville – synthesizer, backing vocals
- Cornbread (Michael Traylor) – bass, pub gang vocals
- Kevin Smith – double bass
- Daren Hess – drums, percussion, pub gang vocals
- Warren Storm – drums
- Mike McGoldrick – bagpipes, low whistle, bodhrán, backing vocals
- Rick Nelson – violin, cello
- Quintron (Robert Rolston) – loops
- Little Isidore – doo wop vocals
- Tim Holt – backing vocals, pub gang vocals
- David Forman – backing vocals, pub gang vocals
- Trina Shoemaker – backing vocals
- Doyle Bramhall II – backing vocals
- Rory McGoldrick – pub gang vocals
- Tony Trundle – pub gang vocals
- Mike Napolitano – recording, mixing
- Ben Mumphrey, Bobby Tis, David Rachou, Dave Rosser, Erik Flettrich, John Porter, Matt Aguiluz, Rick Nelson, Stuart Sullivan, Tony Daigle, Wes Fontenot – additional engineering
- Brent Lambert – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by James McMurtry.
- Copper Canteen
- You Got Me
- Ain’t Got a Place
- She Loves Me
- How’m I Gonna Find You Now
- These Things I’ve Come to Know
- Deaver’s Crossing
- Carlisle’s Haul
- Forgotten Coast
- South Dakota
- Long Island Sound
- Cutter
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