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Whiskeytown: Strangers Almanac

On July 29, 1997, “Outpost” and “Geffen” label released “Strangers Almanac”, the second Whiskeytown studio album. It was recorded 1996 – 1997, at “Woodland” in Nashville, “Ocean Way” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jim Scott,

Personnel:

  • Ryan Adams – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, banjo, piano, percussion
  • Phil Wandscher – vocals, electric guitar, organ, percussion
  • Jeff Rice – bass guitar
  • Steven Terry – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Caitlin Cary – vocals, violin
  • Alejandro Escovedo – vocals
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin
  • Bill Ladd – pedal steel guitar
  • Rick Latina – pedal steel guitar
  • John Ginty – piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond b3 organ, church keys
  • Jim Goodwin – alto saxophone
  • Dan Navarro – trumpet
  • Crecencio Gonzalez – trombone
  • Curt Bisquera – percussion
  • Jim Scott – percussion, engineer, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Ryan Adams, except where noted.

  1. Inn Town – Ryan Adams, Phil Wandscher
  2. Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart Tonight
  3. Yesterday’s News – Ryan Adams, Phil Wandscher
  4. 16 Days
  5. Everything I Do – Ryan Adams, Phil Wandscher
  6. Houses on the Hill – Ryan Adams, Caitlin Cary
  7. Turn Around – Ryan Adams, Caitlin Cary
  8. Dancing with the Women at the Bar
  9. Waiting to Derail
  10. Avenues
  11. Losering
  12. Somebody Remembers the Rose – Ryan Adams, Phil Wandscher
  13. Not Home Anymore

Days Of The New: Same

On August 31, 1999, “Outpost” label released “Days of the New” (The Green album or Days of the New II), the second Days of the New studio album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Distillery Sound Studios” in Louisville, “Louie’s Clubhouse” and “Ocean Way Recording” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Travis Meeks and Todd Smith.

Personnel:

  • Travis Meeks: lead vocals, guitar
  • Brian Vinson: bass
  • Max Maxwell: drums
  • Peter Rhee: drums
  • Carl Shields: drums
  • Matt Taul: drums
  • Ray Rizzo: percussion
  • Rick Baptist, Charles Boito, Eve Butler, Jon Clarke, Larry Corbett, Mario DeLeon, Joel Derouin, Virginia Frazer, Matthew J. Funes, Geraldo Hilera, Steven M. Holtman, Ronald Janelli, John T. Johnson, Renita Koven, Daniel Smith, David Stone, John Wittenberg, Phillip E. Yao – choir
  • Sandie Hall, Linda Harmon, Luana Jackman, Victor Janacua, Bob Joyce, Jon Joyce, Rick Logan, Suzie Katayama, Donna Medina, Oren Waters – choir
  • Alex Tench: backing vocals
  • Nicole Scherzinger: backing vocals
  • Suzie Katayama – orchestra conducted and arranged –
  • Pete Peterson – arrangement
  • Todd Smith, Mike Baker, Clark Hagan – engineer
  • Scott Litt, Travis Meeks, Todd Smith – mixing
  • Greg Fidelman – digital engineering
  • Victor Janacua, Bill McCord, Al Sanderson, Alex Tench – second engineer
  • Jeral Tidwell – creative direction
  • Chip Dumstorf – art and digital direction
  • Jeral Tidwell – illustrations
  • Chip Dumstorf , Travis Meeks – design
  • Theresa Carpenter, Chaz Rough, Larry Smith – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Travis Meeks except where noted.

  1. Flight Response
  2. The Real – Travis Meeks, Todd Whitener
  3. Enemy
  4. Weapon & the Wound
  5. Skeleton Key
  6. Take Me Back Then
  7. Bring Yourself
  8. I Think
  9. Longfellow
  10. Untitled
  11. Phobics of Tragedy
  12. Not the Same
  13. Provider
  14. Last One – Travis Meeks, Todd Whitener