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Gillian Welch: The Harrow & The Harvest

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On June 28, 2011, “Acony” label released “The Harrow & the Harvest”, the fifth Gillian Welch studio album. It was recorded in February 2011, at “Woodland” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by David Rawlings.

Personnel:

  • Gillian Welch – vocals, guitar, banjo, harmonica, body percussion
  • David Rawlings – vocals, guitar, banjo, harmonica, mastering
  • Matt Andrews – engineer
  • John Dyer Baizley – artwork, design
  • Mark Seliger – photography

Track listing

All tracks by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings.

  1. Scarlet Town
  2. Dark Turn of Mind
  3. The Way It Will Be
  4. The Way It Goes
  5. Tennessee
  6. Down Along the Dixie Line
  7. Six White Horses
  8. Hard Times
  9. Silver Dagger
  10. The Way the Whole Things Ends

Loretta Lynn: Before I’m Over You

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On June 22, 1964, “Decca” label released “Before I’m Over You”, the second Loretta Lynn studio album. It was recorded 1962 – 1964, at “Bradley Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Owen Bradley.

Personnel:

  • Loretta Lynn – lead vocals
  • Harold Bradley – electric guitar
  • Jack Pruett – electric guitar
  • Teddy Wilburn – guitar
  • Grady Martin – electric guitar
  • Jerry Kennedy – guitar
  • Don Helms – steel guitar
  • Floyd Cramer – piano
  • Bob Moore – bass
  • Buddy Harman – drums
  • Cecil Brower – fiddle
  • Tommying Jackson – fiddle
  • The Jordanaires – back vocals
  • Hal Buksbaum – photography
  • Johnny Mullins – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Singing the Blues – Melvin Endsley
  2. Before I’m Over You – Betty Sue Perry
  3. You Don’t Have to Be a Baby to Cry – Bob Merrill, Terry Shand
  4. Who’ll Help Me Get Over You – Betty Sue Perry
  5. Loose Talk – Freddie Hart, Ann Lucas
  6. Where Were You – Loretta Lynn
  7. Wine, Women and Song – Betty Sue Perry
  8. The End of the World – Arthur Kent, Sylvia Dee
  9. My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You – Lee Ross, Bob Wills
  10. Fool No. 1 – Kathryn R. Fulton
  11. This Haunted House – Oliver Lynn
  12. Get Set for a Heartache – Joe Deaton, Red Landers

Willie Nelson: Shotgun Willie

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On June 11, 1973, “Atlantic” label released “Shotgun Willie”, the 16th Willie Nelson studio album. It was recorded in February 1973, at “Atlantic” in New York City, “Quadrafonic” in Nashville, Tennessee, “Sam Phillips” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler and David Briggs.

Personnel:

  • Willie Nelson – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Steve Burgh – acoustic and electric guitar
  • James Clayton Day – dobro, pedal steel guitar, backing vocals
  • Red Lane – acoustic guitar
  • Dave Bromberg – electric guitar
  • John Goldthwaite – electric guitar
  • Doug Sahm – electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Waylon Jennings – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Augie Meyers – acoustic guitar
  • Bobbie Nelson – piano
  • Mickey Raphael – harmonica
  • Jeff Gutcheon – electric piano, organ
  • Johnny Gimble – fiddle
  • Hugh McDonald – bass guitar
  • Jack Barber – bass guitar
  • Dan “Bee” Spears – bass guitar
  • Paul English – drums
  • George Rains – drums
  • Steve Mosley – drums
  • Andrew Love – tenor saxophone
  • James Mitchell – baritone saxophone
  • Willie Bridges – baritone saxophone
  • Wayne Jackson – trumpet
  • Jack Hale Sr. – trombone
  • Dee Moeller – backing vocals
  • Larry Gatlin – backing vocals
  • Jessi Colter – backing vocals
  • Arif Mardin – string arrangements
  • Donny Hathaway – string arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Willie Nelson, except where noted.

  1. Shotgun Willie
  2. Whiskey River – Johnny Bush, Paul Stroud
  3. Sad Songs and Waltzes
  4. Local Memory
  5. Slow Down Old World
  6. Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer) – Bob Wils, Tommy Duncan
  7. Devil in a Sleepin’ Bag
  8. She’s Not for You
  9. Bubbles in My Beer – Tommy Duncan, Cindy Walker, Bob Wills
  10. You Look Like the Devil – Leon Russell
  11. So Much to Do
  12. A Song for You – Leon Russell

Michael Martin Murphey: Geronimo’s Cadillac

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On May 25, 1972, “A&M” label released “Geronimo’s Cadillac”, the debut Michael Martin Murphey studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Columbia Recording Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and in London, and was produced by Bob Johnston.

Personnel:

  • Michael Martin Murphey – vocals, acoustic and bottleneck guitar, harmonica, mandolin, piano, liner notes
  • Leonard Arnold – guitar, steel guitar
  • Boomer Castleman – electric guitar, technician
  • Bob Livingston – bass, guitar, backing vocals
  • Gary P. Nunn – bass, piano, keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
  • Karl Himmel – drums
  • Kenneth A. Buttrey – drums, percussion
  • Charles John Quarto – vocals
  • Jimmy Horowitz – string arrangements
  • Neil Wilburn – engineer
  • Bob Potter – engineer
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Brendan Morris – master tape research
  • Thane Tierney – for Hip-O Select
  • Michele Horie – art direction, production coordination
  • William Holloway – drawing
  • Mathieu Bitton – design
  • Ron Burnham – photography
  • Pat Lawrence – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Geronimo’s Cadillac – Michael Martin Murphey, Charles John Quarto
  2. Natchez Trace – Michael Martin Murphey
  3. Calico Silver – Michael Martin Murphey, Larry Cansler
  4. Harbor for My Soul – Michael Martin Murphey, Larry Cansler
  5. Rainbow Man – Michael Martin Murphey, Charles John Quarto
  6. Waking Up – Michael Martin Murphey
  7. Crack Up in Las Cruces – Michael Martin Murphey, Craig Hillis
  8. Boy from the Country – Michael Martin Murphey, Owen Castleman
  9. What Am I Doin’ Hangin’ Around? – Michael Martin Murphey
  10. Michael Angelo’s Blues (Song for Hogman) – Michael Martinn Murphey
  11. Backslider’s Wine – Michael Martin Murphey
  12. The Light of the City – Ray Lewis

Sturgill Simpson: Metamodern Sounds in Country Music

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On May 13, 2014, “High Top Mountain” label released “Metamodern Sounds in Country Music”, the second Sturgill Simpson studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014, at “Low Country Sound” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Dave Cobb.

Personnel:

  • Sturgill Simpson – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Dave Cobb – classical guitar, percussion, engineer, mixing
  • “Dood” Fraley – Master of Ceremonies
  • Laur Joamets – electric guitar, slide guitar
  • Mike Webb – keyboards, mellotron
  • Kevin Black – bass guitar
  • Miles Miller – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Justin Herlocker – engineer assistant
  • John Netti – engineer assistant
  • Sturgill Simpson – mixing
  • Pete Lyman – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Sturgill Simpson, except where noted.

  1. Turtles All the Way Down
  2. Life of Sin
  3. Living the Dream
  4. Voices
  5. Long White Line – Buford Abner
  6. The Promise – Clive Farrington, Michael Floreale, Andrew Mann
  7. A Little Light
  8. Just Let Go
  9. It Ain’t All Flowers
  10. Panbowl (hidden track)

Kings Of Leon: Can We Please Have Fun

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On May 10, 2024, “Love Tap” label released “Can We Please Have Fun”, the ninth Kings of Leon studio label. It was recorded in 2023, at “Dark Horse Recording” in Franklin, Tennessee, and was produced by Kid Harpoon.

Personnel:

  • Caleb Followill – vocals, guitar
  • Jared Followill – vocals, bass guitar
  • Nathan Followill – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Matthew Followill – vocals, guitar, synthesizer
  • Liam O’Neil – organ, piano, synthesizer
  • Brian Rajaratnam – recording
  • Akarsh Vaidyanathan, Drew Boals, Emi Trevena, and Jacob Spitzer – engineer assistant
  • Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing
  • Matt Wolach – mixing assistant
  • Randy Merrill – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Nathan Followill, and Matthew Followill.

  1. Ballerina Radio
  2. Rainbow Ball
  3. Nowhere to Run
  4. Mustang
  5. Actual Daydream
  6. Split Screen
  7. Don’t Stop the Bleeding
  8. Nothing to Do
  9. M Television
  10. Hesitation Gen
  11. Ease Me On
  12. Seen

The Highwayman: Same

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On May 6, 1985, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, debut Highwayman (The) album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Moman’s Recording” and “Woodland” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Chips Moman. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by ARIA, and Platinum in US by RIAA.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Cash – vocals
  • Waylon Jennings – vocals, guitar
  • Willie Nelson – vocals, guitar
  • Kris Kristofferson – vocals
  • Johnny Rodriguez – lead and backing vocals
  • Chips Moman – guitars, backing vocals
  • J. R. Cobb – guitars
  • Marty Stuart – guitar, mandolin
  • Reggie Young – guitars
  • Bobby Wood – keyboards
  • Bobby Emmons – keyboards
  • Paul Davis – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Mickey Raphael – harmonica
  • Mike Leech – bass guitar
  • Jimmy Tittle – bass guitar
  • Gene Chrisman – drums
  • Chips Moman – engineer
  • David Cherry – engineer
  • Ken Criblez – engineer assistant
  • Larry Greenhill – engineer assistant
  • Denny Purcell – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Highwayman – Jimmy Webb
  2. The Last Cowboy Song – Ed Bruce, Ron Peterson
  3. Jim, I Wore a Tie Today – Cindy Walker
  4. Big River – Johnny Cash
  5. Committed to Parkview – Johnny Cash
  6. Desperados Waiting for a Train – Guy Clark
  7. Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) – Woody Guthrie, Martin Hoffman
  8. Welfare Line – Paul Kennerley
  9. Against the Wind – Bob Seger
  10. The Twentieth Century Is Almost Over – Steve Goodman, John Prine

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

Charlie Daniels Band: Million Mile Reflections

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On April 20, 1979, “Epic” label released “Million Mile Reflections”, the seventh Charlie Daniels Band studio album (the tenth Charlie Daniels studio overall). It was recorded 1978 – 1979, at “Woodland” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by John Boylan.

Personnel:

  • Charlie Daniels – vocals, guitar, fiddle
  • Tom Crain – vocals, guitar
  • “Taz” DiGregorio – vocals, keyboards
  • Charles Hayward – bass
  • James W. Marshall – drums, percussion
  • Fred Edwards – drums, percussion
  • Terry Mead – trumpet
  • Lea Jane Singers – backing vocals
  • Bergen White – string arrangements
  • Paul Grupp – engineer
  • Steve Goostree – recording assistant
  • Dave Rideau, Erik Zobler – mixing assistant
  • Bill Myers – illustrations
  • Virginia Team – Wm. J. Johnson – design
  • Joseph E. Sullivan – production supervisor

Track listing:

All tracks by Charlie Daniels, Tom Crain, Taz DiGregorio, Fred Edwards, Charles Hayward and James W. Marshall, except where noted.

  1. Passing Lane
  2. Blue Star
  3. Jitterbug – Charlie Daniels, Tom Crain, Taz DiGregorio, Fred Edwards, Charles Hayward, Don Murray
  4. Behind Your Eyes – John Boylan
  5. Reflections
  6. The Devil Went Down to Georgia
  7. Mississippi – Charlie Daniels
  8. Blind Man – Tom Crain
  9. Rainbow Ride

Alabama Snakes: Sound & Color

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On April 17, 2015, “ATO Records” label released “Sound & Color”, the second Alabama Shakes studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Sound Emporium” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Blake Mills, Brittany Howard, Heath Fogg, Zoe Cockrell and Steve Johnson.

Personnel:

  • Brittany Howard − vocals, guitar, vibraphone, percussion, keyboards, string arrangements
  • Heath Fogg − guitar, percussion
  • Zac Cockrell − bass, percussion
  • Steve Johnson − drums, percussion
  • Blake Mills – guitar, percussion, vibraphone 
  • Ben Tanner − keyboards, vibraphone, percussion
  • Paul Horton – keyboards
  • Rob Moose − string arrangements
  • Shawn Everett – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig − mastering

Track listing:

All lyrics by by Brittany Howard except where noted,  all music by Brittany Howard, Heath Fogg, Zoe Cockrell and Steve Johnson.

  1. Sound & Color
  2. Don’t Wanna Fight
  3. Dunes
  4. Future People – lyrics by Brittany Howard, Blake Mills
  5. Gimme All Your Love
  6. This Feeling
  7. Guess Who – lyrics by Brittany Howard, Blake Mills
  8. The Greatest
  9. Shoegaze
  10. Miss You
  11. Gemini – lyrics by Brittany Howard, Blake Mils
  12. Over My Head