On January 14, 2014, “Blue Note” label released “The River & the Thread”, the thirteenth Rosanne Cash studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by John Leventhal. In 2015, the album won three “Grammy Awards” for “Best Americana Album”, “Best American Roots Song” and “Best American Roots Performance”.
Personnel:
- Rosanne Cash – lead and backing vocals
- John Leventhal – guitar, bass guitar, organ, celeste, mandolin, electric sitar, drums, percussion, harmony vocals, string arrangements, mixing
- Derek Trucks – slide guitar
- Jon Cowherd – Wurlitzer piano
- Tim Luntzel – bass guitar, upright bass
- Dan Rieser – drums
- Shawn Pelton – drums
- Rick DePofi – percussion, backing vocals, mixing
- Jake Leventhal – percussion, backing vocals
- Gabe Witcher – fiddle
- Larry Farrell – trombone
- David Mansfield – violin, viola
- Dave Eggar – cello
- Allison Moorer – harmony vocals
- John Paul White – harmony vocals
- Cory Chisel – harmony vocals
- Donivan Cowart – recording
- Reuben Cohen – mastering
- Tawatha Agee – backing vocals
- Tabitha Fair – backing vocals
- Catherine Russell – backing vocals
- Amy Helm – backing vocals, choir
- Kris Kristofferson – choir
- John Prine – choir
- Tony Joe White – choir
- Rodney Crowell – choir
- Bobby Tis – recording
- Gavin Lurssen – mastering
- Jill Dell’Abate – production co-ordination
Track listing:
All tracks by Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal.
- A Feather’s Not a Bird
- The Sunken Lands
- Etta’s Tune
- Modern Blue
- Tell Heaven
- The Long Way Home
- World of Strange Design
- Night School
- 50.000 Watts
- When the Master Calls the Roll
- Money Road
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