Thanks to all the artists and listeners who make this possible

For my family and friends.  These days, how beautiful...

 

The Band

Sam Baker - voice, acoustic guitar, harmonica

Mike Daly - pedal steel guitar, slide guitar

Ron de la Vega - upright bass, cello

Mickey Grimm - drums, percussion

Tim Lorsch - octave violin, violin, mandolin

Rick Plant - electric guitar

Walt Wilkins - acoustic guitar, voice

 

Guest Artists

Chris Baker-Davies - voice on Odessa

Joel Guzman - accordion on Juarez

Lloyd Maines - dobro, pedal steel on Slots and Odessa

Bill McDermott - pump organ, electric guitar on Slots and Psychic

Fats Kaplan - accordion on Pretty World, Sweetly Undone and Days

Gurf Morlix - voice, electric guitar on Juarez and Broken Fingers

Davis Raines - voice on Slots

Marcia Ramirez - voice on Orphan and Pretty World

Britt Savage - voice on Slots

 

Recorded June through December 2006

Dog Den Studio

Nashville, Tennessee

Engineer - Bill McDermott

Additional recording at Bismeaux Studio

Austin, Texas

Engineer - Chris "The Fire" Burns

Final Mix - Bill McDermott

Photography - Sam Baker (Pretty World), R. Mayes (back cover)

Mastering - Jerry Tubb Terra Nova Digital Audio Inc. Austin Texas

Spanish Editing - Ramon Rodriguez

 

For Janie and Ollie.

 

All songs by Sam Baker (BlueLimeStone Publishing copyright 2007 SESAC)

except: Swing Low Sweet Chariot (Traditional); Jacobs Ladder (Traditional); Hard Times Come Again No More    (Stephen Collins Foster  July 4, 1826 – January 13, 1864)

Walt Wilkins appears courtesy of Highway 29 Records.

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© ℗ 2007 by Sam Baker

All rights reserved

Published by Blue Limestone Publishing (SESAC)

A BlueLimeStone Release