Produced, Arranged & Conducted by Arif Mardin
Recorded at Atlantic South-Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida & Atlantic Recording Studio, New York, N.Y.
MUSICIANS
Rhythm Section : The Dixie Flyers
Lead Guitar : Charlie Freeman
Bass : Tommy McLure
Drums, Percussion : Sammy Creason
Organ, Electric Piano : Mike Utley
Guitar, Keyboards : Jim Dickinson
plus
Twelve-String Guitar : Stu Scharf* (tracks: A5)
Produced, Arranged by Arif Mardin
Recorded at Atlantic South- Criteria Recording Studios, Maiami, Florida
Engineered by Chuck Kirkpatrick, Gene Paul, Lewis Hahn, Ron Albert
Backing Band : The Dixie Flyers
Guitar, Keyboards : Jim Dickinson
Lead Guitar : Charlie Freeman
Bass : Tommy McClure
Drums, Percussion : Sammy Creason
Organ, Electric Piano : Michael Utley
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Guitar : Alexander Gafa (tracks: B5)
Backing Vocals : The Sweet Inspirations
Horns Section
French Horn : Gene Orloff
Tenor Saxophone Solos, Alto Saxophone Solos : King Curtis
Trombone : Garnet Brown
Trumpet : Joe Newman
Woodwind : George Marge, Romeo Penque, Walter Kane
Alto Saxophone : George Dorsey
Baritone Saxophone : Pepper Adams
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B4 : What'cha Gonna Do (by Donnie Fritts, John Reid) [YouTube Video]
Produced by David Anderle
Recorded at :
– Sunset Sound
– A&M Studios
– Studio 55, Los Angeles
MUSICIANS
Guitar : Dean Parks, Jerry McGee
Bass : Lee Sklar
Drums : Mike Baird, Sammy Creason
Organ, Synthesizer : Booker T. Jones
Piano, Keyboards, Synthesizer : Mike Utley
Harp : Gayle Levant
Steel Guitar : Al Perkins
Tambourine, Congas : Bobbye Hall
BACKGROUND VOCALS
Booker T. Jones, Clydie King, Daniel Timms, Kim Carnes, Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields
Produced by David Anderle
Recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders
MUSICIANS
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar, Mandolin, Dobro : Dean Parks
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Harmonica : Jerry McGee
Banjo : Herb Pedersen
Bass : Lee Sklar
Drums : Sammy Creason
Keyboards : Mike Utley
Piano : Booker T. Jones (tracks: A4)
Accordion : Nick De Caro
Dobro : Geoffrey Levin (tracks: B2)
Fiddle : 'Gib' Guilbeau
Marimba, Vibraphone : Milt Holland
Percussion : Bobbye Hall
Pedal Steel Guitar : Al Perkins, Jr.
BACKGROUND VOCALS
Andrew Gold, Booker T. (tracks: A4 B2), Brooks Hunnicutt, Donna Weiss, Jennifer Warren, Ken Edwards, Linda Dillard, Priscilla (tracks: B2), Rita Jean Bodine
Produced & Arranged by Arif Mardin
All Tracks (except A3 A4 A5, B2) : Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, N.Y.
Tracks A3 A4 A5, B2 : Recorded at Atlantic South-Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida
MUSICIANS
Guitar : Charlie Freeman (tracks: A3 to A5, B2), Cornell Dupree
Bass : Chuck Rainey (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1, B3 to B5), Tommy McClure (tracks: A3, A5, B2)
Drums : Bernard Purdie (tracks: B1, B3), Ray Lucas (tracks: A1, A2, B4, B5), Sammy Creason (tracks: A3 to A5, B2)
Electric Piano, Piano, Organ : Dave Crawford (tracks: A1, A2, B4, B5)
Piano : Dave Crawford (tracks: B1, B3)
Piano, Organ : Mike Utley (tracks: A3 to A5, B2)
Flute, Soloist : Romeo Penqué (tracks: A2)
Trumpet, Soloist : Neal Rosengarden (tracks: B3)
Horns : Andrew Love (tracks: A5, B5), The Memphis Horns (tracks: A5, B5), Wayne Jackson (tracks: A5, B5)
Backing Vocals : Cissy Houston (tracks: A2), The Sweet Inspirations
Produced by Andrew Love, Wayne Jackson & Stan Kesler
Recorded at Sounds of Memphis, Memphis, TN.
Engineered by Stan Kesler
Memphis Horns
Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone : Andrew Love
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trombone : Wayne Jackson
Baritone Saxophone : Floyd Newman
Rhythm Section
Bass : Tommy McClure (The Dixie Flyers)
Drums : Sammy Creason (The Dixie Flyers)
Guitar : Charlie Freeman (The Dixie Flyers)
Organ : Jimmy Brown
Piano : Don Chandler
Produced by Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin
Recorded at Atlantic South-Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida
Engineered by Chuck Kirkpatrick, Ronnie Albert
The Dixie Flyers
Guitar : Charlie Freeman, Jim Dickinson
Bass : Tommy McClure
Drums : Sammy Creason
Piano : Jim Dickinson
Organ : Mike Utley
Additional Musician
Latin Percussion : Felix Cavaliere
Memphis Horns
Tenor Saxophone : Andrew Love, Ed Logan
Baritone Saxophone : Floyd Newman
Trombone : Jack Dale
Trumpet : Wayne Jackson
Backing Vocals
The Sweet Inspirations, Carol Kirkpatrick, Chuck Kirkpatrick, David Brigati, Eddie Brigati,
Produced by Dave Crawford
Recorded at Atlantic South-Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida.
Engineered by Chuck Kirkpatrick, Howard Albert, Ronnie Albert
Orchestrated by Arif Mardin
The Dexie Flyers
Guitar : Charlie Freeman, Jim Dickinson
Bass : Tommy McClure
Drums : Sammy Creason
Organ : Mike Utley
Piano : Jim Dickinson
Backing Vocals
Ann Moss, Cissy Houston, Jackie Verdell, Judy Clay
Japanese LP with Japan original cover
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Produced by Clayton Ivey, Terry Woodford for Wishbone Inc
Recorded at Wishbone Recording Studio, Muscle Shoaks, Alabama
Engineers : Terry Woodford, Leslie King, Ron Lagerlof, Mary Beth McLemore & Steve Moore
Assistance : Kevin Lamb
Remix Engineer : Terry Woodford
Strings Recorded at Woodland Sound Studios, Nashville
Backup Guitars on "That Didn't Hurt Too Bad" were recorded at Small Sound Studio, Huntsville, AL.
Mastered at CBS, Nashville
MUSICIANS
Electric Guitar : Bill Hines, Dennis Clifton, Larry Byrom, Mac McAnally, Robert Byrne, Tippy Armstrong
Acoustic Guitar : Mac McAnally, Robert Byrne
Bass : Bob Wray, Gary Baker (tracks: B2)
Drums : Roger Clark
Percussion : Tom Roady
Keyboards : Clayton Ivey
Synthesizer : Clayton Ivey, Robert Byrne
Woodwind : Jim Horn
Strings : The Shelly Kurland Strings
Backing Vocals : Eddie Struzick, Lenny LeBlanc, Mac McAnally, Marie Tomlinson, Robert Byrne
Produced by Michael Buffalo Smith, Billy Teichmiller and Stephen Foster
Recorded at Mill Kids Studio, Huntsville, Alabama
Engineered by Billy "Dr. T" Teichmiller and Stephen Foster
Arranged by Stephen Foster
MUSICIANS
Michael Buffalo Smith : Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Pete Carr : Lead Guitar
Tommy Crain : Lead Electric Guitar, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Dobro
Danny Hall : Lead Acoustic Guitar
Ray Brand (The Crawlers) : Slide Guitar, Guitar
John Huber : Guitar, Wah-Guitar
Owen Brown (owner of the Birdland Studios) : Bass
Billy Teichmiller (The Crawlers) : Drums, Percussion
Stephen Foster : Keyboards
Thad Usry : Blues Harp
Bonnie Bramlett : Additional Lead Vocal on 03, 04
Johnny Wyker : Additional Lead Vocal on 04
BACKGROUND VOCALISTS
Bonnie Bramlett, Hays Clark, Jerome Stanley, Stephen Foster, Thad Usry, Johnny Wyker, The Bramlettes, Melissa Michael
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Hooker's Boogie (live) (by John D. Wyker) [YouTube Video]
Produced & Engineered by Paul Hornsby at Muscadine Recording Studios, Macon, Georgia
Mastering by Sid Goodpoe
Personnel
Michael Buffalo Smith : Lead Vocals, Zager Acoustic Guitar
Greg Yeary : Rhythm & Lead Electric Guitar
Joey Parrish : Bass
Towson Engsberg : Drums & Percussion
Paul Hornsby : Piano
Tommy Talton : Electric and Acoustic Slide Guitar, Dobro
Daniel Jackson : Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocal
EG Kight : Backing Vocal
Hal Brandstetter : Bass on “Makin’ it Back to Macon”
Billy Eli : Acoustic Guitar on "Like Water"
Billy Bob Thornton : Spoken Word on Prologue & Epilogue
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Track 12 : as Hidden Track
Produced by Michael Buffalo Smith, Billy Teichmiller and Ray Brand
Recorded at Mill Kids Studio, Huntsville, Alabama, 2004/2005.
Engineered by Billy "Dr. T" Teichmiller
Mastered by James Murphree at Birdland DAW & Tracking
Arranged by Michael Buffalo Smith, The Cralers, and Danny Hall
MUSICIANS
Michael Buffalo Smith : Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Rhythm & Lead Guitar
Ray Brand : Electric Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Slide Guitar, Guit-Steel Guitar
Billy Teichmiller : Drums, Percussion
Owen Brown : Bass
Thad Usry : Harp, Backing Vocals
Danny Hall : Acoustic Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Slide Guitar, Electric Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
George McCorkle : Electric Rhythm & Lead Guitar
Pete Carr : Lead Guitar
Jo Jo Billingsley : Backing Vocals
Rodeo Jean Rocket : Lead & Backing Vocals
Hays Clark : Backing Vocals
Larry Perkins : Piano, B-3
John D. Wyker: Judge Roy Beam on "Hangin' Judge"
Recorded December 17, 2010 in Macon, Georgia at Cox Capital Theater
Recorded by Terry Lambert
Mixed at Studio 1093, Athens, Georgia
Mixed by Tommy Talton & Terry Lambert
COWBOY
Scott Boyer : Vocals, Guitars
Tommy Talton : Vocals, Guitars
Randall Bramblett : Keyboards, Saxophone, Harmony Vocals
Stan Robertson : Bass, Harmony Vocals
Bill Stewart : Drums
Bill Pillmore : Pedal Steel Guitar
SPECIAL GUEST VOCAL
Bonnie Bramlett : Additional Lead Vocal on track 06
Produced by Scott Boyer
Recorded at Tioga Studios, Allegany, Oregon, December 1978
Engineered by Ovie Sparks with Jeff Cox
Mixed at Capricorn Sound Studios, Macon, Georgia, January 1979
Mixed by Scott Boyer, Ovie Sparks, Scott Tillisch
Skyboys
Tom Kell : Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Scott Smith : Piano, Electric Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Vocal
Dudley Hill : Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocal
Leon Edwards Waldbauer : Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Vocal
Gayne Winsor : Electric Piano, Hammond B3, Vocal
Ken Parypa : Bass, Vocal
Pat Bohle : Drums, Syndrums
This album was recorded by Scott Boyer & NC Thurman
Mixed & Mastered by Scott Boyer
All Music performed by Scott Boyer & NC Thurman
Backing Vocals on track 07 : Scott & NC with Dick Cooper, Donnie Fritts, Will McFarland, Cheryl Manley
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Track 02 : "AAA" Man (by Scott Boyer, NC Thurman, Johnny Sandlin) [YouTube Video]
Produced by James Luther Dickinson
Tracks 01 & 07 : Co-produced by Paul Hornsby
Executive-Producer : Gary F. Montgomery, Herbert S. O'Mell
Recorded & Mixed at Three Alarm Studio, Memphis, TN
Additional recording at: Crosstown, Memphis, TN; Reflections, Nashville, TN; Interlight Productions, Inc., Tallahassee, FL
Remote recording: Willie Nelson's Tour Bus, Mirage Parking Lot, Las Vegas, Nevada December 6, 1991 by Peter Greenland
MUSICIANS
Toy Caldwell : Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Robby Turner : Steel Guitar
Roy Howell : Steel Guitar
J. "Pic" Pickens : Rhythm Guitar, Slide Guitar
Shawn Lane : Lead Guitar
Rusty McFarland : Hi String Guitar
Robert A. Johnson : Guitar
Tony Heatherly : Bass
Greg Morrow : Drums, Percussion
Mark Burrell : Drums
Jim Dickinson : Moog Synthesizer, Omnichord, Piano, Hammond B-3 Organ, Vibes
"Brother" Gregg Allman : Hammond B-3 Organ
Kurt Clayton : Hammond B-3 Organ
Tony Thomas : Accordio
Charlie Daniels : Fiddle
Tommy "T-Bone" Burroughs : Fiddle
Mickey Raphael : Harmonica
Ace Cannon : Saxophone
Andrew Love : Saxophone
Jim Spake : Saxophone
Al "Fish" Herring : Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Wayne Jackson : Trumpet, Trombone
Produced & engineered by Paul Hornsby at Muscadine Studio, Macon, Georgia
Assistant engineers: Duane Boswell, Kenny Smith, Richard Schoff, Scott Pallot, Rick Maxwell
MUSICIANS
PAUL HORNSBY : lead vocals, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond B-3, keyboard bass.
BILL STEWART : drums
GARY PORTER : drums
CHARLIE HAYWARD : bass
JOHNNY FOUNTAIN : bass
JACK PEARSON : lead and slide guitar solos ("I'M READY")
KEN WYNN : electric guitar, dobro ("CORINNA CORINNA")
CHRIS HICKS : guitar ("KEY TO THE HIGHWAY")
TOMMY TALTON : slide guitar ("HALLELUJAH"), dobro ("AMAZING GRACE")
LEE ROY PARNELL : slide guitar solo ("MESS AROUND")
PAT BEGESON : harmonica
CHUCK LEAVELL : Hammond B3 ("I'M READY)
DUANE BOSWELL : percussion
E.G. KIGHT : background vocals
WILLIE MORRIS (OF CAMEO) : background vocals
BECKY HATAWAY : background vocals
QUAY SAMPSON : background vocals DOODLEY SQUAT SINGERS:
ANDY JOHNSON, CAITLYN BAGWELL, CHANCE ROYAL, JOSNIE FERGUSON, KEVIN VINES : background vocals
JOHN LAUGHTER : tenor and baritone saxes
ELBERT DURHAM : tenor sax
REGGIE BOOKER : trombone
TOM HARLING : trumpet
RANDAL FOIL : tuba
MARCUS JAMES HENDERSON : sax solos
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01 : Mess Around (by A. Nugetre) [YouTube Video]
All Tracks (except 11) : Produced by Miami Dan Yoe
Track 11 : Produced by Paul Hornsby
Recorded at Muscadine Recording Studio, Macon, GA February, 2004 – February, 2007
Engineered and Mastered by Paul Hornsby
Mixed by Paul Hornsby and Miami Dan Yoe
All Words and Music written by Miami Dan Yoe
Miami Dan And The Hayes Street Band Miami Dan Yoe: All lead vocals (except track 11), Backing vocals (tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9), Tambourine (track 4) B. Keith Williams: Acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15), Electric guitar (tracks 3, 4, 5, 7), Backing vocals (track 10) Patrick Yoe: Bass guitar (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 15) Billy Rivers: Drums (tracks 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13), Percussion (track 10)
Guest Musicians
Paul Hornsby: Grand Piano (tracks 8 ,9), Wurlitzer electric piano (track 10), Hammond B-3 organ (tracks 3, 4), Bass guitar (tracks 2, 9)
Ross Lindsey: Drums (tracks 1, 2, 5)
Big Tim Brooks: Electric guitar (tracks 8, 9)
Pat Kennedy: Backing vocals (tracks 3, 8)
John Dennis Hoffman: Acoustic guitar (tracks 2, 9), Electric guitar (track 2), Mandolin (track 2), Bass guitar (track 5), Backing vocals (tracks 2, 5, 9)
Tommy “the G” Gilmore: Backing vocals (tracks 2, 9)
Rudge “Shep” Shepherd: Harmonica (tracks 1, 15)
Duane Boswell: Grand piano (tracks 1, 15), Wurlitzer electric piano (tracks 6, 13)
Lamar Williams Jr.: Backing vocals (tracks 4, 6, 13), Lead vocals (track 13)
Lonnie “Lew” Lewis: Backing vocals (tracks 4, 6, 13)
Chris “the Hitman” Hicks: Lead vocals (track 11), Backing vocals (track 11), Electric guitar (track 11)
Bill Stewart: Drums (track 11)
Tony Cooper: Grand piano (track 11), Hammond B-3 organ (track 7)
Marshall Coates: Bass guitar (track 11)
Marcus James Henderson: Saxophone (track 7)
Swinging With The Armadillo : That LP only
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Swingin' With The Armadillo (actual composer : Larry Franklin BMI Work # 1443770) [YouTube Video]
Produced by Paul Hornsby
Recorded at Capricorn Sound Studios, Macon, Ga
Engineered by Sam Whiteside with David Pinkston
Cooder Browne
Larry Franklin : Vocals, Fiddle, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Percussion
Jimmy "Skip" Tumbleson : Vocals, Bass, Harmonica
David Haworth : Vocals, Piano, Organ, Vibraphone, ARP Synthesizer, Accordion, Percussion
Dale Bolin : Drums, Congas, Percussion
Additional Musicians
Jimmy Nalls (Sea Level) : Electric Guitar
Toy Caldwell (The Marshall Tucker Band) : Steel Guitar
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B5 : The Place I Love Best (Texas) (by Jimmy "Skip" Tumbleson) [YouTube Video]
Produced & Engineered by Paul Hornsby
Recorded at Muscadine Studios, Macon, Georgia
Sugar Creek Band
Jimmy Harpe : Vocals, Piano, Organ
Tony Elmore : Vocals, Guitar
Ronald (R.J.) Johnson : Vocals, Guitar
Glen (Cuz) Hutchison : Vocals, Bass
Jimmy Kelly : Drums
Guest Musicians
Paul Hornsby : Piano
Buddy Greene : Harp
Randy Howard : Fiddle, Mandolin
David Irwin : Steel, Banjo
Joe Rudd : Guitar on B5
Mike Causey : Guitar on A5 B3
Randy Roman : Strings Arrangement, Flute
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No credit of composer
All Songs Published by Muscadine Music BMI
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Muscadine Studios, Macon, Georgia
Owner : Paul Hornsby
Produced by Paul Hornsby
Recorded at Capricorn Sound Studio, Macon, GA
Engineered by Sam Whiteside with David Pinkston
Missouri
Ron West : Lead Vocals, Guitar, Arrangement
Web Waterman : Vocals, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Alan Cohen : Bass
Dan Billings : Drums
Randall Platt : Piano, Clavinet, Moog Synthesizer, Organ
Guest Musicians
Chuck Leavell : Grand Piano
Jimmy Nalls : Guitar
Gary West : Vocals
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A1 : Sunshine Girl (by Ron West) [YouTube Video]
Produced by Mark Hall & Rodney Hall
Tracks: 2, 4, 9 : Produced by Johnny Sandlin, Mark Hall & Rodney Hall
Recorded at Fame Recording Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Recorded by Jimmy Hutt
Mixed by Rodney Hall, Jimmy Nutt, Don Srygley, Alan Schulman
The Decoys
Scott Boyer : Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
David Hood : Bass
Kelvin Holly : Electric Guitar, Vocals
NC Thurman : Piano, Wurlitzer, Hammond B3, Vocals
Other Decoys
Brian Wheeler : Drums
Bryan Owings : Drums
Doug Stokes : Drums
George Pierelli : Drums
Mike Dillon : Drums
Bobby Whitlock : Hammond B3
James Hooker : Hammond B3
Spooner Oldham : Hammond B3
Mickey Buckins : Percussion
Backing Vocals
Carla Russell, Cindy Walker, Donnie Fritts, Marie Lewey
Produced by Paul Hornsby for Sweet-Tater Enterprises, Inc.
Recorded at Capricorn Sound Studios, Macon, Georgia
Engineered by Kurt Kinzel with Richard Schoff
TARGET
Jimi Jamison : Lead Vocals
David Spain : Drums, Congas, Percussion
Paul Cannon : Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar
Tommy Cathey : Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Harmony Vocals
Paul Hornsby : Piano, Organ, Arp String Ensemble
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Runaway (by Jimi Jamison, Tommy Cathey, Buddy Davis) [YouTube Video]
Produced by Paul Hornsby (all tracks except A5)
A5 : Produced by Leo LaBranche & Roy Yeager
Recorded at New London Studios, Birmingham, Alabama
MUSICIANS (all tracks except A5)
Randy Richards : Vocals, Piano, Celesta, Clavinet, Acoustic Guitar, Congas
Buzzy Feiten : Electric Guitar
Davis Causey : Electric Guitar
Charlie Daniels : Resonator Guitar
Tippy Armstrong : Resonator Guitar
Ken Tibbets : Bass
Bill Stewart : Drums
Chuck Leavell : Piano, Electric Piano
Bonnie Bramlett : Backing Vocals
Jeanie Greene : Backing Vocals
Jerry Eubanks : Alto Saxophone
Skip Lane : Baritone Saxophone, Flute
Earl Ford : Trombone
Leo LaBranche : Trumpet
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Hold Back Those Chains [YouTube Video]