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Alabama Song is country singer and songwriter Allison Moorer's debut album. She attracted the attention of the general public when her song "A Soft Place to Fall" was one of the tracks picked for airplay from the Horse Whisperer soundtrack; it struck a chord with country radio listeners. That cut, along with nine others, were written or co-written by Moorer; "The One That Got Away" was additionally composed with cigar-chomping, chart-topping songwriter Kostas. As a first offering on a major label, writing virtually all of your own material is no mean feat. Producer Kenny Greenberg and executive producer and label boss of MCA Nash Vegas Tony Brown were firm believers in Moorer's promise. What's more compelling is that the set is a near perfect balance between classically styled country tunes and modern Nashville's more pop-oriented approach. With elder statesmen like Glen D. Hardin as arranger, and Justin Niebank as engineer, Greenberg brought in a slew of performers not always associated with country chart success including Ashley Cleveland, Buddy Miller, Russ Taff, and Louise Red. They perform alongside studio aces like guitarist Richard Bennett, Dan Dugmore, Larry Marrs, and Greg Morrow, and, of course, Greenberg, a stellar guitarist. While the aforementioned cuts scored the airplay, making the album a modest success, other tracks, such as the rootsy folk of "Call My Name," the high lonesome honky tonk in the title song, "I Found a Letter," "Easier to Forget," and the late-night Patsy Cline-esque swing of "Set Me Free" resonate with the alt country crowd who made her a minor patron saint. Either way, it was an auspicious beginning, but MCA cut her loose to Island after just one record. That's no reflection on the album, but on the fact that Moorer was just a little bit ahead of her time. Alabama Song has dated well and continues to be a signpost for contemporary country producers, artists, and fans.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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David Leonard, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Rhodes, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Dugmore, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Greenberg, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chad Cromwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JUstin Niebank, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - CHRIS DAVIE, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Graham Lewis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doyle Primm, ComposerLyricist - Allison Moorer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Carl Meadows, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Plant, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Louise Red, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harry Stinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Bennett, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Rhodes, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Dugmore, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Greenberg, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JUstin Niebank, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Spivey, Acoustic Guitar, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Clarke Schleicher, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Demain, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHRIS DAVIE, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Graham Lewis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doyle Primm, ComposerLyricist - Allison Moorer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Louise Red, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tim Lauer, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Ashley Cleveland, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Rhodes, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Dugmore, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Greenberg, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chad Cromwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JUstin Niebank, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Russ Taff, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Darken, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - CHRIS DAVIE, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Doyle Primm, ComposerLyricist - Allison Moorer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Rick Plant, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Louise Red, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - A. J. Derrick, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Leonard, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Rhodes, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Dugmore, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Greenberg, Producer, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chad Cromwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JUstin Niebank, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Dodd, Programmer - Joe Spivey, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - John Cowan, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - CHRIS DAVIE, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Graham Lewis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doyle Primm, ComposerLyricist - Allison Moorer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Carl Meadows, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Plant, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Louise Red, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Bennett, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Dugmore, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Greenberg, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Rudin, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Dodd, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Clarke Schleicher, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Morrow, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Miller, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kostas, ComposerLyricist - Graham Lewis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kostas Lazarides, ComposerLyricist - Allison Moorer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Larry Marrs, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harry Stinson, Drums, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Bennett, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Rhodes, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Dugmore, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Greenberg, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JUstin Niebank, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dennis Wilson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Spivey, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Clarke Schleicher, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Louis Nunley, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Saylor, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Graham Lewis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doyle Primm, ComposerLyricist - Allison Moorer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Louise Red, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harry Stinson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Bennett, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Dugmore, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Greenberg, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JUstin Niebank, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Worf, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Dodd, Programmer - Joe Spivey, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Demain, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Saylor, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Grainger, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doyle Primm, ComposerLyricist - Allison Moorer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Bennett, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Pomeroy, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Dugmore, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Greenberg, Producer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JUstin Niebank, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Morrow, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Demain, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHRIS DAVIE, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Grainger, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doyle Primm, ComposerLyricist - Allison Moorer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Carl Meadows, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Plant, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gwil Owen, ComposerLyricist - Dan Dugmore, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Greenberg, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Rudin, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Hayden, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chad Cromwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Glenn Worf, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Dodd, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Spivey, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - John Wesley Ryles, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Droman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Allison Moorer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Rick Plant, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Bennett, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Pomeroy, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Nashville String Machine, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Dugmore, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Greenberg, Producer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JUstin Niebank, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Dodd, Programmer - Joe Spivey, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Clarke Schleicher, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Morrow, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Glen Hardin, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Peterson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Crowder, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHRIS DAVIE, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Graham Lewis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Mitchell, ComposerLyricist - Allison Moorer, MainArtist - Walter Hyatt, ComposerLyricist - Rick Plant, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tim Lauer, Harmonium, AssociatedPerformer - Ashley Cleveland, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Rhodes, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Dugmore, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Greenberg, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Rudin, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chad Cromwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Dodd, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Doyle Primm, ComposerLyricist - Allison Moorer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Rick Plant, Banjo, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Louise Red, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - A. J. Derrick, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
Alabama Song is country singer and songwriter Allison Moorer's debut album. She attracted the attention of the general public when her song "A Soft Place to Fall" was one of the tracks picked for airplay from the Horse Whisperer soundtrack; it struck a chord with country radio listeners. That cut, along with nine others, were written or co-written by Moorer; "The One That Got Away" was additionally composed with cigar-chomping, chart-topping songwriter Kostas. As a first offering on a major label, writing virtually all of your own material is no mean feat. Producer Kenny Greenberg and executive producer and label boss of MCA Nash Vegas Tony Brown were firm believers in Moorer's promise. What's more compelling is that the set is a near perfect balance between classically styled country tunes and modern Nashville's more pop-oriented approach. With elder statesmen like Glen D. Hardin as arranger, and Justin Niebank as engineer, Greenberg brought in a slew of performers not always associated with country chart success including Ashley Cleveland, Buddy Miller, Russ Taff, and Louise Red. They perform alongside studio aces like guitarist Richard Bennett, Dan Dugmore, Larry Marrs, and Greg Morrow, and, of course, Greenberg, a stellar guitarist. While the aforementioned cuts scored the airplay, making the album a modest success, other tracks, such as the rootsy folk of "Call My Name," the high lonesome honky tonk in the title song, "I Found a Letter," "Easier to Forget," and the late-night Patsy Cline-esque swing of "Set Me Free" resonate with the alt country crowd who made her a minor patron saint. Either way, it was an auspicious beginning, but MCA cut her loose to Island after just one record. That's no reflection on the album, but on the fact that Moorer was just a little bit ahead of her time. Alabama Song has dated well and continues to be a signpost for contemporary country producers, artists, and fans.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:48
- Main artists: Allison Moorer
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: MCA Nashville
- Genre: Blues/country/folk Country
© 1998 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1998 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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