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Lionel Richie's birthplace is Tuskegee, Alabama so for his 2012 country duets album, Tuskegee, he is trumpeted as the country boy returning to his roots. And there's something to that: as a songwriter, Richie has had success on the country charts, scoring big with Kenny Rogers of "Lady," one of many Lionel covers Kenny sang over the years. Rogers' enthusiastic embrace of Richie is an indication that the former Commodore's definition of country isn’t quite down-home, and Tuskegee proves that assumption true, with each of Lionel's partners coming from the pop side of Nashville. A few perennials crop up -- Kenny comes in for a revival of "Lady," Willie Nelson stops by to lay some guitar and vocals on "Easy" -- but the point of the album is as much to have current stars pay tribute to Richie as it is to ease him onto country-pop airwaves. Tuskegee winds up being fairly successful in this regard. No matter how many fiddles and steel guitars are added -- and there are never too many -- the songs are never so altered as to be unrecognizable, the melodies are always proudly prominent, and there isn't a speck of dirt to be found anywhere, so it's suited for any clean crossover occasion. Apart from Pixie Lott -- a singer who has absolutely nothing to do with country -- popping up on the international version of the album and maybe the revival of the recent "Just for You," there are no surprises on Tuskegee; even the partners match up correctly, with Jimmy Buffett adding good times to "All Night Long," Shania Twain playing the Diana Ross role on "Endless Love," Rascal Flatts forcefully pumping out the good cheer on "Dancing on the Ceiling," Blake Shelton smiling along on "You Are." Even if the production has changed -- it’s not as glossy as the '80s, there are fewer keyboards and more guitars-the sensibility remains the same, so Tuskegee generates a bit of déjà vu: the surroundings are new, yet everything feels familiar. Whether that’s a comfortable bit of nostalgia or just a shade too predictable depends entirely on the tastes of the listener.
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Ralph MacDonald, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - John Jarvis, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Kim Keyes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Rodriguez, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Nelson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Raphael, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Rhodes, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Blake Shelton, FeaturedArtist - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Dugmore, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenny Greenberg, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nadirah Shakoor, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JEFF BALDING, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Nathan, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ilya Toshinsky, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chad Cromwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Bukovac, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Brown, Producer, Co-Producer - Lionel Richie, Producer, Keyboards, Co-Producer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Mote, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MAC MCANALLY, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Mayer, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Graham Hope, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Perry Coleman, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Utley, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tina Gullickson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Mayer, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - roger Guth, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Brenda Harvey-Richie, ComposerLyricist - Leland Elliott, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doyle Grisham, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Lovell, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Jack Cones, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Schwerkolt, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Schexnayder, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Greenridge, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Krieg, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amy Garges, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Universal International Music B.V.
Ralph MacDonald, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - John Jarvis, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Kim Keyes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Rodriguez, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Nelson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Raphael, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Rhodes, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Dugmore, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenny Greenberg, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nadirah Shakoor, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JEFF BALDING, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Nathan, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ilya Toshinsky, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chad Cromwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Bukovac, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Brown, Producer, Co-Producer - Lionel Richie, Producer, Keyboards, Co-Producer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Mote, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MAC MCANALLY, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Mayer, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Graham Hope, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Perry Coleman, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Ward, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Carmichael, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Utley, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tina Gullickson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Mayer, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - roger Guth, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rasmus Seebach, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Leland Elliott, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doyle Grisham, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Lovell, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Jack Cones, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Schwerkolt, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Schexnayder, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Greenridge, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Krieg, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amy Garges, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Universal International Music B.V.
Ralph MacDonald, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - John Jarvis, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Kim Keyes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Rodriguez, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Nelson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Raphael, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Rhodes, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Dugmore, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenny Greenberg, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nadirah Shakoor, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Darius Rucker, FeaturedArtist - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JEFF BALDING, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Nathan, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ilya Toshinsky, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chad Cromwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Bukovac, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Brown, Producer, Co-Producer - Lionel Richie, Producer, Keyboards, Co-Producer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Mote, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MAC MCANALLY, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Mayer, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Graham Hope, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Perry Coleman, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Utley, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tina Gullickson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Mayer, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - roger Guth, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Leland Elliott, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doyle Grisham, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Lovell, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Jack Cones, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Schwerkolt, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Schexnayder, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Greenridge, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Krieg, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amy Garges, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Universal International Music B.V.
Ralph MacDonald, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - John Jarvis, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Kim Keyes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Rodriguez, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Nelson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Raphael, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Rhodes, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Dugmore, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Little Big Town, FeaturedArtist - Kenny Greenberg, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nadirah Shakoor, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JEFF BALDING, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Nathan, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ilya Toshinsky, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chad Cromwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Bukovac, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Brown, Producer, Co-Producer - Lionel Richie, Producer, Keyboards, Co-Producer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Mote, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MAC MCANALLY, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Mayer, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Graham Hope, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Perry Coleman, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Utley, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tina Gullickson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Mayer, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - roger Guth, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Leland Elliott, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doyle Grisham, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Lovell, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Jack Cones, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Schwerkolt, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Schexnayder, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Greenridge, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Krieg, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amy Garges, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Universal International Music B.V.
Kenny Chesney, Producer, Co-Producer, FeaturedArtist - John Hobbs, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Thrasher, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Paxton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Leim, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Randy McCormick, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenny Greenberg, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JUstin Niebank, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Lionel Richie, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jim Horn, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Drew Bollman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Willis, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - BUDDY CANNON, Producer, Co-Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Buchanan, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Butch Carr, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Castle, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Jorgensen, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leland Elliott, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shannon Scott, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Sorrel Lavigne, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Universal International Music B.V.
Jimmy Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jay DeMarcus, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DANN HUFF, Producer, Guitar, Co-Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ilya Toshinsky, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Bukovac, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rascal Flatts, FeaturedArtist - JUstin Niebank, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lionel Richie, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Chris McHugh, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Drew Bollman, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Mote, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Hagen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Griffith, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Yudkin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Judge, Keyboards, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Neff, Editor, StudioPersonnel - JOE DON ROONEY, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Buda, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michael H. Frenchik Jr., ComposerLyricist - Carlos Manuel Rios, ComposerLyricist - Taylor Nyquist, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Universal International Music B.V.
Tim Lauer, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Willis, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Jennifer Nettles, FeaturedArtist - Nathan Chapman, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Ukulele, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jerry McPherson, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenny Greenberg, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chad Cromwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Sutton, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - JUstin Niebank, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Netti, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lionel Richie, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Drew Bollman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dirk Vanoucek, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Campbell, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Aki Nishimura, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Marks, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Emily Mueller, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Universal International Music B.V.
Ralph MacDonald, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - John Jarvis, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Kim Keyes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Rodriguez, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Nelson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Raphael, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Rhodes, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jill Johnson, MainArtist - Göran Werner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Dugmore, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenny Greenberg, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nadirah Shakoor, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JEFF BALDING, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Nathan, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ilya Toshinsky, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chad Cromwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Bukovac, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Brown, Producer, Co-Producer - Lionel Richie, Producer, Keyboards, Co-Producer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Mote, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MAC MCANALLY, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Mayer, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Graham Hope, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Perry Coleman, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Ward, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Utley, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tina Gullickson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Mayer, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - roger Guth, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Amir Aly, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leland Elliott, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doyle Grisham, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Lovell, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Jack Cones, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Schwerkolt, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Schexnayder, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Greenridge, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Krieg, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amy Garges, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Universal International Music B.V.
Tim Lauer, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Willis, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Chapman, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Ukulele, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jerry McPherson, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenny Greenberg, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chad Cromwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Sutton, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - JUstin Niebank, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Netti, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lionel Richie, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Drew Bollman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shania Twain, FeaturedArtist - Dirk Vanoucek, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Campbell, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Aki Nishimura, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Marks, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Emily Mueller, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Universal International Music B.V.
Jimmy Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Currington, FeaturedArtist - Jay DeMarcus, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DANN HUFF, Producer, Guitar, Co-Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ilya Toshinsky, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Bukovac, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JUstin Niebank, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lionel Richie, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Barry, ComposerLyricist - Mark Taylor, ComposerLyricist - Chris McHugh, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Drew Bollman, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Mote, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Hagen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Griffith, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Yudkin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Judge, Keyboards, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Neff, Editor, StudioPersonnel - JOE DON ROONEY, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Buda, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Taylor Nyquist, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Universal International Music B.V.
Ralph MacDonald, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - John Jarvis, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Kim Keyes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Rodriguez, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Nelson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Raphael, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Rhodes, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Dugmore, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenny Greenberg, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nadirah Shakoor, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JEFF BALDING, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Nathan, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ilya Toshinsky, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chad Cromwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Bukovac, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Brown, Producer, Co-Producer - Lionel Richie, Producer, Keyboards, Co-Producer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Mote, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Rogers, FeaturedArtist - Casey Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MAC MCANALLY, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Mayer, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Graham Hope, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Perry Coleman, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Utley, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tina Gullickson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Mayer, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - roger Guth, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Leland Elliott, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doyle Grisham, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Lovell, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Jack Cones, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Schwerkolt, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Schexnayder, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Greenridge, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Krieg, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amy Garges, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Universal International Music B.V.
Ralph MacDonald, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - John Jarvis, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Kim Keyes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Rodriguez, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Nelson, Guitar, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Raphael, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Rhodes, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Dugmore, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenny Greenberg, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nadirah Shakoor, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JEFF BALDING, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Nathan, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ilya Toshinsky, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chad Cromwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Bukovac, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Brown, Producer, Co-Producer - Lionel Richie, Producer, Keyboards, Co-Producer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Mote, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MAC MCANALLY, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Mayer, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Graham Hope, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Perry Coleman, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Utley, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tina Gullickson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Mayer, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - roger Guth, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Leland Elliott, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doyle Grisham, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Lovell, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Jack Cones, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Schwerkolt, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Schexnayder, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Greenridge, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Krieg, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amy Garges, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Universal International Music B.V.
Ralph MacDonald, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - John Jarvis, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Kim Keyes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Rodriguez, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Buffett, FeaturedArtist - Willie Nelson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Raphael, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Rhodes, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Dugmore, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenny Greenberg, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nadirah Shakoor, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JEFF BALDING, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Nathan, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ilya Toshinsky, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chad Cromwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Bukovac, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Brown, Producer, Co-Producer - Lionel Richie, Producer, Keyboards, Co-Producer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Mote, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MAC MCANALLY, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Mayer, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Graham Hope, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Perry Coleman, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Utley, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tina Gullickson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Mayer, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - roger Guth, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Leland Elliott, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doyle Grisham, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Lovell, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Jack Cones, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Schwerkolt, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Schexnayder, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Greenridge, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Krieg, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amy Garges, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Universal International Music B.V.
Tracy Ackerman, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Lionel Richie, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mark Taylor, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Adam Phillips, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Jackson, Jr., Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Anderson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Rawling, Producer - Jong uk Yoon, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dirk Vanoucek, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pixie Lott, FeaturedArtist - Paul Michael Barry, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2011 Universal International Music B.V.
Ralph MacDonald, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - John Jarvis, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Kim Keyes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Rodriguez, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Nelson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Raphael, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Rhodes, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Dugmore, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenny Greenberg, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nadirah Shakoor, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JEFF BALDING, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Nathan, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ilya Toshinsky, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chad Cromwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Bukovac, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Brown, Producer, Co-Producer - Lionel Richie, Producer, Keyboards, Co-Producer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Mote, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MAC MCANALLY, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Mayer, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Graham Hope, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Perry Coleman, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Carmichael, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Utley, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tina Gullickson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Mayer, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - roger Guth, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Leland Elliott, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Aldean, FeaturedArtist - Doyle Grisham, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Lovell, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Jack Cones, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Schwerkolt, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Schexnayder, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Greenridge, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Krieg, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amy Garges, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Universal International Music B.V.
Ralph MacDonald, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - John Jarvis, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Kim Keyes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Rodriguez, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Nelson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Raphael, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Rhodes, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tim McGraw, FeaturedArtist - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Dugmore, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenny Greenberg, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nadirah Shakoor, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JEFF BALDING, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Nathan, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ilya Toshinsky, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chad Cromwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Bukovac, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Brown, Producer, Co-Producer - Lionel Richie, Producer, Keyboards, Co-Producer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Mote, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MAC MCANALLY, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Mayer, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Graham Hope, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Perry Coleman, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Utley, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tina Gullickson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Mayer, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - roger Guth, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Leland Elliott, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doyle Grisham, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Lovell, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Jack Cones, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Schwerkolt, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Schexnayder, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Greenridge, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Krieg, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amy Garges, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Universal International Music B.V.
Album review
Lionel Richie's birthplace is Tuskegee, Alabama so for his 2012 country duets album, Tuskegee, he is trumpeted as the country boy returning to his roots. And there's something to that: as a songwriter, Richie has had success on the country charts, scoring big with Kenny Rogers of "Lady," one of many Lionel covers Kenny sang over the years. Rogers' enthusiastic embrace of Richie is an indication that the former Commodore's definition of country isn’t quite down-home, and Tuskegee proves that assumption true, with each of Lionel's partners coming from the pop side of Nashville. A few perennials crop up -- Kenny comes in for a revival of "Lady," Willie Nelson stops by to lay some guitar and vocals on "Easy" -- but the point of the album is as much to have current stars pay tribute to Richie as it is to ease him onto country-pop airwaves. Tuskegee winds up being fairly successful in this regard. No matter how many fiddles and steel guitars are added -- and there are never too many -- the songs are never so altered as to be unrecognizable, the melodies are always proudly prominent, and there isn't a speck of dirt to be found anywhere, so it's suited for any clean crossover occasion. Apart from Pixie Lott -- a singer who has absolutely nothing to do with country -- popping up on the international version of the album and maybe the revival of the recent "Just for You," there are no surprises on Tuskegee; even the partners match up correctly, with Jimmy Buffett adding good times to "All Night Long," Shania Twain playing the Diana Ross role on "Endless Love," Rascal Flatts forcefully pumping out the good cheer on "Dancing on the Ceiling," Blake Shelton smiling along on "You Are." Even if the production has changed -- it’s not as glossy as the '80s, there are fewer keyboards and more guitars-the sensibility remains the same, so Tuskegee generates a bit of déjà vu: the surroundings are new, yet everything feels familiar. Whether that’s a comfortable bit of nostalgia or just a shade too predictable depends entirely on the tastes of the listener.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:13:13
- Main artists: Lionel Richie
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music Group International
- Genre: Country
© 2012 Universal International Music B.V. ℗ 2012 Universal International Music B.V.
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