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Prior to 2006's My Life, Ronnie Milsap had not made an album of new material for a major label in years. The last was True Believer, recorded for Liberty in 1993, which followed Back to the Grindstone, his parting of ways with RCA Records, by two years. Over that decade-and-a-half, Milsap wasn't exactly inactive -- he continued to play shows and record, including re-recording his biggest songs for Capitol in 1996, and a collection of standards in 2004, but My Life qualifies as a genuine comeback, as it finds Milsap returning to RCA and recording songs that are not only new, but addresses American life in the early 2000s. This, of course, is most explicit on "A Day in the Life of America," a chronicling of mundane everyday events that borders on the depressing, but My Life finds Milsap reminiscing about his life in a manner appropriate only for a singer in his sixties. This provides My Life with slightly nostalgic undertones at times, but the album never feels melancholy: it's as bright and tuneful and relaxed as the best of his early-'80s crossover albums. In fact, if it wasn't for Keith Stegall's crisp, thoroughly modern production, it would be easy to mistake My Life as an unearthed lost album from Milsap's early-'80s peak, and that's what makes it such a good comeback: song for song, this stays true to Milsap's strengths as a country-pop hitmaker, yet recasts it in a manner that's fresh without pandering to the charts. If he doesn't make another record, My Life will stand as a worthy coda to his career, but hopefully, this excellent album will be the start of a third act in a career that's been quite remarkable.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Lonnie Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Wiseman, ComposerLyricist - Blake Chancey, Producer, Recording Producer - D. Vincent Williams, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Duncan, Fiddle, Ukulele, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Collins, ComposerLyricist - Keith Stegall, Producer, Recording Producer - Thomas Cain, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jypsi, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Franklin, Guitar, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Nylon-String Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Kasdorf, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greenwood Hart, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Jew's Harp, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - John Kelton, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Worf, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Eskridge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Scat Springs, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Milsap, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shane Keister, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Clavichord, Hammond B3, Digital Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Rovey, Recording Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Melodie Crittenden, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Castle, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Ryles, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Campbell, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - James Brantley, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Gower, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Hampton, Keyboards, Organ, Hammond B3, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rhonda Hampton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Springs, Jr., Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rodney Edmondson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Lonnie Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Blake Chancey, Producer, Recording Producer - D. Vincent Williams, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Jason Matthews, ComposerLyricist - Stuart Duncan, Fiddle, Ukulele, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Stegall, Producer, Recording Producer - Thomas Cain, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Mabe, ComposerLyricist - Jypsi, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Franklin, Guitar, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Nylon-String Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Kasdorf, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greenwood Hart, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Jew's Harp, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - John Kelton, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Worf, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Eskridge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Scat Springs, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Milsap, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shane Keister, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Clavichord, Hammond B3, Digital Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Rovey, Recording Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Melodie Crittenden, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim McCormick, ComposerLyricist - Tony Castle, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Ryles, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Campbell, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - James Brantley, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Gower, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Hampton, Keyboards, Organ, Hammond B3, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rhonda Hampton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Springs, Jr., Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rodney Edmondson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Lonnie Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Blake Chancey, Producer, Recording Producer - D. Vincent Williams, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Duncan, Fiddle, Ukulele, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald O'Brien, ComposerLyricist - Keith Stegall, Producer, Recording Producer - Thomas Cain, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Catt Gravitt, ComposerLyricist - Jypsi, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Franklin, Guitar, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Nylon-String Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Kasdorf, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greenwood Hart, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Jew's Harp, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - John Kelton, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Worf, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Eskridge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Scat Springs, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Milsap, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shane Keister, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Clavichord, Hammond B3, Digital Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Rovey, Recording Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Melodie Crittenden, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Castle, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pamela Rose, ComposerLyricist - John Ryles, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Campbell, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - James Brantley, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Gower, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Hampton, Keyboards, Organ, Hammond B3, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rhonda Hampton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Springs, Jr., Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rodney Edmondson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Lonnie Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Blake Chancey, Producer, Recording Producer - D. Vincent Williams, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Duncan, Fiddle, Ukulele, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Stegall, Producer, Recording Producer - Thomas Cain, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Emerick, ComposerLyricist - Jypsi, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Franklin, Guitar, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Nylon-String Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Kasdorf, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greenwood Hart, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Jew's Harp, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - John Kelton, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Worf, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Eskridge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Scat Springs, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Milsap, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shane Keister, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Clavichord, Hammond B3, Digital Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Rovey, Recording Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DEAN DILLON, ComposerLyricist - Melodie Crittenden, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Castle, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Donny Kees, ComposerLyricist - John Ryles, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Campbell, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - James Brantley, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Gower, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Hampton, Keyboards, Organ, Hammond B3, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rhonda Hampton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Springs, Jr., Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rodney Edmondson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Lonnie Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - D. Vincent Williams, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marc Beeson, ComposerLyricist - Stuart Duncan, Fiddle, Ukulele, AssociatedPerformer - Don Rollins, ComposerLyricist - Keith Stegall, Producer, Recording Producer - Thomas Cain, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jypsi, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Franklin, Guitar, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Nylon-String Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Kasdorf, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greenwood Hart, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Jew's Harp, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - John Kelton, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Worf, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Eskridge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Scat Springs, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Milsap, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shane Keister, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Clavichord, Hammond B3, Digital Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Rovey, Recording Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Melodie Crittenden, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Ryles, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Campbell, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - James Brantley, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Gower, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Hampton, Keyboards, Organ, Hammond B3, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rhonda Hampton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Springs, Jr., Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rodney Edmondson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Lonnie Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - D. Vincent Williams, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Duncan, Fiddle, Ukulele, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Stegall, Producer, Recording Producer - Karyn Rochelle, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Cain, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jypsi, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Franklin, Guitar, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Nylon-String Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Kasdorf, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Dipiero, ComposerLyricist - Greenwood Hart, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Jew's Harp, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - John Kelton, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Worf, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Eskridge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Scat Springs, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Milsap, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shane Keister, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Clavichord, Hammond B3, Digital Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Rovey, Recording Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Melodie Crittenden, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Ryles, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Campbell, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - James Brantley, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Gower, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Hampton, Keyboards, Organ, Hammond B3, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rhonda Hampton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Springs, Jr., Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rodney Edmondson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Lonnie Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - D. Vincent Williams, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stuart Duncan, Fiddle, Ukulele, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Stegall, Producer, Recording Producer - Thomas Cain, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jypsi, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Franklin, Guitar, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Nylon-String Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Kasdorf, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greenwood Hart, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Jew's Harp, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - John Kelton, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Worf, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Eskridge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Scat Springs, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Milsap, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shane Keister, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Clavichord, Hammond B3, Digital Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Rovey, Recording Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Femino, ComposerLyricist - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Melodie Crittenden, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Ryles, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Campbell, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Melinda Duncan, ComposerLyricist - James Brantley, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Gower, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Hampton, Keyboards, Organ, Hammond B3, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rhonda Hampton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Springs, Jr., Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rodney Edmondson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Lonnie Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Wally Wilson, ComposerLyricist - D. Vincent Williams, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Duncan, Fiddle, Ukulele, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Lawson, ComposerLyricist - Keith Stegall, Producer, Recording Producer - Thomas Cain, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jypsi, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Franklin, Guitar, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Nylon-String Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Kasdorf, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greenwood Hart, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Jew's Harp, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - John Kelton, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Worf, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Eskridge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Scat Springs, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Milsap, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shane Keister, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Clavichord, Hammond B3, Digital Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Rovey, Recording Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Melodie Crittenden, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Ryles, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Campbell, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - James Brantley, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Gower, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Hampton, Keyboards, Organ, Hammond B3, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rhonda Hampton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Springs, Jr., Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rodney Edmondson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Lonnie Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - D. Vincent Williams, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Duncan, Fiddle, Ukulele, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Stegall, Producer, Recording Producer - Thomas Cain, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jypsi, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Franklin, Guitar, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Nylon-String Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Kasdorf, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Dipiero, ComposerLyricist - Greenwood Hart, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Jew's Harp, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - John Kelton, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Worf, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Eskridge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Scat Springs, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Milsap, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shane Keister, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Clavichord, Hammond B3, Digital Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Rovey, Recording Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rivers Rutherford, ComposerLyricist - Todd Tidwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Melodie Crittenden, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Ryles, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Campbell, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - James Brantley, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Gower, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Hampton, Keyboards, Organ, Hammond B3, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rhonda Hampton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Springs, Jr., Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rodney Edmondson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Lonnie Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - D. Vincent Williams, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Duncan, Fiddle, Ukulele, AssociatedPerformer - John Scott Sherrill, ComposerLyricist - Cathy Majeski, ComposerLyricist - Keith Stegall, Producer, Recording Producer - Thomas Cain, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jypsi, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Franklin, Guitar, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Nylon-String Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Kasdorf, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greenwood Hart, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Jew's Harp, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - John Kelton, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Worf, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Eskridge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Scat Springs, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Milsap, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shane Keister, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Clavichord, Hammond B3, Digital Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Rovey, Recording Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Melodie Crittenden, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Ryles, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Campbell, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - James Brantley, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Gower, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Hampton, Keyboards, Organ, Hammond B3, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rhonda Hampton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Springs, Jr., Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rodney Edmondson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Lonnie Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - D. Vincent Williams, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Duncan, Fiddle, Ukulele, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Stegall, Producer, Recording Producer - Thomas Cain, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Glen Clark, ComposerLyricist - Jypsi, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Franklin, Guitar, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Nylon-String Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Kasdorf, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greenwood Hart, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Jew's Harp, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - John Kelton, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Worf, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Eskridge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Scat Springs, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Milsap, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shane Keister, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Clavichord, Hammond B3, Digital Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Rovey, Recording Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Melodie Crittenden, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Silbar, ComposerLyricist - John Ryles, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Campbell, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - James Brantley, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Gower, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Hampton, Keyboards, Organ, Hammond B3, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rhonda Hampton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Springs, Jr., Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rodney Edmondson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Album review
Prior to 2006's My Life, Ronnie Milsap had not made an album of new material for a major label in years. The last was True Believer, recorded for Liberty in 1993, which followed Back to the Grindstone, his parting of ways with RCA Records, by two years. Over that decade-and-a-half, Milsap wasn't exactly inactive -- he continued to play shows and record, including re-recording his biggest songs for Capitol in 1996, and a collection of standards in 2004, but My Life qualifies as a genuine comeback, as it finds Milsap returning to RCA and recording songs that are not only new, but addresses American life in the early 2000s. This, of course, is most explicit on "A Day in the Life of America," a chronicling of mundane everyday events that borders on the depressing, but My Life finds Milsap reminiscing about his life in a manner appropriate only for a singer in his sixties. This provides My Life with slightly nostalgic undertones at times, but the album never feels melancholy: it's as bright and tuneful and relaxed as the best of his early-'80s crossover albums. In fact, if it wasn't for Keith Stegall's crisp, thoroughly modern production, it would be easy to mistake My Life as an unearthed lost album from Milsap's early-'80s peak, and that's what makes it such a good comeback: song for song, this stays true to Milsap's strengths as a country-pop hitmaker, yet recasts it in a manner that's fresh without pandering to the charts. If he doesn't make another record, My Life will stand as a worthy coda to his career, but hopefully, this excellent album will be the start of a third act in a career that's been quite remarkable.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:20
- Main artists: Ronnie Milsap
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Craft Recordings
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 2006 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 2006 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
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