31/03/2026

William Topley "Mixed Blessing" (1998) -Contemporary Country-



Label : Mercury Records


Royaume-Uni 01 - Wake Up (Your Dream Sounds So Sad) (William Topley & Dominic Miller)
02 - Sycamore Street (William Topley & Colin Vearncombe)
03 - Song Of A Seabird (William Topley & Dominic Miller)
04 - Sophia (William Topley & Colin Vearncombe)
05 - (I Don't Wanna Go) Uptown (William Topley & Dominic Miller)
06 - Drink Called Love (William Topley & Dominic Miller)
07 - Soul Love (William Topley, Luke Brighty, Kevin Hime-Knowles, Mike Westergaard & Cutty Ranks)
08 - Sweetheart (William Topley)
09 - Highway (William Topley, Luke Brighty, Kevin Hime-Knowles & Mike Westergaard)
10 - Delta Rain (William Topley)
11 - Hurricane Room (William Topley)


Tracks 01, 02, 03, 04 Recorded at Studio 99 & Wessex (London)
Engineer : Mike Westergaard
Assistants : Matt Hay & Natalie Forsyth
Tracks 01, 02, 03, 04 Mixed by John Kelton at Sixteenth Avenue Sound (Nashville, TN)
Assistant : Paula Montondo
Additional Production by Mike Westergaard on 01, 02, 03, 04
Co-Produced by Mike Westergaard on 09, 10, 11
Executive Producer : Paul Crockford
Mastered by Brian K. Lee at Gateway Mastering Studios (Portland, ME)


01 - Wake Up (Your Dream Sounds So Sad)

Produced by William Topley & Dominic Miller
Drums Jim Kimberley
Bass James Eller
Keyboards Mark Taylor
Guitars Dominic Miller
Guitars : Luke Brighty
Additional Keyboards & Percussion : Jim Kimberley, Dominic Miller, Mike Westergaard

02 - Sycamore Street

Produced by William Topley & Colin Vearncombe
Drums Jim Kimberley
Bass James Eller
Keyboards Mark Taylor
Guitars : Luke Brighty
Additional Keyboards & Percussion : Jim Kimberley, Mike Westergaard
Background vocals : Shola

03 - Song Of A Seabird

Produced by William Topley & Dominic Miller
Drums : Jim Kimberley
Bass : James Eller
Keyboards : Mark Taylor
Guitars : Dominic Miller
Guitars : Luke Brighty
Additional Keyboards & Percussion : Mike Westergaard, Dominic Miller, Jim Kimberley
Background vocals : Colin Vearncombe

04 - Sophia

Produced by William Topley & Colin Vearncombe
Drums Jim Kimberley
Bass James Eller
Keyboards Mark Taylor
Acoustic Guitar & Background vocals : Colin Vearncombe
Electric Guitar : Luke Brighty

05 - (I Don't Wanna Go) Uptown

From 'Black River'
Produced by Barry Beckett for Beckett Productions
Drums Eddie Bayers
Bass : Willie Weeks
Electric Guitars Dominic Miller, Dann Huff
Acoustic Guitar Don Potter
Keyboards : Steve Nathan, Barry Beckett
Percussion Terry McMillan
Background vocals : Donna McElroy, Lisa Silver

06 - Drink Called Love

From 'Black River'
Produced by Barry Beckett for Beckett Productions
Drums : Eddie Bayers
Bass : Willie Weeks
Electric Guitars : Dominic Miller, Dann Huff
Acoustic Guitar : Don Potter
Keyboards : Steve Nathan, Barry Beckett
Percussion : Terry McMillan
Background vocals : Donna McElroy, Lisa Silver

07 - Soul Love

Featuring Cutty Ranks
From 'Locusts & Wild Honey'
Produced by Jimmy Miller
The Blessing :
William Topley : Vocals
Luke Brighty : Guitars
Kevin Hime-Knowles Bass
Mike Westergaard : Keyboards
Simon Hanson Drums

08 - Sweetheart

From 'Locusts & Wild Honey'
Produced by The Blessing
The Blessing :
William Topley : Vocals
Luke Brighty : Guitars
Kevin Hime-Knowles Bass
Mike Westergaard : Keyboards
Simon Hanson Drums
Featuring / Rebecca Price : Vocals
Geoff Dunn : Drums

09 - Highway 

From 'Prince Of The Deep Water'
Produced by Neil Dorfsman
The Blessing :
William Topley : Vocals
Luke Brighty : Guitars
Kevin Hime-Knowles Bass
Mike Westergaard : Keyboards
Simon Hanson Drums
Featuring / Jeff Porcaro : Drums
Richard Tee : Piano
Perri : Background vocals

10 - Delta Rain

From 'Prince Of The Deep Water'
Produced by Neil Dorfsman
The Blessing :
William Topley : Vocals
Luke Brighty : Guitars
Kevin Hime-Knowles Bass
Mike Westergaard : Keyboards
Simon Hanson : Drums
Featuring / Rebecca Price : Vocal
Richard Tee : Piano
Soozie Tyrell : Violin
Bruce Hornsby : Accordion

11 - Hurricane Room

From 'Prince Of The Deep Water'
Produced by Neil Dorfsman
The Blessing :
William Topley : Vocals
Luke Brighty : Guitars
Kevin Hime-Knowles : Bass
Mike Westergaard : Keyboards
Simon Hanson : Drums
Featuring / Mel Gaynor : Drums
Nicky Hopkins : Piano
Robben Ford : Huitar
Carolyn, Darlene, Lori & Sharon Perry : Background vocals