Matraca Berg "The Speed Of Grace" (1993) -Pop Rock-

Label : The RCA Records Label / BMG

 01 - Slow Poison (Matraca Berg & Jimmy Fadden)

02 - Tall Drink Of Water (Matraca Berg)

03 - Let's Face It (Paul Buchanan)

04 - I Won't Let Go (Matraca Berg & Jim Photoglo)

05 - Jolene (Dolly Parton)

06 - Guns In My Head (Matraca Berg & Gary Harrison)

07 - Waiting For The Sky To Fall (Matraca Berg & Wendy Waldman)

08 - Lying To The Moon (Matraca Berg & Ronnie Samoset)

09 - Come To Momma (Willie Mitchell & Earl Randle)

10 - River Of No Return (Matraca Berg & Gregg Sutton)

Produced & Arranged by Stewart Levine for Wow Productions Ltd.

Engineered & Mixed by Darren Klein

Recorded at Conway Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Mixed at Andora Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Assistant Engineers : Marnie Riley, Gonzalo 'Bino' Espinoza

Mastered by Bernie Grundman

"Jolene" Produced by Matraca Berg & Harry Stinson

Additional Production by Stewart Levine

Engineered by John Kelton 

Mixed by Darren Klein

01 - Slow Poison

Neil Larsen : Organ

Jim Keltner : Drums

Freddie Washington : Bass

Michael Landau : Guitar

Lenny Castro : Percussion

02 - Tall Drink Of Water

Neil Larsen : Organ & Piano

Jim Keltner : Drums

Freddie Washington : Bass

Michael Landau : Guitar

Lenny Castro : Percussion

Bunny Hull, Paulette Brown, Valerie Pinkston Mayo : Backing vocals

03 - Let's Face It

Neil Larsen : Organ & Piano

Jim Keltner : Drums

Freddie Washington : Bass

Michael Landau : Guitars

04 - I Won't Let Go

Neil Larsen : Keyboards

Jim Keltner : Drums

Freddie Washington : Bass

Michael Landau : Guitars

Lenny Castro : Percussion

05 - Jolene

Dave Pomeroy : Bass

Harry Stinson : Drums

Matraca Berg, Kevin Welch : Acoustic Guitar

Kieran Kane : Mandolin

Lisa Silver : Violin

Matraca Berg, Harry Stinson, Kevin Welch, Lisa Silver & Kieran Kane : Backing vocals

06 - Guns In My Head

Matraca Berg : Acoustic Guitar

Neil Larsen : Keyboards

Jim Keltner : Drums

John Patitucci : Bass

Michael Landau : Guitars

Arthur Adams : Guitar

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Bunny Hull, Paulette Brown, Valerie Pinkston Mayo : Backing vocals

07 - Waiting For The Sky To Fall

Neil Larsen : Keyboards

Jim Keltner : Drums

Freddie Washington : Bass

Michael Landau : Guitars

Lenny Castro : Percussion

Wendy Waldman : Backing vocals

08 - Lying To The Moon

Neil Larsen : Organ

Jim Keltner : Drums

Freddie Washington : Bass

Michael Landau : Guitars

09 - Come To Momma

Neil Larsen : Keyboards

Jim Keltner : Drums

Arthur Adams : Guitar

John Patitucci : Bass

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Michael Landau : Guitars

Wilton Felder : Tenor Sax

Bunny Hull, Paulette Brown, Valerie Pinkston Mayo : Backing vocals

10 - River Of No Return

Neil Larsen : Organ

Jim Keltner : Drums

Larry Kimpel : Bass

Michael Landau : Guitar

Arthur Adams : Guitar & Backing vocals

Various Artists "Signatures II - A Songwriter's Album" (1989) -Country Rock / Country-

Label : RCA Corporation

 01 - Your Baby Ain't A Baby (Matraca Berg & Ronnie Samoset)

02 - Heavy On My Heart (Peter McCann & Steve Dorff)

03 - Have A Good Life (Robert Byrne & Mike Reid)

04 - You And Me And Him (Bill & Sharon Rice)

05 - Sound Of A Broken Heart (Peter McCann)

06 - That's Just Bar Talk (Harlan Howard)

07 - Lying To The Moon (Matraca Berg & Ronnie Samoset)

08 - Bless Your Heart (Robert Byrne & Rick Bowles)

09 - I've A Need For You (Bill & Sharon Rice)

10 - Be Careful Who You Love (Arthur's Song) (Harlan Howard)

A&R Direction : Mary Martin & Joe Galante

01 - Your Baby Ain't A Baby 

Matraca Berg

Produced by Emory Gordy Jr.

Drums : Paul Leim

Bass : Emory Gordy Jr.

DX 7 : John Jarvis

Keyboards : Mike Lawler

Electric Guitar : Reggie Young

Acoustic Guitar : Biff Watson

Mandolin : Eric Silver

Background vocals : Peter McCann & Matraca Berg

Tracks Recorded at Champagne Studios, Nashville, TN

1st Engineer : Steve Tillisch

2nd Engineer : Randy Best

Mixed at Masterfonics, Nashville, TN

1st Engineers : Steve Tillish

2nd Engineer : Emory Gordy Jr.

Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics, Inc., Nashville, TN

Editing by Milan Bogdan

02 - Heavy On My Heart 

Peter McCann

Produced by Emory Gordy Jr.

Drums : Paul Leim

Electric Guitar : Reggie Young

DX 7 : John Jarvis

Keyboards : Mike Lawler

Koto : Yoshiama Yamatobe

Bass : Emory Gordy Jr.

Tracks Recorded at Champagne Studios, Nashville, TN

1st Engineer : Steve Tillisch

2nd Engineer : Randy Best

Mixed at Masterfonics, Nashville, TN

1st Engineers : Steve Tillish

2nd Engineer : Emory Gordy Jr.

Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics, Inc., Nashville, TN

Editing by Milan Bogdan

03 - Have A Good Life 

Robert Byrne

Produced by Robert Byrne & Emory Gordy Jr.

Co-Produced by Rob Gailbraith

Drums : Owen Hale

Keyboards : Steve Nathan

Bass : Ralph Ezell

Electric Guitar : John Willis

Background vocals : Cindy Richardson-Walker & Robert Byrne

Tracks Recorded at Fame Recording Studio, Muscle Shoals, Alabama

Engineer : Alan Schulman

Mixed at Masterfonics, Nashville, TN

1st Engineers : Steve Tillish

2nd Engineer : Emory Gordy Jr.

Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics, Inc., Nashville, TN

Editing by Milan Bogdan

04 - You And Me And Him 

Bill & Sharon Rice

Produced by Emory Gordy Jr.

Drums : Gene Chrisman

Bass : Emory Gordy Jr.

Acoustic Guitar : Biff Watson

Electric Guitar : Steve Gibson

Steel : Paul Franklin

Piano : John Jarvis

Keyboards : Mike Lawler

Tracks Recorded at Champagne Studios, Nashville, TN

1st Engineer : Steve Tillisch

2nd Engineer : Judy Trenary

Mixed at Masterfonics, Nashville, TN

1st Engineers : Steve Tillish

2nd Engineer : Emory Gordy Jr.

Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics, Inc., Nashville, TN

Editing by Milan Bogdan

05 - Sound Of A Broken Heart 

Peter McCann

Produced by Emory Gordy Jr.

Drums : Paul Leim

Bass : Emory Gordy Jr.

Piano : John Jarvis

Electric Guitar : Reggie Young

Keyboards : Mike Lawler

Background vocals : Peter McCann

Tracks Recorded at Champagne Studios, Nashville, TN

1st Engineer : Steve Tillisch

2nd Engineer : Randy Best

Mixed at Masterfonics, Nashville, TN

1st Engineers : Steve Tillish

2nd Engineer : Emory Gordy Jr.

Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics, Inc., Nashville, TN

Editing by Milan Bogdan

06 - That's Just Bar Talk 

Harlan Howard

Produced by Emory Gordy Jr.

Drums : Jerry Kroon

Bass : Roy Huskey Jr.

Piano : John Jarvis

Electric Guitar : Reggie Young

6 String Bass (Tic-Tac) : Harold Bradley

Steel : Sonny Garrish

Keyboards : Mike Lawler

Acoustic Guitar : Bill Watson

Background vocals : Kevin Welch

Tracks Recorded at Champagne Studios, Nashville, TN

1st Engineer : Steve Tillisch

2nd Engineer : Randy Best

Mixed at Masterfonics, Nashville, TN

1st Engineers : Steve Tillish

2nd Engineer : Emory Gordy Jr.

Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics, Inc., Nashville, TN

Editing by Milan Bogdan

07 - Lying To The Moon 

Matraca Berg

Produced by Emory Gordy Jr.

Piano : John Jarvis

Drums : Paul Leim

Bass : Emory Gordy Jr.

Electric Guitar : Reggie Young

Keyboards : Mike Lawler

Acoustic Guitar : Bill Watson

Mandolin : Eric Silver

Tracks Recorded at Champagne Studios, Nashville, TN

1st Engineer : Steve Tillisch

2nd Engineer : Randy Best

Mixed at Masterfonics, Nashville, TN

1st Engineers : Steve Tillish

2nd Engineer : Emory Gordy Jr.

Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics, Inc., Nashville, TN

Editing by Milan Bogdan

08 - Bless Your Heart 

Robert Byrne

Produced by Robert Byrne & Emory Gordy Jr.

Co-Produced by Rob Gailbraith

Drums : Owen Hale

Keyboards : Steve Nathan

Bass : Ralph Ezell

Electric Guitar : John Willis

Gut String Guitar (Solo) : John Willis

Acoustic Guitar : Robert Byrne

Background vocals : Cindy Richardson-Walker & Robert Byrne

Tracks Recorded at Fame Recording Studio, Muscle Shoals, Alabama

Engineer : Alan Schulman

Mixed at Masterfonics, Nashville, TN

1st Engineers : Steve Tillish

2nd Engineer : Emory Gordy Jr.

Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics, Inc., Nashville, TN

Editing by Milan Bogdan

09 - I've A Need For You 

Bill & Sharon Rice

Produced by Emory Gordy Jr.

Drums : Gene Chrisman

Bass : Emory Gordy Jr.

DX 7 : John Jarvis

Keyboards : Mike Lawler

Mandolin : Steve Gibson

Acoustic Guitar : Biff Watson

Pedal Dobro : Paul Franklin

Tracks Recorded at Champagne Studios, Nashville, TN

1st Engineer : Steve Tillisch

2nd Engineer : Judy Trenary

Mixed at Masterfonics, Nashville, TN

1st Engineers : Steve Tillish

2nd Engineer : Emory Gordy Jr.

Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics, Inc., Nashville, TN

Editing by Milan Bogdan

10 - Be Careful Who You Love (Arthur's Song)

Harlan Howard

Produced by Emory Gordy Jr.

Drums : Jerry Kroon

Bass : Roy Huskey Jr.

Piano : John Jarvis

Electric Guitar : Reggie Young

Keyboards : Mike Lawler

Background vocals : Kevin Welch

Tracks Recorded at Champagne Studios, Nashville, TN

1st Engineer : Steve Tillisch

2nd Engineer : Randy Best

Mixed at Masterfonics, Nashville, TN

1st Engineers : Steve Tillish

2nd Engineer : Emory Gordy Jr.

Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics, Inc., Nashville, TN

Editing by Milan Bogdan

Matraca Berg "Lying To The Moon" (1990) -Country Rock-

Label : RCA Records

01 - The Things You Left Undone (Matraca Berg & Ronnie Samoset)
02 - I Got It Bad (Matraca Berg & Jim Photoglo)
03 - Lying To The Moon (Matraca Berg & Ronnie Samoset)
04 - I Must Have Been Crazy (Matraca Berg & Ronnie Samoset)
05 - You Are The Storm (Matraca Berg & Ronnie Samoset)
06 - Calico Plains (Matraca Berg & Mike Noble)
07 - Appalachian Rain (Matraca Berg & Ronnie Samoset)
08 - Baby, Walk On (Matraca Berg & Ronnie Samoset)
09 - Alice In The Looking Glass (Matraca Berg & Ronnie Samoset)
10 - Dancin' On The Wire (Matraca Berg, Josh Leo & Wendy Waldman)


Produced by Wendy Waldman & Josh Leo
Executive Producer : Pat Higdon
Engineered by Stephen Tillisch
Assisted by Tim Kish & Jeff Coppage
Recorded at Sound Emporium & Recording Arts, Nashville, TN
Mixed by Stephen Tillisch, Assisted by Jeff Coppage at Soundstage & Masterfonics, Nashville, TN except "Appalachian Rain", "The Things You Left Undone" & "Baby, Walk On" Mixed by Steve Marcantonio
Assisted by Jeff Giedt at Emerald Sound, Nashville, TN
Mastered by Denny Purcell at Georgetown Masters Inc.

Musicians :
Drums & Percussion : Harry Stinson
Bass & Cheap Fretless Bass : Willie Weeks
Electric Guitar : John Willis
Acoustic Guitar : Bernie Leadon, Biff Watson, John Willis & Josh Leo
Keyboards : Gary Prim
Steel Guitar : Dan Dugmore & Bruce Bouton
Banjo, Mandolin, Mandola & Mandocello : Bernie Leadon
Mandolin on "Lying To The Moon" : Sam Bush
Violin & Viola : Mark O'Connor
Fiddle : Sam Bush, Lisa Silver & Rob Hajacos
Cello : John Catchings
Oboe : Bobby Taylor
Dobro : Dan Dugmore & Bruce Bouton
Weissenborn Hawaiian Guitar : Bruce Bouton

Background vocals : Emmylou Harris, Harry Stinson, Sudie Callaway, Clara Callaway, Coleida Callaway & Wendy Waldman