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John Cowan

John Cowan
1 disc

1. Roll Away the Stone
2. All I Wanna Feel
3. Gotta Get Go
4. Nothing But the Blues
5. Wichita Way
6. High Above the Powerlines
7. I Want You To
8. Mississippi Delta Time
9. River, This
10. My Heart Will Follow You
11. Dark as a Dungeon
12. Sligo
13. Last Summer Rose
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 3907
Credits

Producer Wendy Waldman
Engineer Michael Boshears
Personnel includes: John Cowan (vocals, bass); Darrell Scott, Kenny Edwards (vocals, acoustic guitar); Wendy Waldman (vocals, keyboards); Kenny Greenberg (acoustic & electric guitars); Jim Hurst (acoustic guitar); Steve Vestal (banjo); Jerry Douglas (dobro); Sam Bush (mandolin, fiddle); Barbara Lamb (fiddle); Reese Wynans (keyboards); Byron House (acoustic bass); Michael Rhodes, Michael Brignardello (bass); Greg Morrow, Larry Atamanuik (drums); Ashley Cleveland, Pam Rose, Harry Stinson, Karla Bonoff, Danny Tate, Michael Kelsh, Alisa Carroll, Jon Randall Stewart, Bobbie Cowan (background vocals).
Recorded at Sound Emporium, Hum Depot & Stinson's Garage, Nashville, Tennessee.
Forget the New Grass Revival connections, the bluegrass and country hooks, and let go of expectations -- John Cowan opens this album up with a defiant roar of a tune driven by electronic drums and batteries of guitars, as well as bass tracks that will make some subwoofers quit under the strain. There are bluegrass and country elements to be had throughout, but Cowan isn't constrained by them -- or constricted by a need to overcome the connections. What has come out of this is a collection of songs steeped in Americana that leaves the listener's head spinning with the changes in direction. It's good work, but not so easy to get used to. ~ Steven E. McDonald