Long Line

Personnel: Peter Wolf (vocals, harmonica); Patty Barkus (vocals); Johnny A. (guitar); Stu Kimball (guitar, organ); Ducky Belliveau (pedal steel); Matt Leavenworth (fiddle); Ken Field (saxophone, flute); Brian Maes (keyboards, background vocals); Bob Tudor (keyboards); Doug Dube (organ); Tim Archibald (bass); David Stefanelli (drums, percussion); George Correia (congas, maracas); Charlie Farren, Beth A., Buck Taylor, Bird Taylor, Tom Soares, Brad Delp, Holly Palmer (background vocals).
Recorded at Longview Studios, North Brookfield, Massachusetts; Prophet Sound Studios, Stoughton, Massachusetts; Sound Techniques, Boston, Massachusetts.
Personnel: Peter Wolf (vocals, harmonica); Johnny A. , Stu Kimball (guitar); Brian Maes (keyboards, background vocals); David Stefanelli (drums, percussion); Patty Barkus, Bird Taylor, Buck Taylor, Holly Palmer, Tom Soares, Charlie Farren, Brad Delp (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Tom Soares.
Recording information: Longview Studios, N. Brockfield, MA; Prophet Sound Studios, Stoughton, MA; Sound Techniques, Boston, MA.
Illustrator: Peter Wolf .
Photographers: Nancy Hodgins; David Seltzer; Johnny A. .
This 1996 album marked a real turning point for singer Peter Wolf. Nearly 15 years after leaving the J. Geils Band, and over 10 since he'd charted any solo hits, he finally broke through to a new level. Freed from the restrictions of crafting high-velocity hit singles, LONG LINE is his most relaxed album to date. As he neared his 50th birthday, he found himself following in the path of the blues and R&B artists who inspired him--he got better as he got older. That's not to say Wolf doesn't deliver some stunning slices of glorious radio fare ("Goodbye [Is All I'll Send Her]" and "Break This Chain" being but two). Quietly propulsive grooves and ballads make this album a bold and bright signal that Peter Wolf is not to be ignored. Indeed, this album set the stage for his follow-up two years later, the masterful FOOL'S PARADE.