''Ashes and Light'' is an album by

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, released in 1984 on

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. According to the liner notes, Heard recorded

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first, but the record company wanted this album released first. The cover reads, "This album is dedicated to the memory of

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, whose love for truth and whose understanding of the arts has helped me more than I can say, in my desire to interweave the two."

Track listing

All songs written by Mark Heard, except "Threw It Away" written by Mark Heard and Pat Terry. Side one # "The Winds Of Time" – 3:59 # "True Confessions" – 3:31 # "I Know What It's Like To Be Loved" – 3:38 # "Washed to the Sea" – 3:23 # "We Believe So Well" – 3:34 Side two # "Straw Men" – 4:01 # "Age of the Broken Heart" – 4:16 # "Can't See Light" – 4:59 # "Threw It Away" – 4:06 # "In Spite of Himself" – 3:09

Personnel

The band * Mark Heard – acoustic guitars, electric 6- and 12-string guitars, slide guitars, synthesizer on "True Confessions", bass guitar on "Washed to the Sea" and "Threw It Away", harmonica, accordion, vocals, backing vocals * Dave McSparran – drums * Bill Batstone – bass guitar * Carl Pickhardt – Hammond organ *

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– fiddle, dobro, lead guitar on "Age Of The Broken Heart" * Pat Terry – electric guitar on "Washed to the Sea", acoustic guitar on "Threw It Away"; synthesizer on "Straw Men", "We Believe So Well" and "In Spite of Himself", general camaraderie and comic relief * Tom Howard – synthesizer on "Can't See Light", "I Know What It's Like To Be Loved" and "We Believe So Well" *

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– percussion * Dave de Coup-Crank – backing vocals * Dori Howard – backing vocals Production notes * Mark Heard – producer,

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, mixing at

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, Montrose, California, arranger, cover concept * Dan Reed – assistant engineer on basic tracks * Mylo Carter – punch-ins * Janet Heard – punch-ins * Pat Terry – punch-ins * Tim Alderson – punch-ins * Dave de Coup-Crank – punch-ins * Stewart Ivester – cover photography, artwork, cover concept * Tim Alderson – art director

References

1984 albums Mark Heard albums {{1980s-rock-album-stub