''Cannons in the Rain'' is the sixth album by
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musician
John Stewart, former member of
The Kingston Trio
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. It is his first album on
RCA Records
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.
Track listing
All compositions by
John Stewart except where noted.
Side one
# "Durango" – 2:51
# "Chilly Winds" (John Stewart,
John Philips
John Philips (30 December 1676 – 15 February 1709) was an 18th-century English poet.
Early life and education
Philips was born at Bampton, Oxfordshire, the son of Rev. Stephen Philips, later archdeacon of Salop, and his wife Mary Wood. ...
)– 3:35
# "Easy Money" – 3:23
# "Anna On a Memory" – 3:02
# "All Time Woman" – 3:15
# "Road Away" – 3:10
Side two
# "Armstrong" – 2:35
# "Spirit" – 3:54
# "Wind Dies Down" – 3:31
# "Cannons in the Rain" – 3:20
# "Lady and the Outlaw" – 3:29
Personnel
*
John Stewart – vocals, guitar
*
Bobby Thompson - banjo
*
Russ Kunkel
Russell Kunkel (born September 27, 1948) is an American drummer who has worked as a session musician with many popular artists, including Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Buffett, Harry Chapin, Rita Coolidge, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Da ...
- drums
*
Charlie McCoy
Charles Ray McCoy (born March 28, 1941) is a Grammy-winning American session musician, harmonica player, and multi-instrumentalist. In 2009, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Based in Nashville, McCoy's playing is heard on r ...
- harmonica
*
Hargus "Pig" Robbins
Hargus Melvin Robbins (January 18, 1938 – January 30, 2022), known by his nickname "Pig," was an American session keyboard player. Having played on records for many artists, including John Stewart, Dolly Parton, Connie Smith, Patti Page, Lore ...
- piano
*
Buffy Ford - backing vocals
*
Pete Drake
Roddis Franklin "Pete" Drake (October 8, 1932 – July 29, 1988), was a Nashville-based American record producer and pedal steel guitar player. One of the most sought-after backup musicians of the 1960s, Drake played on such hits as Lynn Anderson' ...
- pedal steel, resonator guitar
* The Nashville Edition - backing vocals
*
Waddy Wachtel
Robert "Waddy" Wachtel (born May 24, 1947) is an American musician, composer and record producer, most notable for his guitar work. Wachtel has worked as session musician for other artists such as Linda Ronstadt, Stevie Nicks, Kim Carnes, Randy ...
- guitar
* Kelso Herston - guitar
*
Chris Darrow
Christopher Lloyd Darrow (July 30, 1944 – January 15, 2020) was an American multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter. He was considered to be a pioneer of country rock music in the late-1960s and performed and recorded with numerous groups, ...
- mandolin
*
Fred Carter Jr. - resonator guitar
*
Chip Young - guitar, backing vocals
* Buck Wilkin - guitar, backing vocals
*
Buddy Harman
Murrey Mizell "Buddy" Harman, Jr. (December 23, 1928 – August 21, 2008) was an American country music session musician.
Career
Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Harman played drums on over 18,000 sessions for artists such as Elvis Presley, Jerry ...
- drums
* Arnie Moore - bass
Additional personnel
Nik Venet
Nick Venet (born Nikolas Kostantinos Venetoulis, 3 December 1936 – 2 January 1998) was an American record producer, who began his career at age 19 with World Pacific Jazz. He is best known for signing The Beach Boys to Capitol Records and prod ...
- producer
References
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1973 albums
John Stewart (musician) albums
Albums produced by Nick Venet
RCA Records albums