''Earth to America'' is the ninth studio album by the
Athens, Georgia
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-based band
Widespread Panic
Widespread Panic is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. The current lineup includes guitarist/singer John Bell, bassist Dave Schools, drummer Duane Trucks, percussionist Domingo "Sunny" Ortiz, keyboardist John "JoJo" Hermann, and guit ...
. It was recorded in January 2006 with
Terry Manning
Terry Manning is an American photographer, composer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, audio engineer, and visual artist. In a career spanning more than 50 years, he has worked with Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Bryan Adams, ...
producing in
Nassau, Bahamas
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at the
Compass Point Studios
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. The album is being offered in three variations; a regular CD release, a
digipak
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Jewel case
A ...
release, and a
vinyl record
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release. The digipak release includes free song downloads through the band's concert album web page
Live Widespread Panic.com The vinyl release includes two extra bonus tracks not found on the regular CD release.
Track listing
#"Second Skin" (Widespread Panic,
Joseph
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) – 11:18
#"Goodpeople" (Widespread Panic) – 6:04
#"From the Cradle" (Widespread Panic, Tonks) – 4:22
#"
Solid Rock" (
Dylan) – 5:02
#"Time Zones" (Widespread Panic,
Joseph
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...
) – 5:15
#"When the Clowns Come Home" (Widespread Panic) – 4:26
#"Ribs and Whiskey" (Widespread Panic) – 4:53
#"Crazy" (Widespread Panic) – 4:19
#"You Should Be Glad" (Widespread Panic) – 10:11
#"May Your Glass Be Filled" (Widespread Panic) – 6:08
Personnel
Widespread Panic
Widespread Panic is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. The current lineup includes guitarist/singer John Bell, bassist Dave Schools, drummer Duane Trucks, percussionist Domingo "Sunny" Ortiz, keyboardist John "JoJo" Hermann, and guit ...
*
John Bell - guitar, vocals
*
George McConnell
George McConnell is an American singer from Vicksburg, Mississippi. He played for the bands Widespread Panic, Kudzu Kings, and Beanland.
History
George McConnell attended the University of Mississippi, where he was in the Sigma Alpha Epsilo ...
- guitar, vocals
*
Todd Nance
Todd Nance (November 20, 1962August 19, 2020) was an American musician. He was best known as the original drummer of Widespread Panic, a band he was a member of until his departure in 2016. He struggled with chronic illness for the remainder of ...
- percussion, drums, vocals
*
Domingo S. Ortiz - percussion
*
Dave Schools
David Allen Schools (born December 11, 1964) is a bass player and founding member of American rock band Widespread Panic. He is also a record producer, songwriter and journalist with articles published in a wide variety of music magazines. Scho ...
- bass, percussion, vocals
*
John Hermann
John "JoJo" Hermann is an American singer, musician and songwriter, best known for his involvement in the band Widespread Panic.
Early life
He was born in New York City and attended Collegiate School, where he was a classmate of actor Billy W ...
- keyboards
Guest performers
*Jawara Adams - The Compass Point Horns
*Tino Richardson - The Compass Point Horns
*The Phuket Chamber Orchestra
**Chris Melchior - conductor and first chair violin
Personnel
*
Terry Manning
Terry Manning is an American photographer, composer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, audio engineer, and visual artist. In a career spanning more than 50 years, he has worked with Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Bryan Adams, ...
- Producer, Engineer, Mastering
*Billy Field - recording assistant
*Osie Bowe - assistant engineer
*Alex Dixon - assistant engineer
*Chris Bilheimer - art and package design
Charts
References
External links
Widespread Panic websiteEveryday Companion*
Allmusic link
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2006 albums
Widespread Panic albums
Albums produced by Terry Manning