''Laps in Seven'' is the title of a 2006 album by the progressive bluegrass artist

Sam Bush Charles Samuel Bush (born April 13, 1952) is an American mandolinist who is considered an originator of progressive bluegrass music. In 2020, he was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame as a member of New Grass Revival. ...

, on the Sugar Hill label.

Reception

In his

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review, music critic Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. called the album "an eclectic stew, and he has no problem shifting from acoustic to electric, from vocals to instrumentals. Even with this open approach, Bush's music often expresses a "settled" quality that feels rather safe and lacking in soul... Despite these criticisms, Bush can't be accused of sleeping on the job. He always turns out a professional product that pleases fans, and in this fashion, Laps in Seven is no different."

Track listing

# " The River's Gonna Run" (

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) - 4:01 # "Bringing In The Georgia Mail" ( Fred Rose) - 3:57 # "The Dolphin Dance" (Sam Bush) - 3:14 # "On The Road" ( John Hartford) - 5:00 # "Ridin' That Bluegrass Train" (John Pennell, Sam Bush) - 3:46 # "I Wanna Do Right" ( Jeff Black, Sam Bush) - 4:34 # "Where There's A Road" (

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) - 3:53 # "New Country" ( Jean-Luc Ponty) - 4:09 # "Ballad For A Soldier" (

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) - 4:35 # "River Take Me" ( Darrell Scott) - 7:11 # " White Bird" (

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, Linda LaFlamme) - 6:00 # "Laps In Seven" (Scott Vestal, Sam Bush, Byron House) - 5:00

Personnel

- mandolin, fiddle, guitar, vocals *Keith Sewell - guitar *

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- banjo, banjo synthesizer *Byron House - bass, vocals *Chris Brown - drums Additional personnel: * Jean-Luc Ponty - electric violin *

Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles over the course of her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including ...

- vocals *

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- vocals * Tim O'Brien - vocals *

Andrea Zonn Andrea Elizabeth Zonn (born 1969) is a singer and fiddle player who grew up in Urbana, Illinois. She grew up in an environment surrounded by music. She sings, and plays classical violin, and is fluent in numerous other musical genres. Zonn first ...

- vocals

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Laps In Seven Sam Bush albums 2006 albums Sugar Hill Records albums