''Look Up'' is a studio album by American singer-songwriter

Bob Neuwirth Robert John Neuwirth (June 20, 1939May 18, 2022) was an American folk singer, songwriter, record producer, and visual artist. He was noted for being the road manager and associate of Bob Dylan, as well as the co-writer of Janis Joplin's hit so ...

. It was released on 19 March 1996 by

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, and it is his first solo album since 1991's ''

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''. Neuwirth on this album worked with several musicians including

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and

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Track listing

All tracks composed by Bob Neuwirth; except where indicated #"Blue Detour" – 3:09 #"I Don't Think of Her" – 4:03 #"What's Our Love Coming To" (

Billy Swan William Lance Swan (born May 12, 1942) is an American country singer-songwriter, best known for his 1974 single, "I Can Help". Biography Swan was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States. As a child, he learned drums, piano and guitar ...

, Bob Neuwirth) – 2:40 #"Lucky Too" – 3:46 #"Beyond The Blues" (Bob Neuwirth,

Peter Case Peter Case (born April 5, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His career is wide-ranging, from rock n' roll and blues, to folk rock and solo acoustic performance. Biography Early career Case was born in Buffalo, New York a ...

Tom Russell Thomas George Russell (born 1947/1948) is an American singer-songwriter. Although most strongly identified with the Americana music tradition, his music also incorporates elements of folk, rock, and the cowboy music of the American West. Many ...

) – 3:39 #"Nashville" (Bob Neuwirth, Sandy Bull) – 2:24 #"Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar" (Alton Delmore, Rabon Delmore) – 4:03 #"Everybody's Got a Job to Do" (Bob Neuwirth, Peter Case) – 3:40 #"Heroes" – 5:44 #"Traveling Light" (Bob Neuwirth, Peter Case) – 3:46 #"Sweet and Shiny Eyes" (Nan O'Byrne) – 2:29 #"Cloudy Day" – 3:58 #"Just Like You" (Bob Neuwirth,

) – 2:59 #"Beautiful Day" – 4:02 #"Save Me Jesus" (

Bobby Charles Robert Charles Guidry (February 21, 1938 – January 14, 2010), known as Bobby Charles, was an American singer-songwriter. Early life An ethnic Cajun, Charles was born in Abbeville, Louisiana, United States, and grew up listening to Cajun mus ...

) – 4:32 #"(Gilbert Says Hello)" – 0:53

Personnel

*Bob Neuwirth – vocals, guitar, mandolin *

Gary Lucas Gary Lucas (born June 20, 1952) is an American guitarist/songwriter/composer who was a member of Captain Beefheart's band. He formed the band Gods and Monsters in 1989. Lucas has released more than 50 albums to date as a solo artist or band l ...

– guitar *John Cooke – guitar, vocals *

– guitar, harmonica, vocals *

Butch Hancock Butch Hancock (born July 12, 1945 in Lubbock, Texas, United States), is an American country/folk music recording artist and songwriter. Hancock is a member of The Flatlanders along with Joe Ely and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, but he has principally per ...

– guitar, harmonica, vocals, photography *

– guitar *

Chuck Prophet Charles William Prophet (born June 28, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and record producer. A Californian, Prophet first achieved notice in the American psychedelic/desert rock group Green on Red, with whom he toured and rec ...

– guitar *

Bernie Leadon Bernie Leadon (pronounced ''led-un''; born July 19, 1947) is an American singer, musician, songwriter and founding member of the Eagles, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. Prior to the Eagles, he was a member ...

– guitar, bass, mandolin, tambourine *Debbie Green – bass *

David Mansfield David Mansfield (born September 13, 1956) is an American musician and composer. Mansfield was raised in Leonia, New Jersey. His father, Newton Mansfield was a first violinist in the New York Philharmonic. David played guitar, pedal steel guitar ...

– bass, slide guitar, fiddle *

Steven Soles Steven Soles is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and guitarist. Known also as J. Steven Soles, he was asked by Bob Dylan to join the band for his 1975–1976 "Rolling Thunder Revue" tour, he appeared on Dylan's album "Desire" and h ...

– bass, background vocals *

Don Heffington Don Heffington (December 20, 1950March 24, 2021) was an American drummer, percussionist, and songwriter. He was a founding member of the Los Angeles alternative country band Lone Justice, which he performed with from 1982 to 1985. Heffington was ...

– drums *

Mickey Raphael Michael Siegfried "Mickey" Raphael (born November 7, 1951) is an American harmonica player, music producer and actor best known for his work with Willie Nelson, with whom he has toured as part of The Family since 1973. He has performed or reco ...

– harmonica *Matt Cartsonis – mandolin *Sandy Bull – pedal steel guitar, guitar, bass *Gilbert Shelton – piano, cover illustration *Bruce Langthorne – piano *

Gurf Morlix Gurf Morlix (born 1951) is an American singer-songwriter and music producer. Career Born in Buffalo, New York, Morlix moved to Texas in 1975 and performed with Blaze Foley. He moved to Los Angeles in 1981 and joined Lucinda Williams's band. He ...

– slide guitar *

Charlie Sexton Charles Wayne Sexton (born August 11, 1968) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Sexton is best known for his years as a guitarist in Bob Dylan's band, though also has become well known as a music producer. Sexton co-founded the Ar ...

– vocals, violin, mandocello, drum *Matt Cartsonis – accordion *Ned Albright – background vocals *Andrew Williams – vocals *

Cindy Bullens Cidny Bullens (formerly Cindy Bullens; born March 21, 1950) is an American singer-songwriter, who is best known for serving as backup vocalist on tours and albums with Elton John and Rod Stewart, as well as providing vocals on the soundtrack o ...

– vocals *David Williams – vocals *Mark Olsen – vocals *

– vocals *

Rosie Flores Rosie Flores (born September 10, 1950) is an American rockabilly and country music artist. Her music blends rockabilly, honky tonk, jazz, and Western swing along with traditional influences from her Tex-Mex heritage. She currently resides in Au ...

– vocals *

Victoria Williams Victoria Williams (born December 23, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter and musician, originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, although she has resided in Southern California throughout her musical career. Diagnosed with multi ...

– vocals *Heinz Geissler, John Kunz - executive production *Dick Reeves, Scott Smith - art direction and design

References

Bob Neuwirth albums 1996 albums Albums produced by Bob Neuwirth {{1990s-album-stub