''Only One Moon'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian

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. It was released in Canada by

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on April 8, 1994, and in the United States by Zoo Entertainment on October 10, 1995. The album peaked at number 2 on the ''

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'' Country Albums chart. The band produced the album with Steve Fishell, except for "Did You Fall in Love with Me", which

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and Richard Bennett produced.

Track listing

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) – 2:43 #" Louisiette" (Keith Glass) – 3:20 #"

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, Jim McBride) – 2:51 #"

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" (Glass) – 4:31 #"Price to Pay" (

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) – 3:18 #" Only One Moon" (Glass) – 3:05 #"Your Turn to Cry" (

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) – 3:32 #"Brand New Hard Time Blues" (Joan Besen) – 3:22 #"

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) – 3:30 #"All Fall Down" (Glass) – 3:41 On American presses of the album, "Always Believing" is replaced with " Did You Fall in Love with Me" ( Richard Bennett,

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Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.

Prairie Oyster

*John P. Allen — fiddle, mandolin, acoustic guitar, background vocals *Joan Besen — piano, organ, background vocals *Russell deCarle — bass guitar, lead vocals *Dennis Delorme — pedal steel guitar *Keith Glass — electric guitar, acoustic guitar, electric sitar, background vocals *Bruce Moffet — drums, percussion

Additional musicians

* Richard Bennett — acoustic guitar *

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— acoustic guitar *Bill Hullett — acoustic guitar *

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— upright bass on "Your Turn to Cry" *

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— accordion on "Price to Pay" and "Lousiette"

Technical

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— mixing *Richard Bennett — producer *Steve Fishell — producer *

— producer *Justin Niebank — mixing *Mike Poole — recording, mixing *Prairie Oyster — producer

Chart performance

References

{{Authority control 1994 albums Prairie Oyster albums Arista Records albums Zoo Entertainment (record label) albums