''Speed of Life'' is the 23rd studio album from the
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country rock band formed in 1966. The group has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California. Between 1976 and 1981, the band performed and recorded as the Dirt Band.
Constant ...
, released by NGDB Records on September 22, 2009. It reached number 59 on the U.S. Country charts.
Track listing
#"Tulsa Sounds Like Trouble to Me" (
Shawn Camp,
Mark D. Sanders
Mark Daniel Sanders (born September 7, 1950) is an American country music songwriter. He has written 15 No. 1 hits, 50 singles, and over 200 cuts, including the famous Lee Ann Womack single "I Hope You Dance", co-written with Tia Sillers.
Earl ...
) – 4:36
#"Brand New Heartache" (Jeff Hanna, Donny Lowery) – 3:11
#"The Resurrection" (
Matraca Berg
Matraca Maria Berg Hanna (; born February 3, 1964, in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She has released five albums: three for RCA Records, one for Rising Tide Records and one for Dualtone Records, and ...
, Alice Randall) – 4:13
#"Somethin' Dangerous" (Bob Carpenter, Tom Kell, Phil Soussan) – 3:25
#"
Going Up the Country
"Going Up the Country" (also Goin' Up the Country) is a song adapted and recorded by American blues rock band Canned Heat. Called a "rural hippie anthem",
it became one of the band's biggest hits and best-known songs. As with their previous sing ...
" (Alan Wilson) – 4:15
#"Jimmy Martin" (Phil Madeira,
Jimmie Lee Sloas
Jimmie Lee Sloas is an American session musician, producer, and songwriter, who plays bass guitar.
History
Jimmie Lee Sloas, born in Ashland, Kentucky, grew up in Fairborn, Ohio and Isonville, Kentucky. His father, Dave, was a member of the p ...
) – 3:35
#"Lost in the Pines" (
John McEuen
John McEuen, born December 19, 1945 in Oakland, California, is an American folk musician and a founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Career Solo work
John McEuen was born in Oakland, California. In 1964, at age 18, he became intereste ...
) – 1:05
#"Speed of Life" (Gary Scruggs) – 3:37
#"Amazing Love" (Bob Carpenter, Jeff Hanna, Tom Kell) – 4:06
#"
Stuck in the Middle" (
Joe Egan,
Gerry Rafferty
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) – 3:42
#"Earthquake" (Bob Carpenter,
John McEuen
John McEuen, born December 19, 1945 in Oakland, California, is an American folk musician and a founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Career Solo work
John McEuen was born in Oakland, California. In 1964, at age 18, he became intereste ...
) – 3:23
#"Tryin' to Try" (Jimmie Fadden, Guy Clark) – 2:49
#"Good To Be Alive" (Matraca Berg, Troy Verges) – 3:37
Personnel
*Jeff Hanna – vocals, acoustic, electric and resonator guitars, slide guitar, mandolin
*Jimmie Fadden – vocals, drums, harmonica, percussion
*Bob Carpenter – vocals, Wurlitzer and grand pianos, accordion, Hammond organ
*
John McEuen
John McEuen, born December 19, 1945 in Oakland, California, is an American folk musician and a founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Career Solo work
John McEuen was born in Oakland, California. In 1964, at age 18, he became intereste ...
– 5-string banjo, mandolin, fiddle, lap steel, finger-style acoustic guitar
Additional musicians
*
Jon Randall Stewart – acoustic guitar, mandolin, vocals
*
Glenn Worf
Glenn Worf is an American bassist known mainly for his work as a session musician. He has recorded with many major country music acts and also tours with Mark Knopfler.
Early life and education
Worf was born in Dayton, Ohio, and grew up in Madis ...
– electric and upright bass
*
Richard Bennett – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bouzouki, lap steel
*Vince Santoro – percussion, drums
*
Matraca Berg
Matraca Maria Berg Hanna (; born February 3, 1964, in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She has released five albums: three for RCA Records, one for Rising Tide Records and one for Dualtone Records, and ...
– vocals
*
Jessi Alexander
Jessica Leigh Alexander (born November 18, 1976) is an American country music artist and songwriter.
Biography
She has had her songs recorded by Patty Loveless, Trisha Yearwood and Little Big Town. She also launched her own recording career in 2 ...
– vocals
*Jaime Hanna – vocals
Production
*Recorded live and mixed at: Blackbird Studio C, Nashville, TN.
*Assisted by: Kazuri Arai and Nathan Yarborough
*Produced and mixed by: George Massenburg and Jon Randall Stewart
*Mastered by: Doug Sax and George Massenburg
*Design: Gina Binkley/Alter Ego Design
Chart performance
References
All info is from album liner notes, unless otherwise noted.
[''Speed of Life'', Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Records SUG-CD-4058 (2009) CD]
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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band albums
2009 albums
Albums produced by George Massenburg