''The Metropolitan Hotel'' is the sixth studio album by American
country music
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artist
Chely Wright
Chely Wright (born Richell Rene Wright; October 25, 1970) is an American activist, author and country music artist. She initially rose to fame as a commercial country recording artist with several charting singles, including the number one hit ...
. It was her first album for the
Dualtone
Dualtone Records is an American record label specializing in folk, Americana, and indie rock. It was founded in 2001 by Scott Robinson and Dan Herrington. The company is run by Robinson and the label's president, Paul Roper. Albums are distribute ...
label, after a failed deal with the Vivaton! label. This album produced four singles, of which two were Top 40 hits on the country music charts: the number 40 "Back of the Bottom Drawer" and "The Bumper of My SUV" at number 35. The third and fourth singles ("The River" and a cover of
Chuck Berry
Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the " Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into th ...
's "You Never Can Tell", respectively), both failed to chart. Wright left Dualtone after the release of this album.
Track listing
Personnel
As listed in liner notes:
* Steve Brewster –
drums
*
Tom Bukovac
Tom Bukovac is an American session musician and producer. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in nearby Willowick, Ohio. He has been a Nashville-based musician since 1992. He previously owned 2nd Gear, a used music consignment shop in So ...
–
electric guitar
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* Jimmy Carter –
bass guitar
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*
Eric Darken –
percussion
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* Chip Davis –
background vocals
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*
Stuart Duncan –
mandolin
*
Shannon Forrest
Shannon Forrest (born August 22, 1973 in Easley, South Carolina) is an American drummer and percussionist known primarily for his session work. As a session drummer, he has contributed to the work of many well-known artists, and he is also a pr ...
– drums
*
Vince Gill
Vincent Grant Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American country music singer, songwriter and musician. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman of the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s and as a solo artist ...
– background vocals
* Tony Harrell –
keyboards
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* Computer keyboard
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*
Aubrey Haynie –
fiddle
* Mark Hill – bass guitar
* Sean Hurley – bass guitar
* Travis Javis –
piano
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* Jeff King – electric guitar
*
Chris McHugh
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Chris McHugh is on the Nashville "A" li ...
– drums
*
Greg Morrow
Greg Morrow is an American drummer, percussionist, session musician, mixing engineer, and vocalist.
Biography
Morrow was born in Ripley, Tennessee and raised in Memphis. At age 11, Morrow and his band performed on a local TV show, and he par ...
– drums
*
Gordon Mote
Gordon James Mote (born October 25, 1970) is an American Christian country/ southern gospel singer, piano virtuoso, and worship leader. He was born blind. He has released eight studio albums. His album ''Don't Let Me Miss the Glory'' (2007) was ...
– piano, keyboards
* James T. Olsen – electric guitar
* Russ Pahl –
steel guitar
* Billy Panda – acoustic guitar
* Scotty Sanders – steel guitar
*
Bryan Sutton
Bryan Sutton is an American musician. Primarily known as a flatpicking acoustic guitar player, Sutton also plays mandolin, banjo, ukulele, and electric guitar. He also sings and writes songs.
Biography Early career
Sutton's grandfather and ...
– acoustic guitar
* Michael Hart Thompson – electric guitar
*
Emily West – background vocals
*
John Willis – acoustic guitar
*
Chely Wright
Chely Wright (born Richell Rene Wright; October 25, 1970) is an American activist, author and country music artist. She initially rose to fame as a commercial country recording artist with several charting singles, including the number one hit ...
– lead vocals
*
Jonathan Yudkin
Jonathan Yudkin is an American multi-instrumentalist who is a proficient player of banjo, violin, mandolin, and other stringed instruments. He is a Nashville-based session musician, record producer, arranger, and band leader.
Biography
Growin ...
– mandolin
Strings
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* ''Strings'' (1991 film), a Canadian anim ...
on "Back of the Bottom Drawer" and "The River" performed by the
Nashville String Machine
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, conducted and arranged by Steve W. Maldin. Strings on "Between a Mother and a Child" performed and arranged by Jonathan Yudkin.
Chart performance
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Metropolitan Hotel, The
2005 albums
Dualtone Records albums
Chely Wright albums