''Til the Medicine Takes'' is the sixth studio by the

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-based band

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. The album's name refers to a line in the chorus of the fourth track, "Blue Indian". It was released by

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on July 27, 1999. It was re-released in 2001 by

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. The band once again recorded at John Keane's studio in Athens. The guests included the

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, the gospel singer

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, and the vocalist Anne Richmond Boston. It was the band's last record as part of the six-album deal with Capricorn. The album reached a peak position of #68 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart.

Track listing

All songs by Widespread Panic unless otherwise noted.

Personnel

* John Bell – Vocals, Guitar *

John Hermann John "JoJo" Hermann is an American singer, musician and songwriter, best known for his involvement in the band Widespread Panic. Early life He was born in New York City and attended Collegiate School, where he was a classmate of actor Billy W ...

– Keyboards, Vocals *

Michael Houser Michael Houser (January 6, 1962 – August 10, 2002) was a founding member and lead guitarist of the band Widespread Panic. He appeared on seven studio albums during his 16-year tenure with the band from 1986 till 2002. He is also feature ...

– Guitar, Vocals *

Todd Nance Todd Nance (November 20, 1962August 19, 2020) was an American musician. He was best known as the original drummer of Widespread Panic, a band he was a member of until his departure in 2016. He struggled with chronic illness for the remainder of ...

– Drums, Vocals * Domingo S. Ortiz – Percussion *

Dave Schools David Allen Schools (born December 11, 1964) is a bass player and founding member of American rock band Widespread Panic. He is also a record producer, songwriter and journalist with articles published in a wide variety of music magazines. Scho ...

– Basses, Acid Loop

Guest Musicians

* Anne Richmond Boston - Background Vocals *

Colin Butler Colin David Butler is a co-founder of the non-governmental organization BODHI (Benevolent Organisation for Development, Health and Insight), which has autonomous branches in the United States and Australia. Butler was a professor of public heal ...

- Turntables * Efrem Towns, Kevin Harris, Roger Lewis, Julius McKee, Gregory Davis, Corey Henry - Horns * Josh Hauser - Trombone * Dave Henry. Ned Henry - Strings * John Keane - Pedal Steel Guitar, Banjo, Keyboards * Dottie Peoples - Vocals

Production

* John Keane – producer, engineer, mixing * Matt Coby – assistant engineer * David Farrell – engineer * Rob Haddock – assistant engineer * Flournoy Holmes – artwork, art direction, design, photography *

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– mastering *

Bradshaw Leigh Brad Leigh is an American Audio Engineer, known for having recorded and mixed many recordings including Billy Joel's ''River of Dreams'', Tracy Chapman's '' Matters of the Heart'' as well as Julian Lennon's ''Valotte'' and '' Secret Value of Day ...

– engineer * Joel Morris – sheet music * Jim Scott – mixing

References

External links

Widespread Panic website

Everyday Companion
{{DEFAULTSORT:Til the Medicine Takes 1999 albums Capricorn Records albums Widespread Panic albums Zomba Group of Companies albums Albums produced by John Keane (record producer)