''Untamed'' is the debut studio album of the American
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
band
Yankee Grey
Yankee Grey was an American country music group originally composed of six members: David Buchanan (bass guitar), Matthew Basford (lead guitar), Joe Caverlee ( fiddle), Kevin Griffin ( drums), Jerry Hughes ( keyboards), and Tim Hunt (lead vocals), ...
. It was released in 1999 (see
1999 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1999.
Events
*March 6 — George Jones, in the midst of a comeback this year, is seriously injured when he crashed his Lexus into a bridge. It is later revealed that ...
) on
Monument Records
Monument Records is an American record label in Washington, D.C. named for the Washington Monument, founded in 1958 by Fred Foster, Buddy Deane (a prominent Baltimore disc jockey at WTTG), and business manager Jack Kirby. Buddy Deane soon left ...
Nashville. The album produced three chart singles on the ''
Billboard
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'' country charts. In order of release, these were "All Things Considered" at number 8, "Another Nine Minutes" at number 15, and "This Time Around" at number 43. The fourth and final single, which was the title track, failed to chart. By 2000, Yankee Grey were dropped from Monument's roster, and frontman Tim Hunt left due to vocal complications.
Track listing
Personnel
Compiled from liner notes.
;Yankee Grey
*Matthew Basford –
lead guitar
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,
background vocals
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*David Buchanan –
bass guitar
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, background vocals
*Joe Caverlee –
fiddle
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, background vocals
*Kevin Griffin –
drums
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, background vocals
*Jerry Hughes –
keyboards
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* Musi ...
, background vocals
*Tim Hunt –
rhythm guitar
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,
lead vocals
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;Additional musicians
*John Catchings -
cello
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on "This Time Around"
*David Hoffner -
strings
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*
Josh Leo
Josh Leo (born 1953 in Des Moines, Iowa) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer active in Nashville, Tennessee.
Leo was born in Des Moines, Iowa, but was raised in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1976, he moved to Chicago, Illinois ...
- additional electric guitar on "Another Nine Minutes" and "I Know How You Feel"
*
Robert Ellis Orrall
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- background vocals on "I Know How You Feel" and "All Things Considered"
*
Joe Perry -
slide guitar
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on "Tell Me Something I Don't Know"
*Tom Roady -
percussion
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*
Biff Watson
Fletcher Bangs "Biff" Watson is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer. His musicianship has been a part of recording sessions for many artists.
Biography Early years
Raised in Chatham, Virginia, Watson learned how to play guitar at a ...
-
acoustic guitar
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on all tracks except "This Time Around"
;Technical
*Ben Fowler -
engineering
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*Josh Leo -
production
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(all tracks)
*Robert Ellis Orrall - production (all tracks)
*Ronnie Thomas - production ("All Things Considered" only), associate production,
mastering
*Hank Williams - mastering
Chart performance
References
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1999 debut albums
Monument Records albums
Albums produced by Josh Leo
Yankee Grey albums