''I'll Be Around'' is the fifth studio
album
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by the
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bluegrass band
Split Lip Rayfield, released on October 15, 2008 (see
2008 in music
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). It is significant in that this is the first studio album after former guitar player
Kirk Rundstrom's death, and its dedication to his memory. Also of note in the liner notes is a set of instructions for the building of the famous "Gas-Tank Bass" of Jeff Eaton.
Track listing
(composer in parentheses)
#Rig or Cross (Mardis) 2:32
#All the Same (Gottstine) 2:37
#Aces High (Mardis) 3:25
#Heart of Darkness (Gottstine) 2:49
#Factory (Gottstine) 2:05
#The High Price of Necromancy (Mardis) 2:23
#Fallen (Gottstine) 3:40
#Hobo Love Song (Gottstine) 2:14
#Devil Lies (Mardis) 3:16
#It's Been So Long (Gottstine) 3:55
#Sin River (Gottstine) 1:46
#I'll Be Around (Mardis) 3:57
Personnel
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Jeff Eaton
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* DJ Jazzy Jeff, American DJ/turntablist record producer Jeffrey Allen Townes
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- Gas-Tank Bass, Backing vocals
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Wayne Gottstine
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Mandolin
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, Vocals
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Eric Mardis
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Banjo
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, Vocals
External links
2008 albums
Split Lip Rayfield albums> All Music link
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2008 albums
Split Lip Rayfield albums