I'm Still Here

by Mindy McCready

Overview

Released a matter of weeks after Mindy McCready's stint on VH1's Celebrity Rehab concluded, I'm Still Here plays like a survivor's handbook, a testament to the singer's newfound sobriety. Reflective and gentle even when the tempo starts to skip, I'm Still Here is certainly the quietest of McCready's records and it's also the most heartfelt, playing as a confessional. As it happens, she co-wrote only a handful of these songs, which hardly invalidates McCready's meditative comeback as she handles these songs gracefully and with feeling. Ultimately, what matters on I'm Still Here is that outpouring of emotion: the songs are generally a mixed bag, veering from sweetly melancholy to syrupy, but McCready has never been more sensitive as a vocalist, pulling the album through the rough patches and convincingly selling the notion that she's a sober survivor. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	03/23/2010
Label:	Linus / Linus Entertainment
UPC:	0803057012022
Rank:	64365

Tracks

1. Wrong Again
2. By Her Side
3. I Want a Man
4. I'm Still Here
5. I Want to Love You
6. Songs About You
7. The Way You Make Me Melt
8. The Dance
9. I Hate That I Love You
10. Fades
11. By Her Side [Acoustic Version]
12. Guys Do It All the Time [Newly Updated Version]
13. Ten Thousand Angels [Newly Updated Version]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Mindy McCready   Primary Artist
Greg Morrow   Drums
Wendy Moten   Vocals (Background)
Robin Lee   Vocals (Background)
Jason "Slim" Gambill   Guitar (Electric)
Christopher Jak   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Stephanie Lane Stephenson   Vocals (Background)
Patrick Warren   Piano,Keyboards
Trey Bruce   Percussion,Guitar (Electric)
Paul Franklin   Pedal Steel
Jimmy Nichols   Piano,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Paul Leim   Drums
Pat Buchanan   Guitar (Electric)
Smith Curry   Dobro,Pedal Steel
Michael Spriggs   Guitar (Acoustic)
Mike Brignardello   Bass
Brent Mason   Guitar (Electric)
Stevie Blacke   Strings
Rachel Thibodeau   Vocals (Background)
Tony Harrell   Piano,Keyboards
Larry Byrom   Guitar (Acoustic)
Jonathan Yudkin   Cello,Viola,Violin
Jeremy Lawton   Piano,Keyboards
Jerry McPherson   Guitar (Electric)
Stewart Myers   Bass
Matt Billingslea   Drums
John Osborne   Guitar (Electric)
Spady Brannon   Bass
Charlie Worsham   Mandolin
Crystal Taliaferro   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Whitney Duncan   Composer
Wade Kirby   Composer
Jeff Juliano   Mixing
Greg Lawrence   Assistant
Jason Livermore   Mixing,Mastering
Christopher Jak   Producer
Jeff Livak   Artwork,Design
Michael Fancher   Executive Producer
Patricia Whittmer   Production Coordination
Robert Whiteside   Composer
Robin Bruce   Composer
Tony Arata   Composer
Troy Verges   Composer
Trey Bruce   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Steven Dale Jones   Composer
Blair Daly   Composer
Kevin Beamish   Mixing,Engineer
Billy Crain   Composer
Billy Henderson   Composer
Kim Tribble   Composer
Jimmy Nichols   Engineer,Producer
Ashley Gorley   Composer
Mindy McCready   Composer
Bryan Simpson   Composer
Helen Darling   Composer
James Waddell   Engineer
David Buchanan   Mixing,Engineer
Rachel Thibodeau   Composer
Gary Burr   Composer
Hillary Lindsey   Composer
Stephony Smith   Composer
Shelly Fairchild   Composer
Jeremy Lawton   Mixing,Engineer
Blu Sanders   Composer
Stewart Myers   Engineer
Andrew Berlin   Mixing,Engineer
Kyle Jacobs   Composer
Lauren Koch   Contracting
Chris Roach   Mixing
David Biondolillo   Engineer
Melissa Peirce   Composer
Lisa Carver   Composer
Steven Beers   Engineer
Sarah Emily Parrish   Assistant