Tony Rice Sings Gordon Lightfoot

by Tony Rice

Overview

Bluegrass singer/guitarist Tony Rice has been recording songs written by Gordon Lightfoot throughout his career, and this 17-track compilation gathers them together, adding a previously unreleased version of "Whispers of the North" that was cut for Rice's Me and My Guitar album. Included are tracks Rice recorded as part of J.D. Crowe & the New South, the Tony Rice Unit, the Rice Brothers, in a duo with Norman Blake, and as a solo artist. That means that on the various tracks he's joined by a newgrass who's who that includes Jerry Douglas, Ricky Skaggs, Sam Bush, Vassar Clements, and Bela Fleck, among others. The selections include "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" and "Early Morning Rain," but for the most part Rice eschewed Lightfoot's better known compositions, and the collection serves to illustrate the overall quality of the songwriter's catalog. Rice did not just use the songs as platforms for picking sessions, either. His singing clearly influenced by Lightfoot's, he brought a strong interpretive ability to the lyrics. Of course, the picking is pretty hot, too. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	06/04/1996
Label:	Universal Distribution
UPC:	0011661037021
Rank:	2153

Tracks

1. Go My Way
2. Home from the Forest
3. Fine as Fine Can Be
4. Let It Ride
5. I'm Not Sayin'
6. Bitter Green
7. You Are What I Am
8. Shadows
9. Walls
10. Whispers of the North
11. Ten Degrees (Getting Colder)
12. Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
13. Early Morning Rain
14. Whisper My Name
15. Sixteen Miles
16. Cold on the Shoulder
17. Song for a Winter's Night

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tony Rice   Primary Artist,Vocal Harmony,Vocals,Guitar
The Rice Brothers   Primary Artist
Norman Blake   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin
J.D. Crowe & the New South   Primary Artist
Sam Bush   Guest Artist,Violin,Mandolin,Baritone (Vocal)
Jerry Douglas   Guest Artist,Dobro
Larry Rice   Vocals,Mandolin,Guitar
Bela Fleck   Banjo
Frank Poindexter   Dobro
Vassar Clements   Fiddle
Mark Schatz   Bass,Vocals,Bass (Acoustic)
Ricky Skaggs   Viola,Fiddle,Mandolin,Trombone,Tenor (Vocal)
Jimmy Gaudreau   Vocals,Mandolin
Rickie Simpkins   Viola,Fiddle
Bobby Hicks   Violin
Bill Wolf   Piano
J.D. Crowe   Banjo,Guitar,Baritone (Vocal)
Todd Phillips   Bass
Wyatt Rice   Guitar
Bobby Slone   Bass
Bill Emerson   Banjo,Vocals
Kate Wolf   Vocals,Vocal Harmony
Kathy Chiavola   Vocals,Vocal Harmony
Cole Burgess   Sax (Soprano)
Ron Rice   Bass,Bass (Acoustic)
Ricky Simkins   Viola,Fiddle

Technical Credits

Scott Alarik   Liner Notes
Norman Blake   Producer
Bill Wolf   Editing,Producer
J.D. Crowe   Producer
The Rice Brothers   Producer
Gordon Lightfoot   Composer
David Glasser   Digital Mastering
Jean Wilcox   Design
Tony Rice   Producer
Tim Talley   Photography