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Produced by Joe Pernice
Recorded by Kenny Luong at The Worm Factory, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mixed by Kenny Luong
“If You Go Back to California” recorded by Michael McKenzie at Red House. Mixed by
Michael McKenzie and Joe Pernice
Strings arranged, performed and recorded by Andrew Joslyn
Aimee Mann’s vocals recorded in Los Angeles by Michael Penn
Rodney Crowell’s vocals recorded by Lake Wilkinson
Jimmy Webb’s piano recorded by Fred Guarino at Tiki Recording, Glen Cove, NY
Additional overdubs recorded in Boston; NYC; Nashville; Los Angeles; Seattle; London and Glasgow
Mastered by Jõao Carvalho at Jõao Carvalho Mastering
A&R by Brady Brock
Managed by Joyce Linehan
Booked by Frank Riley for High Road Touring
Jacket photo by Colleen Nicholson
Sleeve photo by Joe Pernice
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Peace in Our Home: Joe Pernice: guitar, vocals; Jim Creeggan: acoustic bass, vocals; Mike Evin: vocals; Mike Belitsky: drums, percussion
Deep into the Dawn: Aimee Mann: vocals; Joe Pernice: guitar, vocals; Jim Creeggan: electric
bass; Mike Evin: piano, Wurlitzer; Mike Belitsky: drums, percussion; Burke Carroll: pedal steel
If You Go Back to California: Joe Pernice: guitar, vocals; Michael McKenzie: electric guitars, bass; Patrick Berkery: drums, percussion
Force Feed the Fire: Joe Pernice: guitar, vocals; Jim Creeggan: acoustic bass; Mike Evin: piano; Mike Belitsky: drums, percussion; Andrew Joslyn: violin, viola, cello
The Black and the Blue: Joe Pernice: guitar, vocals; Jim Creeggan: electric bass; Mike Evin: piano, organ; Mike Belitsky: drums, percussion; James Walbourne: electric guitar
It Won’t Be Me: Rodney Crowell: vocals; Joe Pernice: guitar, vocals; James Walbourne: acoustic lead guitar; Burke Carroll: pedal steel; Kenny Luong: synth bass; Mike Evin: piano, organ; Mike Belitsky: drums, percussion
I’d Rather Look Away: Norman Blake: vocals; Joe Pernice: guitar, vocals; Jim Creeggan: electric bass; Mike Evin: piano, organ; Pete Mancini: electric guitar, slide, 12-string guitar; Mike Belitsky: drums, percussion
Sunny, I Was Wrong: Bob Pernice: vocals; Joe Pernice: rhythm guitar, vocals, percussion;
James Walbourne: lead guitar; Jim Creeggan: electric bass; Mike Evin: piano, organ, percussion; Burke Carroll: pedal steel; Mike Belitsky: drums, percussion
Is It Serious: Laura Stein: vocals; Joe Pernice: guitar, vocals; Jim Creeggan: electric bass; Mike Evin: piano, Wurlitzer; Burke Carroll: pedal steel; Mike Belitsky: drums, percussion
Twenty-Thousand Times: Joe Pernice: guitar, vocals; Jim Creeggan: electric bass; Mike Evin: piano, organ; Burke Carroll: pedal steel; Josh Karp: trumpet; Greg Kramer: trombone; Mike Belitsky: drums, percussion
It Got Away from Me: Jimmy Webb: piano; Joe Pernice: guitar, vocals; Jim Creeggan: acoustic
bass; Mike Evin: organ; Andrew Joslyn: violin, viola, cello; Mike Belitsky: percussion
Rodney Crowell appears courtesy of New West Records
Jimmy Webb appears courtesy of Jimmy Webb Music Company
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All songs written by Joe Pernice, Bony Gap Music (BMI), administered by BUG/BMG
except “If You Go Back to California” by Joe Pernice, Bony Gap Music (BMI), administered by BUG/BMG and Michael McKenzie (SOCAN)
and “Twenty-Thousand Times” written by Joe Pernice, Bony Gap Music (BMI), administered by BUG/BMG and Joshua Guralnick Karp, DONTBECAREFUL (ASCAP)
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In addition to all the expert and generous artists,engineers and studio folks who made this record possible, thank you: George Fontaine, Sr., John Allen, Tommy Robinson, Meg Barron, Caroline Barfield, Matt Etgen, Katie Keller and all at New West Records; Anna Hill, Ed Robertson, Barenaked Ladies, Robin Billington, Michael Penn, Michael Hausman, Laura Savini, Peter Leak, Mark Zillmann, Nate Krenkel and Autumn Seguin at Team Love Records; Sammy Pernice and the entire Pernice and Stein clans, Liam Jaeger; Mike Leahy; Dan Lambert, David Stock, Glen Quinn, Theo Kelsey-Verdecchia; Steph Egerton; Richard Bonanno; Steve Caldwell; Gordon Yanchyshyn; Skeg Kendall; Matthew Zapruder, Neal Huff, Jon Brooks; Damian Rogers
Special thanks to Rachel Lichtman who heard multiple renditions of these songs (and many others) from the scratchiest demo to final master. Her friendship, notes & ears have never failed.
Special thanks to Warren Zanes without whose friendship, unflinching generosity and (almost always) spot-on advice, this album would be altogether different.
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