Marc Cohn › Burning the Daze

Personnel includes: Marc Cohn (vocals, acoustic, electric & slide guitars, piano, percussion); Kenny White (conductor, percussion, background vocals); Rosanne Cash (vocals); John Leventhal (nylon string, electric & high-string guitars, mandolin, harmonica, piano, organ, melodica, keyboards, glockenspiel, bass, tamboura, percussion); Bill Dillon (guitar); T-Bone Wolk (citern, accordion, bass); Rick DePofi (tenor saxophone, marimba, handclaps); Chris Botti (trumpet, flugelhorn); Larry Farrell (trombone); Malcom Burn (organ, percussion, background vocals); Toby Myers (bass); Shawn Pelton (drums, percussion); Aaron Comess, Brady Blade (drums); Rodney Crowell (handclaps); Patty Griffin, Martin Sexton, Catherine Russell (background vocals).

Producers: Marc Cohn, John Leventhal, Paul Samwell-Smith, Malcolm Burn.

Personnel: Marc Cohn (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, piano, background vocals); Rosanne Cash (vocals); Bill Dillon (guitar); Larry Campbell (acoustic guitar); Jane Scarpantoni (cello); RIck DePofi (tenor saxophone, marimba, hand claps); Chris Botti (trumpet, flugelhorn); Peter Gordon (French horn); Larry Farrell (trombone); Jon Brion (harmonium); Malcolm Burn (organ, percussion, background vocals); Shawn Pelton (drums, percussion); Aaron Comess, Rev. Brady Blade (drums); Rodney Crowell (hand claps); Kenny White (percussion, background vocals); Darryl Johnson , Curtis Rance King, Jr., Patty Griffin, Frank Floyd, Catherine Russell (background vocals).

Audio Mixers: Frank Filipetti; John Leventhal; Kevin Killen; Mark Plati; Bob Clearmountain.

Recording information: 12th Street Studios, New York, NY; Big House Studios, NY, NY; Looking Glass, NY, NY; New York, NY; RPM Studios; Sound on Sound, New York, NY.

Illustrator: Viktor Koen.

Photographers: Cynthia Levine; Frank Ockenfels.

Unknown Contributor Roles: Kevin Salem; Patty Griffin; T-Bone Wolk.

Though known to most as the "Walking In Memphis" guy, Marc Cohn is no one-hit wonder. Rather, he's a serious, skillful composer capable of conveying a wide range of moods and emotions. BURNING THE DAZE finds him moving through horn-driven R&B ("Already Home"), literary minor-key introspection ("Girl Of Mysterious Sorrow") and much more. Produced by Cohn with Shawn Colvin's right-hand man John Leventhal and Yardbird-turned-impresario Paul Samwell-Smith, this album of thoughtful, heartfelt variations on the folk-rock tradition draws the listener into Cohn's world. The polished-but-earthy production complements the humble insights of the songs.

Genre:

• Pop / Rock