1995 Ricky Skaggs – Solid Ground
Rickie Lee Skaggs (born July 18, 1954), is an American country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, mandocaster and banjo.
Ricky Skaggs was born in Cordell, Kentucky. He started playing music at age 5 after he was given a mandolin by his father, Hobert. At age 6, he played mandolin and sang on stage with Bill Monroe. At age 7, he appeared on television’s Martha White country music variety show, playing with Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs. He also wanted to audition for the Grand Ole Opry at that time, but was told he was too young.
In his mid-teens, Skaggs met a fellow teen guitarist, Keith Whitley, and the two started playing together with Whitley’s banjoist brother Dwight on radio shows. By 1970, they had earned a spot opening for Ralph Stanley and Skaggs and Keith Whitley were thereafter invited to join Stanley’s band, the Clinch Mountain Boys.
Skaggs later joined The Country Gentlemen in Washington, DC, J. D. Crowe’s New South. In 1976, Skaggs formed progressive bluegrass band Boone Creek, including members Vince Gill and Jerry Douglas. For a few years, Skaggs was a member of Emmylou Harris’s Hot Band. He wrote the arrangements for Harris’s 1980 bluegrass-roots album, Roses in the Snow. In addition to arranging for Harris, Skaggs sang harmony and played mandolin and fiddle in the Hot Band.
Tracks
| 1 | Solid Ground | 2:29 | |||
| 2 | Just The Two Of Us | 3:09 | |||
| 3 | Back Where We Belong | 3:27 | |||
| 4 | Cry Cry Darlin’ | 2:59 | |||
| 5 | I Ain’t Never | 1:59 | |||
| 6 | Every Drop Of Water | 3:17 | |||
| 7 | Callin’ Your Name | 2:29 | |||
| 8 | When | 3:19 | |||
| 9 | Can’t Control The Wind | 3:47 | |||
| 10 | Cat’s In The Cradle | 3:59 | |||
1 Solid Ground
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Drums | Eddie Bayers |
| Guitar | Brent Mason |
| Steel Guitar | Paul Franklin |
| Acoustic Guitar | Mac McAnally |
| Mandolin | Ricky Skaggs |
| Piano | Gary Smith |
| Fiddle | Ricky Skaggs |
| Background Vocals | John Wesley Ryles |
| Vocals | Ricky Skaggs |
2 Just The Two Of Us
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Drums | Eddie Bayers |
| Guitar | Brent Mason |
| Acoustic Guitar | Mac McAnally |
| Mandolin | Ricky Skaggs |
| Sitar | Ricky Skaggs |
| Keyboards | Steve Nathan |
| Piano | Glen Hardin |
| Vocals | Ricky Skaggs |
| Vocals | Sharon White |
3 Back Where We Belong
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Slap Bass | Roy Huskey Jr |
| Drums | Eddie Bayers |
| Guitar | Keith Sewell |
| Guitar | Brent Mason |
| Dobro | Jerry Douglas |
| Acoustic Guitar | Mac McAnally |
| Organ | Steve Nathan |
| Piano | Gary Smith |
| Fiddle | Stuart Duncan |
| Background Vocals | Vince Gill |
| Background Vocals | Dawn Sears |
| Vocals | Ricky Skaggs |
4 Cry Cry Darlin’
| Bass | Billy Linneman |
| Drums | Kenny Malone |
| Steel Guitar | Kayton Roberts |
| Acoustic Guitar | Mac McAnally |
| Acoustic Guitar | Ricky Skaggs |
| Mandolin | Ricky Skaggs |
| Wurlitzer | Mac McAnally |
| Accordion | Joey Miskulin |
| Fiddle | Bobby Hicks |
| Fiddle | Glen Duncan |
| Fiddle | Jim Buchanan |
| Background Vocals | Vince Gill |
| Background Vocals | Alison Krauss |
| Vocals | Ricky Skaggs |
5 I Ain’t Never
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Drums | Eddie Bayers |
| Guitar | Brent Mason |
| Guitar | Ricky Skaggs |
| Acoustic Guitar | Mac McAnally |
| Acoustic Guitar | Ricky Skaggs |
| Piano | Gary Smith |
| Percussion | Ricky Skaggs |
| Background Vocals | Ed Hill |
| Background Vocals | Ed Enoch |
| Background Vocals | Rick Strickland |
| Vocals | Ricky Skaggs |
6 Every Drop Of Water
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Drums | Eddie Bayers |
| Guitar | Brent Mason |
| Steel Guitar | Paul Franklin |
| Acoustic Guitar | Mac McAnally |
| Acoustic Guitar | Ricky Skaggs |
| Mandolin | Ricky Skaggs |
| Keyboards | Steve Nathan |
| Piano | Gary Smith |
| Background Vocals | John Wesley |
| Vocals | Ricky Skaggs |
7 Callin’ Your Name
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Slap Bass | Roy Huskey Jr |
| Drums | Eddie Bayers |
| Guitar | Brent Mason |
| Guitar | Ricky Skaggs |
| Dobro | Jerry Douglas |
| Acoustic Guitar | Mac McAnally |
| Acoustic Guitar | Ricky Skaggs |
| Mandolin | Ricky Skaggs |
| Piano | Gary Smith |
| Fiddle | Stuart Duncan |
| Background Vocals | Alison Krauss |
| Vocals | Ricky Skaggs |
8 When
| Bass | Michael Rhodes |
| Drums | Keith Knudsen |
| Guitar | Tommy Spurlock |
| Guitar | John McFee |
| Slide Guitar | Tommy Spurlock |
| Acoustic Guitar | Tommy Spurlock |
| Acoustic Guitar | Brian Ahern |
| Mandolin | Ricky Skaggs |
| Organ | Barbara Sanora |
| Wurlitzer | Bill Payne |
| Background Vocals | Carol Chase |
| Background Vocals | Brian Ahern |
| Vocals | Ricky Skaggs |
9 Can’t Control The Wind
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Eddie Bayers |
| Piano | Steve Nathan |
| Guitar | Brent Mason |
| Steel Guitar | Paul Franklin |
| Acoustic Guitar | Mac McAnally |
| Acoustic Guitar | Ricky Skaggs |
| Mandolin | Ricky Skaggs |
| Fiddle | Stuart Duncan |
| Vocals | Ricky Skaggs |
10 Cat’s In The Cradle
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Drums | Eddie Bayers |
| Guitar | Brent Mason |
| Steel Guitar | Paul Franklin |
| Acoustic Guitar | Mac McAnally |
| Mandolin | Ricky Skaggs |
| Sitar | Ricky Skaggs |
| Keyboards | Steve Nathan |
| Piano | Glen Hardin |
| Background Vocals | Kelly Willard |
| Background Vocals | Cindy Richardson |
| Vocals | Ricky Skaggs |
Producer – Brian Ahern (Tracks 2, 8, 10), Ricky Skaggs (Tracks 1 to 7, 9, 10)
Record Company – Time Warner
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Copyright (c) – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Phonographic Copyright (p) – WEA International Inc.
Copyright (c) – WEA International Inc.
Made By – WEA Manufacturing Inc.
Pressed By – Allied Record Company
Glass Mastered At – Specialty Records Corporation