1991 Mark O’Connor – The New Nashville Cats
The New Nashville Cats is a country album by Mark O’Connor, in conjunction with a variety of other musical artists. O’Connor selected a group of over fifty Nashville musicians, many of whom had worked with him as session musicians. The album was intended to “showcase the instrumental side of the Nashville recording scene” (O’Connor’s liner notes). It was awarded two Grammys: Best Country Instrumental Performance for O’Connor, and Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, and Steve Wariner’s performance in “Restless”. This song also charted at #25 on Hot Country Songs in 1991.
Tracks
1 Bowtie (Mark O’Connor) 03:13
2 Restless (Carl Perkins) 03:45
3 Nashville Shuffle Boogie (Mark O’Connor) 06:13
4 Pick It Apart (Mark O’Connor) 05:04
5 Traveller’s Ridge (Mark O’Connor) 03:38
6 Granny White Special (Mark O’Connor) 03:58
7 Cat In The Bag (Mark O’Connor) 02:46
8 The Ballad Of Sally Anne (Traditional; Alice Randall; Harry Stinson; Mark O’Connor) 02:42
9 Swang (Mark O’Connor) 04:55
10 Dance Of The Ol’ Swamp Rat (Mark O’Connor) 03:05
11 A Bowl Of Bula (Mark O’Connor) 04:09
12 Limerock (Traditional) 02:25
13 Sweet Suzanne (Mark O’Connor) 05:14
14 Orange Blossom Special (Ervin Rouse; Jay Livingston; Ray Evans; William Hanna; Joseph Barbera; Hoyt Curtin; Johann Sebastian Bach; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky) 05:44
15 Now It Belongs To You (Steve Wariner) 04:09
Musicians
1 Bowtie
| Bass | Glenn Worf |
| Drums | Harry Stinson |
| Guitar | Brent Rowan |
| Dobro | Jerry Douglas |
| Piano | Matt Rollings |
| Fiddle | Mark O’Connor |
2 Restless
| Bass | Michael Rhodes |
| Upright Bass | Roy Huskey Jr |
| Drums | Eddie Bayers |
| Guitar (solo) | Vince Gill |
| Guitar (solo) | Ricky Skaggs |
| Guitar (solo) | Steve Wariner |
| Guitar | Steve Gibson |
| Acoustic Guitar | Carl Jackson |
| Piano | John Jarvis |
| Fiddle | Mark O’Connor |
| Vocals | Vince Gill |
| Vocals | Ricky Skaggs |
| Vocals | Steve Wariner |
3 Nashville Shuffle Boogie
| Upright Bass | Roy Huskey Jr |
| Drums | Eddie Bayers |
| Guitar | Larry Byrom |
| Lap Steel | Jerry Douglas |
| Piano | John Jarvis |
| Harmonica | Terry McMillan |
| Sax | Jim Horn |
| Sax | Denis Solee |
| Trombone | Charles Rose |
| Trumpet | Mike Haynes |
| Fiddle | Mark O’Connor |
4 Pick It Apart
| Bass | Michael Rhodes |
| Drums | Paul Leim |
| Guitar | Brent Mason |
| Acoustic Guitar | Mark Casstevens |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Paul Franklin |
| Piano | Matt Rollings |
| Fiddle | Mark O’Connor |
5 Traveller’s Ridge
| Accordion | Roy Huskey Jr |
| Acoustic Guitar | Randy Scruggs |
| Autoharp | Gove Scrivenor |
| Banjo | Mark Schatz |
| Mandolin | Sam Bush |
| Dulcimers | David Schnaufer |
| Dulcimers | Alisa Jones |
| Fiddle | Mark O’Connor |
6 Granny White Special
| Upright Bass | Mark Schatz |
| Acoustic Guitar | Russ Barenberg |
| Banjo | Bela Fleck |
| Dobro | Jerry Douglas |
| Mandolin | Sam Bush |
| Fiddle | Mark O’Connor |
7 Cat In The Bag
| Upright Bass | Roy Huskey Jr |
| Acoustic Guitar | Don Potter |
| Acoustic Guitar | Mark Casstevens |
| Mandolin | Sam Bush |
| Fiddle | Mark O’Connor |
8 The Ballad Of Sally Anne
| Bass | Mark O’Connor |
| Drums | Harry Stinson |
| Guitar | Larry Byrom |
| Acoustic Guitar | Larry Byrom |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Sonny Garrish |
| Mandolin | Marty Stewart |
| Fiddle | Mark O’Connor |
| Background Vocals | Harry Stinson |
| Background Vocals | Marty Stuart |
| Vocals | John Cowan |
9 Swang
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Drums | Bob Mater |
| Guitar | Brent Mason |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Paul Franklin |
| Piano | Matt Rollings |
| Fiddle | Mark O’Connor |
10 Dance Of The Ol’ Swamp Rat
| Bass | Michael Rhodes |
| Drums | Jerry Kroon |
| Guitar | Steve Gibson |
| Acoustic Guitar | Larry Byrom |
| Piano | John Jarvis |
| Accordion | Bessyl Duhon |
| Fiddle | Mark O’Connor |
| Percussion | Terry McMillan |
11 A Bowl Of Bula
| Bass | Victor Wooten |
| Drums | Eddie Bayers |
| Mandolin | Sam Bush |
| Mandolin | Mark O’Connor |
| Piano | John Jarvis |
| Piano | Matt Rollings |
| Synthesizer | Matt Rollings |
| Synthesizer | Mike Lawler |
| Marimba | Sam Bacco |
| Fiddle | Mark O’Connor |
| Percussion | Sam Bacco |
| Percussion | Kenny Malone |
| Percussion | Terry McMillan |
12 Limerock
| Double Bass | Edgar Meyer |
| Fiddle | Mark O’Connor |
13 Sweet Suzanne
| Bass | Victor Wooten |
| Drums | Roy Wooten |
| Piano | Matt Rollings |
| Synthesizer | John Jarvis |
| Fiddle | Mark O’Connor |
14 Orange Blossom Special
| Bass | Larry Paxton |
| Drums | Steve Turner |
| Guitar | Brent Rowan |
| Acoustic Guitar | Billy Joe Walker Jr |
| Piano | John Jarvis |
| Synthesizer | Mike Lawler |
| Harmonica | Terry McMillan |
| Fiddle | Mark O’Connor |
15 Now It Belongs To You
| Bass | Mike Brignardello |
| Drums | Eddie Bayers |
| Guitar | Steve Gibson |
| Acoustic Guitar | Steve Wariner |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Sonny Garrish |
| Piano | Dennis Burnside |
| Shaker | Tom Roady |
| Fiddle | Mark O’Connor |
| Background Vocals | Lisa Silver |
| Vocals | Steve Wariner |
Liner Notes
Producer – Mark O’Connor
Producer – Jim Ed Norman (Tracks 2, 15)
Arranged By (Fiddle) – Mark O’Connor (Track 15)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jim Horn (Track 3)
Engineer (Additional) – Marshall Morgan (Track 3)
Mastered By – Denny Purcell
Mixed By – Mark O’Connor (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
Mixed By – Eric Prestidge (Track 2)
Mixed By – Alan Schulman (Track 15)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Dave Sinko, Linell (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
Mixed By (Assistant) – James Valentini, Mark Coddington (Track 2)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Mark O’Connor, Dave Sinko (Track 15)
Recorded By – Doug Johnson (Track 1)
Recorded By – Eric Prestidge (Track 2)
Recorded By – Ed Seay (Track 3)
Recorded By – Jim Cotton, Joe Scaiffe (Track 4)
Recorded By – Mark O’Connor (Tracks 5, 8, 11)
Recorded By – Bill Vorndick (Track 6)
Recorded By – Jim Rooney (Track 7)
Recorded By – Chuck Ainlay (Tracks 9, 11, 13)
Recorded By – Bob Bullock (Track 10)
Recorded By – Joe Bogan (Track 11)
Recorded By – Mike Psanos (Track 12)
Recorded By – Chris Hammond (Track 14)
Recorded By – Alan Schulman (Track 15)
Recorded By (Assitant) – Carry Summers (Track 1, 14)
Recorded By (Assitant) – James Valentini (Track 2)
Recorded By (Assitant) – Mike Poole, Gary Pazcosa (Track 3)
Recorded By (Assitant) – Mike McCarthy (Track 4)
Recorded By (Assitant) – Scott Martin (Track 6)
Recorded By (Assitant) – Brian Hardin (Track 10)
Recorded By (Assitant) – Warner Peterson (Track 12)
Recorded By (Assitant) – Kelly Prible (Track 13)
Recorded By (Assitant) – Pat Hutchinson (Track 15)
Art Direction – Laura LiPuma
Design – Elvis Wilson
Photography – Peter Nash
Mixed At The Castle, Nashville, TN
Mixed At Sound Emporium, Nashville, TN
Mastered At Georgetown Masters, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Omnisound, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Javelina Studios, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Reflections Studios, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Music Mill Studios, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Hometone Studios, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Martin Sound Studios, Nasville, TN
Recorded At Jack “Cowboy” Clement’s Studio, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Digital Recorders, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Quad Studios, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Blair Recital Hall, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
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