1998 Billy Ward – Two Hands Clapping

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Two Hands Clapping released in 1998 is the only solo album by Cincinnati drummer and music educator Billy Ward.  It contains duets recorded live in the studio with different guest artists.

Tracks

1 Sound Of The Rain (Bill Champlin)
2 Be Carefull (Glen Phillips)
3 Step Inside Again (Jim Beard)
4 Devaney’s Goat / The Whistling Postman (Traditional)
5 Some Mortal Drama (Chris Whitley)
6 Aphasia (Chris Whitley, Billy Ward)
7 My Interior Landscape (Jim Beard, Billy Ward)
8 High Heel Sneakers (Robert Higginbotham)
9 Wee Small Hours (Paul Anka)
10 Danger Zone (Percy Mayfield)

Artist

Drums Billy Ward 

Musicians

1 Sound Of The Rain

Organ Bill Champlin
Vocals  Bill Champlin


2 Be Carefull

Acoustic Guitar Glen Phillips 
Vocals  Glen Phillips 


3 Step Inside Again

Rhodes  Jim Beard


4 Devaney’s Goat / The Whistling Postman

Bass John Patitucci 


5 Some Mortal Drama

Guitar Chris Whitley
Vocals  Chris Whitley


6 Aphasia

Guitar Chris Whitley
Vocals  Chris Whitley


7 My Interior Landscape

Rhodes  Jim Beard


8 High Heel Sneakers

Organ Bill Champlin
Vocals  Bill Champlin


9 Wee Small Hours

Keyboards Joy Askew 
Vocals  Joy Askew 


10 Danger Zone

Organ Bill Champlin
Vocals  Bill Champlin

Liner Notes

Producer – Billy Ward
Arranged By – Joy Askew & Chris Botti (Track 9)
Recorded By – Daniel Bosworth, Billy Ward, Jim Beard, Lloyd Donelly, Oliver Straus
Mixed By – Brian Reeves, Billy Ward
Mastered By – Nathaniel Kunkel

Mastered At BubbleShaft BigHead Mastering Studios, San Francisco, CA
Mixed At MasterControl,
Mixed At DrumPike
Mixed At The Hide Out
Recorded At Frantic Studios
Recorded At Skyline Studios
Recorded At Robert Irving Studios
Recorded At DrumPike
Recorded At Mission Sound