1992 Ricky Skaggs – My Father’s Son
My Father’s Son is the eleventh studio album by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. It was released on September 10, 1991, via Epic Records. The albums includes the singles “Life’s Too Long (To Live Like This)”, “Same Ol’ Love” and “From the Word Love”.
Tracks
1 Life’s Too Long (Dan Wilson; Don Cook; John Jarvis) 03:53
2 Only Daddy Thet Will Walk The Line (Ivy Bryant) 02:32
3 Same Ol’ Love. (Chris Austin; Greg Barnhill) 03:30
4 From The Word Love (Keith Sewell) 03:12
5 You Don’t Count The Cost (Bucky Jones; Chris Waters; Tom Shapiro) 03:01
6 My Father’s Son (Ricky Skaggs; George Green) 02:45
7 Simple Life (Mac McAnally) 03:33
8 Hold On Tight (Let It Go) (Paul Overstreet; Don Schlitz) 02:53
9 You Can’t Take It (Larry Cordle; Larry Shell; Bert Colwell) 02:57
10 Father Knows Best (Michael Curtis; Lenny LeBlanc) 03:33
11 Give Us A Happy Home (Wayland Patton; Michael White) 03:44
12 Somebody’s Prayin’ (John Elliott) 04:34
Biography
Musicians
1 Life’s Too Long
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Slap Bass | Roy Huskey Jr |
| Drums | Larrie Londin |
| Guitar | Brent Mason |
| Acoustic Guitar | Ricky Skaggs |
| Acoustic Guitar | Mac McAnally |
| Mandolin | Ricky Skaggs |
| Organ | Barry Beckett |
| Piano | John Jarvis |
| Vocals | Ricky Skaggs |
2 Only Daddy Thet Will Walk The Line
| Bass | Jason Sellers |
| Slap Bass | Roy Huskey Jr |
| Drums | Keith Edwards |
| Guitar | Ricky Skaggs |
| Acoustic Guitar | Keith Little |
| Acoustic Guitar | Mac McAnally |
| Steel Guitar | Terry Crisp |
| Organ | Steve Nathan |
| Piano | Mike Rojas |
| Fiddle | Bobby Hicks |
| Vocals | Waylon Jennings |
| Vocals | Ricky Skaggs |
3 Same Ol’ Love.
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Slap Bass | Roy Huskey Jr |
| Drums | Eddie Bayers |
| Guitar (solo) | Ricky Skaggs |
| Guitar | Brent Rowan |
| Guitar | Mac McAnally |
| Acoustic Guitar | Mac McAnally |
| Steel Guitar | Paul Franklin |
| Piano | John Jarvis |
| Background Vocals | Mac McAnally |
| Vocals | Ricky Skaggs |
4 From The Word Love
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Drums | Eddie Bayers |
| Guitar | Brent Mason |
| Acoustic Guitar | Keith Sewell |
| Acoustic Guitar | Mac McAnally |
| Steel Guitar | Paul Franklin |
| Keyboards | Steve Nathan |
| Percussion | Tom Roady |
| Background Vocals | Keith Sewell |
| Background Vocals | Mac McAnally |
| Vocals | Ricky Skaggs |
5 You Don’t Count The Cost
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Eddie Bayers |
| Guitar | Steve Gibson |
| Acoustic Guitar | Mac McAnally |
| Keyboards | Mac McAnally |
| Piano | John Jarvis |
| Steel Guitar | Terry Crisp |
| Vocals | Ricky Skaggs |
6 My Father’s Son
| Bass | Ricky Skaggs |
| Acoustic Guitar | Ricky Skaggs |
| Banjo | Ricky Skaggs |
| Mandolin | Ricky Skaggs |
| Fiddle | Ricky Skaggs |
| Background Vocals | Mac McAnally |
| Vocals | Ricky Skaggs |
7 Simple Life
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Drums | Larrie Londin |
| Guitar | Brent Mason |
| Acoustic Guitar | Mac McAnally |
| Keyboards | John Jarvis |
| Banjo | Bela Fleck |
| Dobro | Jerry Douglas |
| Mandolin | Sam Bush |
| Fiddle | Stuart Duncan |
| Background Vocals | Mac McAnally |
| Vocals | Ricky Skaggs |
8 Hold On Tight (Let It Go)
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Drums | Eddie Bayers |
| Guitar | Brent Mason |
| Acoustic Guitar | Brian Ahern |
| Acoustic Guitar | Mac McAnally |
| Steel Guitar | Terry Crisp |
| Mandolin | Ricky Skaggs |
| Piano | John Jarvis |
| Background Vocals | Mac McAnally |
| Vocals | Sharon White |
| Vocals | Ricky Skaggs |
9 You Can’t Take It
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Slap Bass | Roy Huskey Jr |
| Drums | Eddie Bayers |
| Guitar | Brent Mason |
| Acoustic Guitar | Mac McAnally |
| Mandolin | Ricky Skaggs |
| Piano | John Jarvis |
| Fiddle | Stuart Duncan |
| Vocals | Ricky Skaggs |
10 Father Knows Best
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Drums | Eddie Bayers |
| Guitar | Brent Mason |
| Acoustic Guitar | Mac McAnally |
| Steel Guitar | Terry Crisp |
| Organ | Barry Beckett |
| Piano | John Jarvis |
| Background Vocals | Lenny LeBlanc |
| Vocals | Ricky Skaggs |
11 Give Us A Happy Home
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Acoustic Guitar | Ricky Skaggs |
| Vocals | Ricky Skaggs |
12 Somebody’s Prayin’
| Piano | John Elliott |
| Oboe | Bobby Taylor |
| Vocals | Ricky Skaggs |
Other Musicians
Strings – Pam Sixfin, The Nashville String Machine (Track 12)
Liner Notes
Producer – Mac McAnally, Ricky Skaggs
Producer – Brian Ahern (Track 8)
Arranged By (Strings) – John G. Elliott (Track 12)
Engineer – Alan Schulman, Ed Seay, Rob Feaster
Engineer (Assistant) – Brad Jones, John Dickson, Mark Capps, Patrick Hutchinson
Mastered By – Denny Purcell
Mixed By – Rob Feaster (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8)
Mixed By – Alan Schulman (Track 6)
Mixed By – Ed Seay (Tracks 9, 10, 11, 12)
Art Direction – Bill Johnson
Photography – Jim McGuire
Mastered At Georgetown Masters
Mixed At Treasure Isle Recorders
Mixed At The Castle Recording Studios
Mixed At The Money Pit
Recorded At Soundshop Recording Studios
Recorded At Treasure Isle Recorders
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