God’s Favorite Band

~ Release by Asylum Street Spankers (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground
recording engineer:
Britton Beisenherz
producer and mixer:
Christina Marrs
resonator guitar and lead vocals:
Guy Forsyth
recorded at:
Saxon Pub in Austin, Texas, United States
live cover recording of:
Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer and arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
3:00
2Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
recording engineer:
Britton Beisenherz
producer and mixer:
Christina Marrs
clarinet:
Stanley Smith (US Clarinetist)
double bass [string bass]:
PB Shane
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Scott Marcus
mandolin:
Sick (of the Asylum Street Spankers)
washboard:
Wammo
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Christina Marrs, Nevada Newman and Sick (of the Asylum Street Spankers)
lead vocals:
Guy Forsyth
recorded at:
Saxon Pub in Austin, Texas, United States
live cover recording of:
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
lyricist and composer:
Robert MacGimsey
2:42
3Each Day
recording engineer:
Britton Beisenherz
producer and mixer:
Christina Marrs
clarinet:
Stanley Smith (US Clarinetist)
double bass [string bass]:
PB Shane
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Scott Marcus
guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
Christina Marrs
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Nevada Newman
mandolin:
Sick (of the Asylum Street Spankers)
washboard:
Wammo
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Guy Forsyth, Nevada Newman and Sick (of the Asylum Street Spankers)
recorded at:
Saxon Pub in Austin, Texas, United States
live recording of:
Each Day
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:41
4Right and Wrong
recording engineer:
Britton Beisenherz
producer and mixer:
Christina Marrs
double bass [string bass]:
PB Shane
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Scott Marcus
guitar [lead guitar]:
Nevada Newman
mandolin:
Sick (of the Asylum Street Spankers)
tambourine and lead vocals:
Wammo
tenor guitar:
Christina Marrs
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Guy Forsyth, Christina Marrs, Nevada Newman and Sick (of the Asylum Street Spankers)
recorded at:
Saxon Pub in Austin, Texas, United States
live recording of:
Right and Wrong
lyricist and composer:
Wammo
4:59
5Jesus Walking on the Water
recording engineer:
Britton Beisenherz
producer and mixer:
Christina Marrs
double bass [string bass]:
PB Shane
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Scott Marcus
fiddle:
Sick (of the Asylum Street Spankers)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
Nevada Newman
tenor banjo:
Christina Marrs
washboard:
Wammo
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Guy Forsyth, Christina Marrs, Nevada Newman and Sick (of the Asylum Street Spankers)
recorded at:
Saxon Pub in Austin, Texas, United States
live cover recording of:
Jesus Walking on the Water
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Gano
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Gorno Music (in 1986)
3:28
6Last Mile of the Way
recording engineer:
Britton Beisenherz
producer and mixer:
Christina Marrs
clarinet:
Stanley Smith (US Clarinetist)
double bass [string bass]:
PB Shane
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Scott Marcus
guitar and lead vocals:
Christina Marrs
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Nevada Newman
mandolin:
Sick (of the Asylum Street Spankers)
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Guy Forsyth, Christina Marrs, Nevada Newman and Sick (of the Asylum Street Spankers)
recorded at:
Saxon Pub in Austin, Texas, United States
live cover recording of:
The Last Mile of the Way
lyricist:
Johnson Oatman, Jr. (Gospel Lyricist)
composer:
William Edie Marks
3:42
7Down by the Riverside
recording engineer:
Britton Beisenherz
producer and mixer:
Christina Marrs
clarinet:
Stanley Smith (US Clarinetist)
double bass [string bass]:
PB Shane
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Scott Marcus
fiddle:
Sick (of the Asylum Street Spankers)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Nevada Newman
harmonica [harp]:
Wammo
tenor banjo:
Christina Marrs
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Guy Forsyth, Christina Marrs, Nevada Newman and Sick (of the Asylum Street Spankers)
lead vocals:
Christina Marrs, Stanley Smith (US Clarinetist) and Wammo
recorded at:
Saxon Pub in Austin, Texas, United States
live recording of:
Down by the Riverside
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
4:06
8By and By
recording engineer:
Britton Beisenherz
producer and mixer:
Christina Marrs
clarinet:
Stanley Smith (US Clarinetist)
double bass [string bass]:
PB Shane
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Scott Marcus
fiddle:
Sick (of the Asylum Street Spankers)
guitar and lead vocals:
Christina Marrs
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Nevada Newman
harmonica [harp]:
Wammo
recorded at:
Saxon Pub in Austin, Texas, United States
live recording of:
By and By
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
4:17
9Volkswagen Thing
recording engineer:
Britton Beisenherz
producer and mixer:
Christina Marrs
double bass [string bass]:
PB Shane
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Scott Marcus
fiddle:
Sick (of the Asylum Street Spankers)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Nevada Newman
tenor banjo:
Christina Marrs
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Guy Forsyth, Christina Marrs, Nevada Newman and Sick (of the Asylum Street Spankers)
lead vocals:
Wammo
recorded at:
Saxon Pub in Austin, Texas, United States
live recording of:
Volkswagen Thing
lyricist and composer:
Wammo
3:50
10Wade in the Water
recording engineer:
Britton Beisenherz
producer and mixer:
Christina Marrs
double bass [string bass]:
PB Shane
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Scott Marcus
fiddle:
Sick (of the Asylum Street Spankers)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Nevada Newman
harmonica [harp] and tambourine:
Wammo
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Guy Forsyth, Christina Marrs, Nevada Newman and Sick (of the Asylum Street Spankers)
lead vocals:
Christina Marrs and Nevada Newman
recorded at:
Saxon Pub in Austin, Texas, United States
live cover recording of:
Wade in the Water
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Peermusic (UK) Limited
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5439)
3:18
11It Ain't Necessarily So
recording engineer:
Britton Beisenherz
producer and mixer:
Christina Marrs
clarinet:
Stanley Smith (US Clarinetist)
double bass [string bass]:
PB Shane
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Scott Marcus
fiddle:
Sick (of the Asylum Street Spankers)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Nevada Newman
tenor guitar:
Christina Marrs
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Guy Forsyth, Christina Marrs, Nevada Newman and Sick (of the Asylum Street Spankers)
lead vocals:
Wammo
recorded at:
Saxon Pub in Austin, Texas, United States
live cover recording of:
It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
was commissioned by:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so” (Sportin’ Life)
4:35

Credits

Release

mastering:Tom Durack
illustration:C. Michael Andrews
manufactured by:Yellow Dog Records (American roots music) (in 2009)
distributed by and marketed by:Yellow Dog Records (American roots music) (from 2009 to present)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Spanks-A-Lot Records (in 2009)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2676702 [info]
ASIN:US: B002ITLT3S [info]