Radney Foster - Del Rio, Texas, 1959

Radney Foster's first album since dissolving the much-missed Foster & Lloyd duo is a tribute to the songwriter's coming of age in small-town Texas and all the musical baggage that stowed aboard for the ride. On many of the tracks, Foster seems a little too conscious of wanting to deliver a pure country effort. The songs are solid, but there's a slight archival feel to the result. I admit that personal biases may be at work here, having been a Foster & Lloyd fan, but it's the more contemporary hybrids that strike me as the disc's best moments. The gutsy "A Fine Line," the infectious "Nobody Wins" (with Mary Chapin Carpenter on background vocals, ) and the gospelly country-rocker "Hammer and Nails" are worth the price of admission alone. ~ Roch Parisien, All Music Guide

Name Credits Albert Lee Guitar (Electric) Bill Hullett Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Mandolin, Guitar (Rhythm), Rhythm, Bass, Guitar (Acoustic), 6-String Bass Bob Mummert Drums, Percussion Brian Hardin Second Engineer Carl Jackson Vocal Harmony Carlos Grier Mastering Assistant Carlton Jackson Vocal Harmony Chuck Ainlay Mixing Cindy Williams Vocal Harmony Craig White Second Engineer Curtis Young Vocal Harmony Dan Dugmore Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) Denny Purcell Mastering Ed Simonton Second Engineer George Marinelli Guitar, Guitar (Electric) Glen Duncan Fiddle, Viola Glenn Worf Bass (Acoustic), Bass Harry Stinson Drums, Vocal Harmony Jim Shea Photography John Hiatt Vocal Harmony John Probst Piano John Propst Piano Judy Trenary Second Engineer Kim Richey Vocal Harmony Lee Roy Parnell Guitar (Steel), National Steel Guitar Mary Chapin Carpenter Vocal Harmony Maude Gilman Art Direction, Design Michael Joyce Guitar (Bass), Percussion Mike Poole Engineer, Recorder, Mixing Pete Wasner Organ (Hammond), Piano Radney Foster Producer, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals, Guitar Randy Best Recorder, Second Engineer Randy Scruggs Guitar Sam Bush Mandolin Steve Fishell Producer, Guitar, Pedal Steel, Lap Steel Guitar, Guitar (Steel)