Trisha Yearwood - Everybody Knows

Trisha Yearwood firmly enters middle-age with Everybody Knows, a collection of ballads and country-pop. Even when she kicks the tempo into high-gear, Yearwood and her band lay back, easing the beat along instead of pushing it. Similarly, the country-pop is engaging and relaxed, gently winning you over. But the heart of the album lies in her ballads, which are appropriately theatrical and grandiose -- it's big music with big melodies. The quality of the songs are a little uneven, but Yearwood continues to improve as a singer, which means she brings conviction even to the lackluster material on Everybody Knows. ~ Thom Owens, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alan Umstead Violin Andrea Zonn Vocal Harmony Aubrey Haynie Fiddle Becky Priest Vocal Harmony Beth Middleworth Art Direction, Design Bill Watson Guitar (Acoustic) Billy Joe Walker, Jr. Guitar (Acoustic) Bobby All Guitar (Acoustic) Brent Mason Gut String Guitar, Guitar (Electric) Carl Gorodetzky Violin Carl Meadows Assistant Engineer Carlos Grier Editing Charles Cochran String Arrangements Chuck Ainlay Mixing, Engineer Cindy Richardson Vocal Harmony Connie Ellisor Violin Dan Dugmore Guitar (12 String), Guitar (Steel) Dave Pomeroy Bass Dave Sinko Engineer David Angell Violin David Davidson Violin Dennis Wilson Vocal Harmony Denny Purcell Mastering Don Cobb Editing Eddie Bayers Drums Fats Kaplin Accordion Fred Knobloch Guitar (Acoustic) Garth Fundis Producer, Vocal Harmony Gary VanOsdale Viola Graham Lewis Mixing Assistant Harry Stinson Vocal Harmony Jelly Roll Johnson Harmonica John Catchings Cello Ken Hutton Assistant Engineer Kim Richey Vocal Harmony Kristin Wilkinson String Arrangements, Viola Lee Larrison Violin Leland Sklar Bass Mac McAnally Vocal Harmony Maria Smoot Hair Stylist Mark Ralston Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant Mary Beth Felts Make-Up Mary Kathryn Vanosdale Violin Matraca Berg Vocal Harmony Matt Rollings Piano, Organ Norman Jean Roy Photography Owen Hale Drums Pamela Sixfin Violin Paul Franklin Hawaiian Guitar, Guitar (Steel), ? Raul Malo Vocal Harmony Richard Grosjean Viola Rob Hajacos Fiddle Russ Harrington Photography Sam Bacco Marimba, Cymbals, Conga, Dumbek, ?, Shaker, Claves Scott Paschall Assistant Producer Sheri McCoy Stylist Steuart Smith Guitar (Acoustic) Steve Nathan Organ, Keyboards Tom Roady Tambourine Trisha Yearwood Vocal Harmony, Art Direction Vince Gill Vocal Harmony