Various Artists - Going Driftless: An Artist's Tribute to Greg Brown

If you're familiar with Greg Brown's 16-CD catalog, you know it's more than good enough to justify this tribute album and the wider audience that the disc might help to bring. Certainly, it would be hard to imagine a better tribute than this one, which features consistently top-notch performances by both well-known and obscure female singer/songwriters. Most of Brown's best tracks are here, and they convey the full range of his talent -- the indelible melodies, the eye for detail, the ability to convey emotion, and the humor that runs through much of his work. Among the highlights: Lucinda Williams' reading of "Lately," which sounds so perfectly matched to her style that it could have been issued from her pen; Iris Dement's cover of "The Train Carrying Jimmie Rodgers Home," one of several tracks here that has the same sort of timeless feeling you get from the Band's music; and Shawn Colvin's lovely take on the lilting "Say a Little Prayer." ~ Jeff Burger, All Music Guide

Name Credits Albert Sanchez Photography Ani DiFranco Vocals, Omnichord, Guitar, Producer, Mixing Anton Hatwich Standup Bass Ben Wittman Engineer, Mixing Bo Ramsey Producer, Guitar (Electric), Weissenborn Bob Feldman Executive Producer Brian Harrison Engineer Carla Leighton Design, Art Direction Charlie McGovern Mixing, Engineer Chris Strother Photography Cisco Ryder Cajon David Glasser Remastering, Assembly David Jacques Bass David Rawlings Engineer, Producer, Lap Steel Guitar, Vocals (Background) David Webb Organ (Hammond) Dirk Freymuth Guitar (Electric) Don Heffington Drums, Washtub Bass, Vocals (Background) Eliza Gilkyson Vocals, Harmony Vocals, Guitar (Acoustic), Producer Eric Kilburn Engineer, Harmonica, Mixing Eric Peltoniemi Liner Notes Frank Ockenfels Photography Gene Libbea Bass (Upright) Gillian Welch Guitar (Acoustic), Producer, Vocals Glenn Fukunaga Bass (Electric) Glenn Wolff Bass (Acoustic) Hans Teuber Clarinet (Bass) Iris DeMent Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals James Minchin Photography Jami Sieber Electric Cello Jason Mercer Bass (Upright) Jim Rooney Producer John Jennings Producer, Mixing, Multi Instruments, Engineer, Vocals (Background) John Munson Bass Karen Savoca Percussion, Producer, Vocals Larry Campbell Guitar (Electric), Producer Leandra Peak Vocals Lucinda Williams Vocals, Guitar (Acoustic), Producer Lucy Kaplansky Guitar (Acoustic), Producer, Vocals Mabel Allbright Producer Marc Anderson Producer Marc Norberg Photography Marianne Moore Photography Mark Hallman Engineer, Mixing Mark Howard Guitar (Acoustic) Mark Miller Engineer, Mixing Mark Nathan Mixing, Engineer Mark Seliger Photography Marty Ballou Bass (Electric) Marty Lester Engineer Mary Chapin Carpenter Vocals, Vocals (Background) Michael "Mike Dee" Johnson Photography Mike Levesque Drums Neal Hagberg Guitar (Acoustic), Harmony Vocals, Producer Pamela Springsteen Photography Patrick Brickel Engineer Patrick Niemisto Engineer, Mixing Pete Heitzman Guitar, Engineer, Photography, Producer, Mixing Pieta Brown Vocals, Guitar (Acoustic), Producer Rich Brotherton National Steel Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) Rob Genadek Mixing, Engineer Robert McEntee Guitar (Electric) Roscoe Beck Bass (Upright) Scott Newton Photography Shawn Colvin Vocals Shelley Jennings Guitar (Electric) Steve Paige Photography T-Bone Wolk Bass Victoria Williams Vocals (Background), Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Harmonium Wally Doggett Cajon