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 Guitar, Vocals, Omnichord, Producer, Mixing Anton Hatwich Standup Bass Ben Wittman Mixing, Engineer Bo Ramsey Guitar (Electric), Weissenborn, Producer Bob Feldman Executive Producer Brian Harrison Engineer Carla Leighton Design, Art Direction Charlie McGovern Engineer, Mixing Chris Strother Photography Cisco Ryder Cajon David Glasser Assembly, Remastering David Jacques Bass David Rawlings Producer, Lap Steel Guitar, Engineer, Vocals (Background) David Webb Organ (Hammond) Dirk Freymuth Guitar (Electric) Don Heffington Vocals (Background), Washtub Bass, Drums Eliza Gilkyson Vocals, Vocal Harmony, Producer, Guitar (Acoustic) Eric Kilburn Harmonica, Mixing, Engineer 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 Multi Instruments, Mixing, Vocals (Background), Producer, Engineer John Munson Bass Karen Savoca Producer, Percussion, Vocals Larry Campbell Producer, Guitar (Electric) Leandra Peak Vocals Lucinda Williams Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals, Producer Lucy Kaplansky Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals, Producer Mabel Allbright Producer Marc Anderson Producer Marc Norberg Photography Marianne Moore Photography Mark Hallman Mixing, Engineer 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), Vocal Harmony, Producer Pamela Springsteen Photography Patrick Brickel Engineer Patrick Niemisto Engineer, Mixing Pete Heitzman Guitar, Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Photography Pieta Brown Producer, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals 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), Harmonium, Vocals Wally Doggett Cajon