Rodney Crowell - Street Language

With Street Language Rodney Crowell created an awkward country-soul hybrid. Working with organist Booker T. Jones, Billy Joe Walker, and John Hiatt -- who he also covers -- Crowell doesn't quite realize his concept. Although the songs are usually quite good, the sound of the record is forced and hamfisted. At the very least, the album suggested that Crowell was at his best when he was at his most direct. And he became direct on his next album, Diamonds & Dirt. ~ Thom Owens, All Music Guide

Name Credits Anthony Crawford Vocals (Background) Anton Fig Drums Arno Hecht ? Ben Cauley Horn Billy Joe Walker Guitar (Electric) Bob Glaub Guitar (Bass) Bobby Clark Mandolin Booker T. Jones Synthesizer, Organ, Producer, Piano, Vocals (Background) Catch a Rising Choir Choir, Chorus Crispin Cioe ? Dave Loggins Vocals David Lindley Guitar David Thoener Engineer, Mixing Dean Parks Guitar Donivan Cowart Programming Eddie Bayers Drums Eric Johnson Guitar Frank Pekoc Assistant Engineer George Marino Mastering Hank DeVito Guitar (Steel) Hollywood Paul Litteral ? Jim Horn Horn, Saxophone Joann Neal Vocals (Background) Joe Funderburk Assistant Engineer Keith Sykes Vocals Ken Criblez Assistant Engineer Kenny Greenberg Guitar (Electric) Laurence Etkin ? Mark Linnett Engineer Mary Ann Kennedy Vocals (Background) Michael Baird Drums Michael Rhodes Bass, Guitar (Bass) Mike Porter Percussion Paul Special Assistant Engineer Pete Wosner Vocals (Background) Peter Wood Organ, Programming Quitman Dennis Horn Ralph Schuckett Keyboards Randy McCormick Synthesizer Richard Bennett Guitar (Acoustic) Rick DiFonzo Guitar Robert Sabino Synthesizer Rodney Crowell Producer Roger "Rock" Williams Horn Stan Harrison ? Steuart Smith Guitar (Electric) Steve Marcantonio Engineer Tim Farmer Assistant Engineer Uptown Horns Ensemble Vince Gill Guitar, Vocals (Background) Wayne Jackson Horn