1978 December

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All Music Guide - William Ruhlmann
Although 1978 December is Atlanta-based country singer/songwriter Sonia Leigh's debut national release (discounting the earlier independent disc Run or Surrender), she is anything but a neophyte, a point she makes on both the first and last tracks of the album. The leadoff song, "Ain't Dead Yet," is a statement of purpose full of country truisms sung by someone who's been around the block a few times; the closing ballad that is the title song makes it clear that the singer was born in December 1978, making her 32 on the album's release date, and that she "came out screaming at the world/Determined to be heard." In between, Leigh examines a familiar subject matter for a...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - William Ruhlmann
Although 1978 December is Atlanta-based country singer/songwriter Sonia Leigh's debut national release (discounting the earlier independent disc Run or Surrender), she is anything but a neophyte, a point she makes on both the first and last tracks of the album. The leadoff song, "Ain't Dead Yet," is a statement of purpose full of country truisms sung by someone who's been around the block a few times; the closing ballad that is the title song makes it clear that the singer was born in December 1978, making her 32 on the album's release date, and that she "came out screaming at the world/Determined to be heard." In between, Leigh examines a familiar subject matter for a country performer, reflecting on hard drivin', hard drinkin', and hard lovin', singing in a throaty alto twang over countrified rock. She is somewhere between a thinking man's Gretchen Wilson and a drinking man's Lucinda Williams, not, perhaps, as honky tonk as Wilson, nor as intellectual as Williams, but merging their approaches into a style that has potential in the country charts. It's no surprise that she's a protégée of Zac Brown, who co-produced the album, which has been released on his Southern Ground Artists label, as well as playing on it, co-writing a couple of songs, and singing a duet on "Roaming." Like Brown, Leigh has genuine roots in both rock and country, and she also brings in a folk sensibility that makes the guest appearance of Indigo Girls' Amy Ray on "Virginia" a good match. That combination also may spread her appeal beyond country fans.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 9/13/2011
  • Label: Southern Ground Arti
  • UPC: 816259010222
  • Catalog Number: 2
  • Sales rank: 16,877

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Ain't Dead Yet (4:17)
  2. 2 My Name is Money (3:33)
  3. 3 Bar (4:13)
  4. 4 Ribbon of Red (3:30)
  5. 5 I Just Might (5:59)
  6. 6 Virginia (3:54)
  7. 7 A Poem from the Ocean Floor (4:08)
  8. 8 If You Won't Tell (3:02)
  9. 9 Roaming - Zac Brown (4:21)
  10. 10 1978 December (4:34)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Sonia Leigh Primary Artist, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Vocals
Luke Bulla Fiddle
Amy Ray Vocals
Oliver Wood Electric Guitar
Kevin Leahy Percussion, Steel Drums
Barry Waldrep Banjo
Clay Cook Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Electric Guitar, Hammond Organ, Vocals, Mellotron, Lap Steel Guitar, Wurlitzer, Guitar (12 String Electric), Guitar (12 String Acoustic), Guitar (Baritone)
Matt Mangano Acoustic Guitar, Bass
Tiffany White Vocals
Zac Brown Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Josh Day Percussion
Donald Dunlavey Electric Guitar
Kristy Lee Vocals
Tom Giampietro Percussion
Courtlan Clement Electric Guitar
John Driskell Hopkins Vocals
Levi Lowrey Vocals
Nic Cowan Vocals
Chris Fryar Percussion, Drums
Katie Herron Percussion
Technical Credits
John Kelton Engineer
Elizabeth Lutz Public Relations
John Huie Booking
Sonia Leigh Composer
Clay Cook Producer, Engineer
Matt Mangano Producer, Engineer
Kristina Tanner Management
Zac Brown Composer, Producer
Matthew Morgan Booking
Lee Starnes Cover Photo
Hank Williams Mastering
John Driskell Hopkins Producer, Engineer
Scott Clayton Booking
Bernie Cahill Management
Frank Sadler Engineer
Jennie Smythe Marketing
Michael Powers Promoter
Matt Maher Management
Andra McFarlane Creative Services Coordinator, Creative Services Director
Rebecca Shapiro Public Relations
Tyrus Smalley Creative Services Coordinator, Creative Services Director
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