Shine On

by Gove Scrivenor

Overview

Gove Scrivenor's follow-up to 1988's Coconut Gove is a solid yet non-revelatory release. Scrivenor's rendition of Townes Van Zandt's "If I Needed You," with guest vocals by Lari White, is a rather faithful rendition and makes for one of the stronger tracks here. Nanci Griffith guests on the title track and John Prine makes an appearance on an excellent take on the Bob Dylan classic "Girl From the North Country." Apart from these moments, and some nice Scrivenor-led autoharp and mandolin instrumentals, there are some decidedly nondescript tracks. One wishes Scrivenor would break out the autoharp a little more often, as a good deal of the material, while being very solid, has a somewhat homogenous sound. Still, there is more than enough here to keep the Scrivenor fan satisfied. ~ Matt Fink

Product Details

Release Date:	08/18/1998
Label:	Compass / Compas Records
UPC:	0766397425429
Rank:	137304

Tracks

1. Sitting Here in Limbo
2. If I Needed You
3. Shine On
4. Maybelle's Dance
5. Boats to Build
6. You'll Do
7. Girl from the North Country
8. I've Got a Thing About Trains
9. Balloon Song
10. (Everything Comes Down to) Money & Love
11. Minuet for the Backroads
12. Ocean's Roar

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gove Scrivenor   Primary Artist,Vocals,Multi Instruments
Lari White   Guest Artist,Vocals
Frank Christian   Guest Artist,Guitar (Acoustic)
Nanci Griffith   Guest Artist,Vocals
Joey Miskulin   Guest Artist,Accordion,Keyboards
John Prine   Guest Artist,Vocals
James Hooker   Piano,Keyboards
Jack Clement   Dobro
Pat McLaughlin   Mandolin
Jim Hoke   Clarinet,Sax (Alto)
Ron de la Vega   Bass
Pat McInerney   Drums,Percussion
Le Ann Etheridge   Vocals
Ray Flacke   Guitar (Electric)
Steven Sheehan   Gut String Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Shawn Camp   Violin
Guthrie Trapp   Mandolin,Guitar (Acoustic)

Technical Credits

Dave Ferguson   Engineer
Bil VornDick   Engineer
Bob Dylan   Composer
Chuck Cannon   Composer
Jack Clement   Composer
Verlon Thompson   Composer
Mike Williams   Composer
Guy Clark   Composer
Townes Van Zandt   Composer
Pat McInerney   Producer
Gove Scrivenor   Artwork,Composer
Dave Loggins   Composer
C.J. Flanagan   Photography
Joe Ranieri   Photography
James Chambers   Composer