Live Wherever You Are

by Jack Ingram

Overview

Jack Ingram's Live Wherever You Are is a strange little album. It is live for the most part, though its title track was recorded in the studio, and "Never Knocked Me Down," comes from a CMT Outlawsbroadcast. The rest is taken from various stages and places along the road, and the record sounds like that -- too chopped up. The editing process tried hard to capture the flow of a single gig, but it still comes across as a reflection of its title. There's nothing wrong with this per se, but as it is, Live Wherever You Are feels more like a stopgap between studio albums just to have something on the market. There are some great performances here, such as his read of "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line," and "Goodnight Moon," and some silly ones, too, that appear to be novelty crowd-pleasers like "Happy Happy (Country Country)." Ingram can be a truly electrifying performer, but that has never been captured on his studio recordings. Perhaps he wants to keep those two parts of his vocation separate. But the bottom line is, that when a set is constructed like this one is, so abruptly in feel without normal transitions, something gets lost; and it feels like that here. Some songs really burn, while others feel out of place in line. ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	01/10/2006
Label:	Big Machine Records
UPC:	0857787001009

Tracks

1. Hello
2. Wherever You Are
3. I Would
4. How Many Days?
5. Work This Out
6. One Thing
7. Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line
8. Biloxi
9. Mustang Burn
10. Happy Happy (Country Country)
11. Barbie Doll
12. Goodnight Moon
13. Never Knocked Me Down
14. Love You

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jack Ingram   Primary Artist
Danielle Peck   Featured Artist,Vocals (Background),Guest Artist
Michael Rhodes   Bass
Pete Coatney   Drums
Tommy Harden   Drums
Robert Kearns   Bass
Troy Lancaster   Sitar,Guitar (Electric)
Paul Franklin   Pedal Steel
Steven Sheehan   Guitar (Acoustic)
Biff Watson   Guitar (Acoustic)
Russell Terrell   Vocals (Background)
Larry Franklin   Mandolin
Paul Leim   Drums
Michael Rojas   Organ,Piano
Joe Spivey   Fiddle
Doug Kahan   Bass
Matt Rollings   Keyboards
Brent Mason   Guitar
Jens Pinkernell   Guitar (Electric)
Bukka Allen   Piano,Organ (Hammond)

Technical Credits

Malcolm Harper   Engineer
Scott Borchetta   Executive Producer
Jay Knowles   Composer
Jack Ingram   Composer
Terry McBride   Composer
Steve Bogard   Composer
Jared Tuten   Mixing,Engineer
Waylon Jennings   Composer
Jamie Tate   Mixing
Jim Lauderdale   Composer
Gwil Owen   Composer
Will Kimbrough   Composer
Todd Snider   Composer
Bukka Allen   Composer
Sandi Spika   Make-Up,Wardrobe,Coordination,Hair Stylist
Jeffrey Williamson   Live Sound Engineer
Gus Salmon   Composer
Bill Longhorse   Composer
Tony Baker & His Orchestra   Photography
George Couri   Management
Carl Dunn   Photography
Cambria Lyn Harkey   Photography
Jason Campbell   Production Coordination
Bart Bacon   Design
Jeremy Stover   Composer,Producer
Jason Kyle Saetveit   Engineer
Hank Williams   Mastering
Gary Miller   Photography