Transamerica

by Transamerica / O.s.t.

Overview

The Transamerica soundtrack offers a hodgepodge of dialog along with gospel and roots music to create a loose, freewheeling memento of the film. A number of well-known names are involved, including the Old Crow Medicine Show and Lucinda Williams. Perhaps the track that's gathered the most attention is Dolly Parton's Oscar-nominated "Travelin' Thru," and it will be reason enough for her fans to pick up the album. A number of familiar performers from yesteryear also contribute to the collection, including Larry Sparks ("There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder") and the pairing of Jim Lauderdale with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys ("Lost in the Lonesome Pines"), while the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band deliver "Fish Song" and "Find Jesus." As these songs -- bluegrass, country, and gospel -- ebb and flow, it becomes evident that they form a cross section of American roots music and the continued interpretation of traditional music. There's a surprisingly mellow take of "I Am a Pilgrim" by Duncan Sheik, for instance, and Wylie & the Wild West's yodeling offers a new twist on the West's most forlorn vocal style. The dialog and snippets along the way mean that Transamerica never flows like an album. And the selections, while drawing from similar sources, are too divergent to give the effort much cohesion. But taken as a soundtrack, Transamerica is a great place to sample a large number of fine roots performers in the same place. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/07/2006
Label:	NETTWERK RECORDS
UPC:	0067003047524

Tracks

1. "I Will Be a Woman"
2. Jol'Inkomo  - Miriam Makeba
3. Headin' West  - David Mansfield
4. "Church of the Potential Finder"
5. Take 'Em Away  -  Old Crow Medicine Show
6. Lay My Burden Down  - Larry Sparks  -  Traditional
7. I Am a Pilgrim  - Duncan Sheik  -  Traditional
8. Fish Song  - Jimmie Fadden  -  Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
9. "Quel Dommage"
10. There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder  - Lee Blastic  - Jimmie Davis  - Larry Sparks
11. Lost in the Lonesome Pines  -  Clinch Mountain Boys  - Jim Lauderdale  - Ralph Stanley  -  Stanley
12. I Find Jesus  - Jimmy Ibbotson  -  Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
13. You're Gonna Love Me One Day  - Heather Myles
14. We're All in This Together  -  Old Crow Medicine Show  - Willie Watson
15. High Plains  - David Mansfield
16. Beautiful Dreamer  - Stephen Foster  -  Traditional  - Graham Greene
17. Beautiful Dreamer  - Stephen Foster  - David Mansfield  -  Traditional
18. "That'll Put Hair on Your Chest"
19. Odessa Yodel  - Wylie Gustafson  -  Wylie & the Wild West
20. Like a Rose  - Lucinda Williams
21. Travelin' Thru  - Dolly Parton

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys   Primary Artist
Graham Greene   Primary Artist,Primary Artist
David Mansfield   Primary Artist
Clinch Mountain Boys   Primary Artist
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band   Primary Artist
Larry Sparks   Primary Artist
Dialogue   Primary Artist
Wylie & the Wild West   Primary Artist
Jim Lauderdale   Primary Artist
Dolly Parton   Primary Artist
Duncan Sheik   Primary Artist
Lucinda Williams   Primary Artist
Ralph Stanley   Primary Artist
Old Crow Medicine Show   Primary Artist
Miriam Makeba   Primary Artist,Vocals
Heather Myles   Primary Artist
Jeff Hanna   Guitar,Vocals
Bob Carpenter   Vocals
Byron House   Double Bass
John McEuen   Mandolin
Jimmie Fadden   Harmonica
Jimmy Ibbotson   Guitar,Vocals
Randy Scruggs   Guitar

Technical Credits

Maria Alonte McCoy   Compilation Producer,Soundtrack Producer
Duncan Sheik   Arranger
Dolly Parton   Composer
David Mansfield   Composer,Engineer,Score Mixer,Score Producer
Traditional   Composer
Jimmy Wisner   Arranger,Producer
Jimmie Davis   Composer
Larry Sparks   Arranger
Ron Reynolds   Mixing,Engineer
Lucinda Williams   Composer
Robert Hadley   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
William E. McEuen   Producer
Willie Watson   Composer
Gibson Kente   Composer
Felicity Huffman   Dialogue
Graham Greene   Dialogue
Duncan Tucker   Executive Soundtrack Producer
Gavin Lurssen   Mastering
Lee Blastic   Composer
Doug Sax   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Letta Mbulu   Composer
Luchi de Jesus   Arranger,Producer
Rachel Levy   Executive in Charge of Music
Jerry Ragovoy   Arranger,Producer,Production Coordination
Jimmie Fadden   Composer
Jim Lauderdale   Composer
Jimmy Ibbotson   Composer
Randy Scruggs   Producer
Heather Myles   Composer
Wylie Gustafson   Composer
Doug Bemheim   Executive Soundtrack Producer
Kevin Zegers   Dialogue
Naomi Recania   Music Coordinator
Sebastian Dungan   Executive Soundtrack Producer
Severino Dias De Olivera   Arranger,Producer
Stephen Foster   Composer