Getaway Car
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Getaway Car is a studio album by American country music
group 4 Runner
, released in 2003 on the independent Fresh label. It was the group's third studio album to be recorded, but only the second to be released, as their second album (1996's One for the Ages) was not released due to the closure of A&M Records
, their label at the time. This album produced three singles for the group in its title track, as well as in "Forrest County Line" and "Ragged Angel".
Lee Hilliard, and lead vocalist
Craig Morris, as well as baritone
Michael Lusk, who replaced Billy Crittenden. Crittenden is, however, featured on the final track, a demo version of Diamond Rio
's 1994 single "Love a Little Stronger" (which he also co-wrote). This demo was recorded by the original members of 4 Runner in 1994, while Diamond Rio's version can be found on their 1994 album Love a Little Stronger
.
The album's title track (and lead-off single) has been recorded by several other artists: Susan Ashton
on her 1999 album Closer, Dakota Moon
on their 2002 album A Place to Land
, The Jenkins
on their 2004 self-titled debut album, and Hall & Oates
on their 2004 album Do It for Love
. Both The Jenkins and Hall & Oates released their renditions as singles. Besides the title track, "Forrest County Line" and "Ragged Angel" were released from this album as well, although of the three singles, "Forrest County Line" was the only one to chart.
"God, Family and Country" was previously cut (and co-written) by Craig Morgan on his 2003 album I Love It
, from which it was released as a single. 4 Runner provided backing vocals on his version as well. "Shower the People" is a cover of a James Taylor
song, originally found on his 1976 album In the Pocket. Finally, "The House at the End of the Road" is a re-recording of a song which 4 Runner originally released on their self-titled debut album
in 1995.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
group 4 Runner
4 Runner
4 Runner was an American country music vocal group founded in the late 1980s by lead singer Craig Morris, baritone Billy Crittenden, tenor Lee Hilliard, and bass Jim Chapman...
, released in 2003 on the independent Fresh label. It was the group's third studio album to be recorded, but only the second to be released, as their second album (1996's One for the Ages) was not released due to the closure of A&M Records
A&M Records
A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:...
, their label at the time. This album produced three singles for the group in its title track, as well as in "Forrest County Line" and "Ragged Angel".
Contents
Getaway Car features three of the founding members of 4 Runner: bass Jim Chapman, tenorTenor
The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
Lee Hilliard, and lead vocalist
Lead vocalist
The lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
Craig Morris, as well as baritone
Baritone
Baritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...
Michael Lusk, who replaced Billy Crittenden. Crittenden is, however, featured on the final track, a demo version of Diamond Rio
Diamond Rio
Diamond Rio is an American Country music/Christian music band formed in 1984 in Nashville, Tennessee. Since its foundation, the group has comprised the same six members: Gene Johnson , Jimmy Olander , Brian Prout , Marty Roe , Dan Truman , and Dana Williams...
's 1994 single "Love a Little Stronger" (which he also co-wrote). This demo was recorded by the original members of 4 Runner in 1994, while Diamond Rio's version can be found on their 1994 album Love a Little Stronger
Love a Little Stronger
Love a Little Stronger is the third studio album by American country music band Diamond Rio. Released in 1994 on Arista Records, the album was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of one million copies in the U.S. Four singles were released from the album: the title track, followed by "Night Is...
.
The album's title track (and lead-off single) has been recorded by several other artists: Susan Ashton
Susan Ashton
Susan Ashton is a best-selling and award-winning American Contemporary Christian Music and country music artist who topped the Christian charts throughout the 1990s...
on her 1999 album Closer, Dakota Moon
Dakota Moon
Dakota Moon was a band formed in Los Angeles, California in the mid-1990s. The band played a meld of pop rock, country and urban R&B; all four of the band members sang as well as played instruments. The group is composed of Ray Artis , Joe Dean , Malloy , and Ty Taylor...
on their 2002 album A Place to Land
A Place to Land (Dakota Moon album)
A Place to Land is the second studio album released by the American R&B group Dakota Moon. It was released in 2002 on Elektra Records and it produced a chart single in "Looking for a Place to Land", which reached #30 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts and #27 on the Hot Adult Top...
, The Jenkins
The Jenkins
The Jenkins was an American country music group comprising Nancy Jenkins and her daughters, Kacie and Brodie. The trio had two singles in the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "Blame It on Mama" at #34 and "Getaway Car" at #38. The latter was later a single for Hall & Oates...
on their 2004 self-titled debut album, and Hall & Oates
Hall & Oates
Hall & Oates are an American musical duo composed of Daryl Hall and John Oates. They achieved their greatest fame in the late 1970s and early to mid-1980s. Both sing and play instruments. They specialized in a fusion of rock and roll and rhythm and blues styles, which they dubbed "rock and soul."...
on their 2004 album Do It for Love
Do It For Love
Do It for Love is the sixteenth studio album by pop duo Hall & Oates, released in 2003. The title track peaked at #1 on Adult Contemporary charts making it the 8th #1 hit of their career, and "Forever For You", "Man on a Mission", and "Getaway Car" all charted as well."Getaway Car" was also...
. Both The Jenkins and Hall & Oates released their renditions as singles. Besides the title track, "Forrest County Line" and "Ragged Angel" were released from this album as well, although of the three singles, "Forrest County Line" was the only one to chart.
"God, Family and Country" was previously cut (and co-written) by Craig Morgan on his 2003 album I Love It
I Love It
-Tracks 1-10:*Larry Beard – acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin*Mike Brignardello – bass guitar*Glen Duncan – fiddle*Rob Hajacos – fiddle*Mike Johnson – steel guitar, Dobro*Jeff King – electric guitar*Paul Leim – drums*Chris McHugh – drums...
, from which it was released as a single. 4 Runner provided backing vocals on his version as well. "Shower the People" is a cover of a James Taylor
James Taylor
James Vernon Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000....
song, originally found on his 1976 album In the Pocket. Finally, "The House at the End of the Road" is a re-recording of a song which 4 Runner originally released on their self-titled debut album
4 Runner (album)
-4 Runner:*Jim Chapman – bass vocals*Billy Crittenden – baritone vocals*Lee Hilliard – tenor vocals*Craig Morris – lead vocals-Additional musicians:*Glen Duncan – fiddle*Larry Franklin – fiddle...
in 1995.
Track listing
- "Ragged Angel" (Kevin Fisher, Kent BlazyKent BlazyKent Blazy is an American country music songwriter. His credits include several singles for Garth Brooks , as well as singles by Gary Morris, Diamond Rio, Patty Loveless and Chris Young.-Biography:Kent Blazy was raised in Lexington, Kentucky...
) – 3:27 - "Shower the PeopleShower the People"Shower the People" is the opening track on James Taylor's 1976 album In the Pocket. The song reached #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S. that fall, remaining in the Top 40 for eight weeks...
" (James TaylorJames TaylorJames Vernon Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000....
) – 3:36 - "Getaway CarGetaway Car (song)"Getaway Car" is the title of a song written by songwriters Gary Haase and Billy Mann. The song was first recorded in 1999 by Susan Ashton, an American country and Christian singer, on her album Closer, although it was not released as a single....
" (Gary Haase, Billy Mann) – 3:29 - "God, Family & Country" (Craig Morgan, Craig Morris, Lance McDaniel) – 3:20
- "Forrest County Line" (Craig WisemanCraig WisemanCraig Michael Wiseman is an American country music songwriter. Active since the late 1980s as a songwriter, he has had his songs recorded by Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney, LeAnn Rimes, and several other acts....
, Al AndersonAl Anderson (NRBQ)Alan Gordon "Al" Anderson is an American guitarist, singer, and songwiter. Between 1971 and the early 1990s, he was the lead guitarist in the rock band NRBQ, also releasing several solo albums. He also played electric guitar on Jonathan Edwards' 1973 album Have a Good Time for Me...
) – 3:57 - "Love Survivors" (Morris, Thomas Occhipinti) – 3:48
- "Tidal Wave" (Morris, Robert P. Corbin) – 4:10
- "Love a Little StrongerLove a Little Stronger (song)"Love a Little Stronger" is the title of a song co-written by Chuck Jones, Billy Crittenden and Gregory Swint and recorded by American country music group Diamond Rio...
" (Billy Crittenden, Chuck Jones, Gregory Swint) – 3:44 - "The House at the End of the Road" (Rock Killough, Larry Wilson) – 3:05
4 Runner
- Jim Chapman – bass vocals
- Lee Hilliard – tenorTenorThe tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
vocals - Michael Lusk – baritoneBaritoneBaritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...
vocals - Craig Morris – lead vocals, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
Additional musicians
- Kenny AronoffKenny AronoffKenny Aronoff is an American drummer. He has played drums for many musicians, including John Mellencamp, Bob Seger, Belinda Carlisle, Elton John, John Fogerty, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Meat Loaf, The BoDeans, Gregg Alexander, The Smashing Pumpkins, Tony Iommi, Jon Bon Jovi, Vasco Rossi, Cinderella and...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - Eddie BayersEddie BayersEddie Bayers is an American session drummer who has played on 150 gold and platinum albums. He received the Academy of Country Music 'Drummer of the Year Award' for eight straight years, and has three times won the Nashville Music Awards 'Drummer of the Year'...
– drums - Mike Brignardello – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Jim "Moose" Brown – keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Terry Crisp – steel guitarSteel guitarSteel guitar is a type of guitar or the method of playing the instrument. Developed in Hawaii in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a steel guitar is usually positioned horizontally; strings are plucked with one hand, while the other hand changes the pitch of one or more strings with the use...
- Wayne Killius – drums
- Troy Lancaster – electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Jimmy Mattingly – fiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
, mandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single... - Eric Silver – acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
- Leland SklarLeland SklarLeland "Lee" Bruce Sklar is an American musician, singer-songwriter and film score composer. A prominent bass guitarist, Sklar has contributed to thousands of albums as a session musician...
– bass guitar - Tony Smith – keyboards
- Willie WeeksWillie WeeksWillie Weeks is an American bass guitarist. He has gained fame performing with famous musicians in a wide variety of genres. He has been one of the most in-demand session musicians throughout his career. Weeks has also gained notoriety touring with many of rock's heavyweights throughout his career...
– bass guitar - Kent Wells – electric guitar
External links
- [ Getaway Car] at Allmusic