Long Line
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Long Line is the fourth solo album
by Peter Wolf
, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music
).
Solo album
A solo album, in popular music, is an album headlined by a current or former member of a band. A solo album may feature simply one person performing all instruments, but typically features the work of other collaborators; rather, it may be made with different collaborators than the artist is...
by Peter Wolf
Peter Wolf
Peter Wolf is an American Rhythm and Blues, Soul and Rock and Roll musician, best known as the lead vocalist for the J. Geils Band from 1967 to 1983; and for a successful musical solo career to date with writing partner Will Jennings.- Life and career :Wolf was born in the Bronx, New York...
, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music
1996 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact...
).
Track listing
- "Long Line" (Angello, Stu Kimball, Wolf) - 3:33
- "Romeo Is Dead" (Will JenningsWill JenningsWilbur H. "Will" Jennings is an American songwriter who is popularly known for writing the lyrics for "My Heart Will Go On", the theme for the film Titanic .-Life and education:...
, Wolf) - 3:24 - "Rosie" (Taylor Rhodes, Wolf) - 4:26
- "Forty to One" (Aimee MannAimee MannAimee Mann is an American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist and bassist.-Early life:Aimee Mann grew up in Bon Air, Virginia, graduated from Open High School in 1978 and attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, but dropped out to sing with her first punk rock band, the Young Snakes...
, Wolf) - 3:00 - "Goodbye (Is All I'll Send Her)" (Kimball, Wolf) - 3:54
- "Wastin' Time" (Wolf) - 4:16
- "Sky High" (Jennings, Wolf) - 3:45
- "Two Loves" (Wolf) - 3:30
- "Break This Chain" (Robert White Johnson, Rhodes, Wolf) - 4:46
- "Seventh Heaven" (Johnson, Rhodes, Wolf) - 3:47
- "Starvin' to Death" (Mann, Wolf) - 3:27
- "Riverside Drive" (Wolf) - 5:25
Personnel
- Peter Wolf - harmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Beth A. - background vocals
- Johnny A. - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, baritone guitarBaritone guitarThe baritone guitar is a variation on the standard guitar, with a longer scale length that allows it to be tuned to a lower range. It first appeared in the classical music realm... - Tim Archibald - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Patty Barkas - vocals, background vocals
- Tom Belliveau - pedal steel
- Bradley Delp - background vocals
- Doug Dube - organOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
- Charlie Farren - background vocals
- Ken Field - fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846... - Stuart Kimball - organ, guitar
- Matt Leavenworth - 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...
- Brian MaesBrian MaesBrian Maes is a musician who was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on August 8, 1956. He graduated from Lynn Classical High School in 1974 and from Berklee College of Music in 1979.-Early days:...
- keyboardKeyboard 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...
, background vocals - Holly Palmer - background vocals
- Tom Soares - background vocals
- David Stefanelli - percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, 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 .... - Bird Taylor - background vocals
- Buck Taylor - background vocals
- Bob Tudor - keyboard
Production
- Producers: Peter Wolf, Johnny A., Stu Kimball
- Assistant producer: Jessie Henderson
- Engineer: Tom Soares
- Assistant engineer: Ted Paduck
- Assistant engineer: Marc LaFleur
- Mixing: Phil Greene, Tom Soares
- Mixing assistant: Brenda Ferry
- Mastering: Bob LudwigBob LudwigBob Ludwig is an American mastering engineer.He is a well known and respected figure within the music industry. His name is credited on the covers of albums released across the world, and he has won numerous awards....
- Art direction: Linda Cobb
- Design: Linda Cobb
- Photography: Johnny A., Nancy Hodgins, David Seltzer
- Illustrations: Peter Wolf
- Grooming: Heidi Wells