Satellite Sky
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Satellite Sky is the title of the final album by Mark Heard
, released in 1992, on Heard's own Fingerprint Records
, shortly before his death.
The album, which was almost entirely written on a mandolin
, prominently features Heard's own electric 1939 National Steel mandolin.
Mark Heard
John Mark Heard was a record producer, folk-rock singer, and songwriter originally from Macon, Georgia, USA....
, released in 1992, on Heard's own Fingerprint Records
Fingerprint Records
Fingerprint Records is an independent record label formed in 1990 by Mark Heard and Dan Russell.The label went on to release not only Heard's albums, but also albums by The Call, The Vigilantes of Love, Ramona Silver, bob., as well as two tribute albums to Heard after his death in 1992.Heard also...
, shortly before his death.
The album, which was almost entirely written on a mandolin
Mandolin
A 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...
, prominently features Heard's own electric 1939 National Steel mandolin.
Track listing
All songs written by Mark Heard.- "Tip Of My Tongue"
- "Satellite Sky"
- "The Big Wheels Roll"
- "Orphans Of God"
- "Another Day In Limbo"
- "Language Of Love"
- "Freight Train To Nowhere"
- "Long Way Down"
- "A Broken Man"
- "Love Is So Blind"
- "Hammers and Nails"
- "We Know Too Much"
- "Lost On Purpose"
- "Nothing But The Wind"
- "Treasure Of The Broken Land"
The band
- David Raven: drums
- Michael BeenMichael BeenMichael Been was an American rock musician who achieved critical attention and rotation play on MTV in the 1980s with his band The Call. He later released an album of his solo work and toured with his son's band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. His song "Let the Day Begin" was the official campaign...
: bass guitar - Fergus Jemison Marsh: stick
- Mark HeardMark HeardJohn Mark Heard was a record producer, folk-rock singer, and songwriter originally from Macon, Georgia, USA....
:: electric steel mandolin, electric guitars, acoustic guitars and mandolins, Hammond organ, accordion and harmonica. - Buddy MillerBuddy MillerBuddy Miller is a country singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist and producer, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee...
: electric guitar - Jack Sherman - electric guitar
- Mark Goldenberg - electric guitar
- David MinerDavid Miner (musician)David Miner , sometimes credited as David Minor, is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, perhaps best known as a member of Grace Slick's The Great Society in the 1960s. He actually co-founded The Great Society along with Jerry, Darby, and Grace Slick as well as Bard Du Pont, in the sense...
: standup bass - Jim Goodwin: horns
- David Baker: African percussion
- Doug Berch: hammered dulcimer, mountain dulcimer
- Sam PhillipsSam Phillips (singer)Leslie Ann Phillips, aka Sam Phillips is an American singer and a songwriter.-Biography:Phillips was born in Glendale, California. She began her musical career as a vocalist in the early 1980s, singing background parts for Christian artists Mark Heard, Randy Stonehill and others...
: backing vocals - Pam Dwinell-MinerKate MinerKate Miner is an American singer and songwriter.Kate began singing publicly at the age of four in the San Diego area. At the age of ten, she was singing music for television commercials...
: backing vocals - Dan and Joel Russell: backing vocals
Production notes
- Produced by Mark Heard for Fingerprint Productions
- Co-produced by Dan Russell and Jim Scott
- Production associate: Chuck Long
- Recorded at Dodge City, Mama Jo'sMama Jo'sMama Jo's Recording Studio, started in the late 1960s, is a recording studio in North Hollywood, California.-History:Built in the late 1960s by Producer & Engineer Freddie Piro, Mama Jo's recording Studio was one of the first...
, Bedrock (Los Angeles) by Jim Scott and at Fingerprint RecordersFingerprint RecordersFingerprint Recorders was a recording studio owned by Mark Heard, where he recorded most of his own records. The studio was located in Montrose, California....
(Los Angeles) by Mark Heard - Mixed by Mark Heard at Fingerprint (Los Angeles)
- Assistants: Jeff Shannon, Conrad Kalil, Richard Benoit, Joel Russell and Chris Morris (misspelled as Chris Morse in liner notes)
- Photography by Patrick House
- Digital editing & graphics by Fingerprint
- Design and Artwork by MH
- Frame from Design by Fran Larson