Owsley (album)

Owsley is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Owsley, released on Giant Records in 1999.[2] The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album.

Owsley
Studio album by Owsley
Released	March 23, 1999
Recorded	October 1995–December 1998 The Outhouse (Nashville, TN)
Genre	Rock, power pop
Length	42:23
Label	Giant
Producer	Owsley Millard Powers Jeff Balding Chris McHugh (executive)
Owsley chronology
Owsley (1999) The Hard Way (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic -	[1]

Critics have noted musical influences from 1970s pop rock, including The Beatles, Todd Rundgren, and The Cars.[3]

Owsley recorded the album in his own home studio, funded largely by his work as guitarist in Amy Grant's touring band.

Track listing

Owsley

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Oh No the Radio" (William Reese Owsley III, Millard Powers, Ross Rice)	5:00
2.	"I'm Alright" (Owsley, Trevor Morgan)	3:06
3.	"Coming Up Roses" (Owsley, Powers)	4:03
4.	"Good Old Days" (Owsley)	3:28
5.	"The Sky Is Falling" (Owsley, Powers, Jody Spence)	3:47
6.	"Sentimental Favorite" (Owsley, Morgan)	3:29
7.	"Zavelow House" (Owsley, Morgan)	3:42
8.	"Sonny Boy" (Owsley)	4:23
9.	"The Homecoming Song" (Owsley)	3:00
10.	"Uncle John's Farm" (Owsley)	2:37
11.	"Class Clown" (Owsley)	5:48
Total length:		42:23

Personnel

• Will Owsley – vocals (on all tracks except the instrumental out of track 5), guitars (on all tracks), bass (on tracks 2, 3, 5, 9–11), producer (on all tracks), engineer (on tracks 4, 8), assistant mixer (on track 9)
  Additional instruments: Echoplex (on track 2), Mellotron (on tracks 3, 11), Wurlitzer piano (on track 3), Hammond B-3 (on track 3), Chamberlin (on track 3), piano (on tracks 8, 10)
• Millard Powers – bass (on tracks 1, 3, 5-instrumental-out, 6), Minimoog (on track 7), backing vocals (on track 3), producer (on tracks 1, 3, 6), engineer (on track 1, 3, 6, 7), mixer (on track 9)
• Chris McHugh – drums (on all tracks), percussion (on tracks 4, 5, 7, 9), executive producer
• Jonathan Hamby – Hammond B-3 (on tracks 1, 4, 5), Minimoog (on track 2), Wurlitzer piano (on tracks 5, 6), Chamberlin (on track 6)

Additional musicians

• Spencer Campbell – bass (on tracks 4, 8), string parts (on track 6)
• Bob Parr – bass (on track 7)
• Phil Madeira – Hammond B-3 (on track 9)
• John Catchings – cello (on track 3)
• John Mark Painter – string parts (on track 3)
• Rebecca Walker – backing vocals (on track 7, 11)

Production

• Jeff Balding – producer (on tracks 9–11), engineer (on tracks 10, 11)
• Shane Wilson – engineer (on track 3), recorded by (on track 5-instrumental-out)
• J.R. McNeely – engineer (on track 2, 5), mixer (on track 5-instrumental-out, 6, 8, 10, 11)
• J.C. Monterrosa – assistant engineer (on track 2, 5)
• Todd Gunnerson – assistant engineer (on track 6, 8, 10, 11)
• Tom Lord-Alge – mixer (on tracks 1–5, 7)
• Mauricio Iragorri – assistant mixer (on tracks 1–5, 7)
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Fred Paragano – digital editing
• Warren Entner – career direction
• John Dittmar – booking (Pinnacle Entertainment)
• Mike Dewdney – international booking (ITB)
• Jeff Aldrich – A&R direction
• Karen Lichtman – album coordination
• Stephen Walker – art direction
• Airedale Brothers – photography
• Sean Dungan – photography
• John Clark – photography

References

1. Allmusic - review
2. Discogs (2010). Owsley - Owsley (CD, Album) at Discogs. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
3. Milward, John (1999-04-08). "Owsley". Salon. Retrieved 2008-01-12.