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The Best of Tracy Nelson & Mother Earth

Tracy Nelson & Mother Earth

Initial release : 1996

Reprise Archives 46232

A compilation of Mother Earth and Tracy Nelson tracks. Martin Fierro plays on this compilation CD.

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Tracks

  • Down So Low (Nelson)
  • Cry On (Toussiant)
  • Goodnight Nelda Grebe The Telephone Company Has Cut Us Off (Caldwell/Nelson)
  • Mother Earth (Memphis Slim)
  • Won't Be Long (McFarland)
  • Need Your Love So Bad (Little Willie John)
  • Soul Of Aa Man (Sain)
  • Satisfied (Carson)
  • Ruler Of My Heart (Neville)
  • Temptation Took Control of Me (And I Fell) (Kaz)
  • Soul of Sadness (Nelson)
  • Tonight the Sky's About to Cry (Andreolli/Kaz)
  • I'll Be Long Gone (Scaggs)
  • Seven Bridges Road (Young)
  • Tennessee Blues (Charles)
  • Thinking of You (Hiatt)
  • I Don't Do That Kind of Thing Anymore (McMahon/Nelson)
Musicians

The musicians on each of the track are as follows.

Down So Low;

  • Tracy Nelson - piano, vocals
  • George Rains - drums
  • Bob Arthur - bass
  • John Andrews - guitar
  • Mark Naftalin - organ
  • The Earthettes (Losella Funque, Sylvia Caldwell, Shalimar Samuelson) - backing vocals
Cry On;
  • Tracy Nelson - vocals
  • George Rains - drums
  • Bob Arthur - bass
  • John Andrews - guitar
  • Mark Naftalin - piano
  • The Earthettes (Losella Funque, Sylvia Caldwell, Shalimar Samuelson) - backing vocals
  • Martin Fierro - tenor saxophone
  • Louis Gasca - trumpet
  • Link Davis Jr. - alto saxophone
  • Frank Morin - tenor saxophone
  • Ron Taormina - baritone saxophone
  • Bob Salisbury - baritone saxophone
Goodnight Nelda Grebe;
  • Tracy Nelson - piano, vocals
  • Jose Emilio Rodriquez III - drums
  • Bob Arthur - bass
  • John Andrews - guitar
  • Martin Fierro - alto saxophone
  • Louis Gasca - trumpet
  • Link Davis Jr. - alto saxophone
  • Frank Morin - tenor saxophone
  • Ron Taormina - baritone saxophone
  • Bob Salisbury - baritone saxophone
Mother Earth;
  • Tracy Nelson - vocals
  • Mike Bloomfield - guitar
  • Barry Goldberg - organ
  • George Rains - drums
  • Bob Arthur - bass
  • John Andrews - guitar
  • Mark Naftalin - piano
  • The Earthettes (Losella Funque, Sylvia Caldwell, Shalimar Samuelson) - backing vocals
Won't Be Long;
  • Tracy Nelson - vocals
  • George Rains - drums
  • Bob Arthur - bass
  • John Andrews - guitar
  • Mark Naftalin - piano
  • The Earthettes (Losella Funque, Sylvia Caldwell, Shalimar Samuelson) - backing vocals
Need Your Love So Bad;
  • Tracy Nelson - vocals
  • Pig Robbins - organ
  • Lonnie Castille - drums
  • John Andrews - guitar
  • Bob Arthur - bass
  • Clay Cotton - piano
  • Boz Scaggs - guitar
  • Bowlegs Miller - trumpet
  • Joseph Arnold - tenor saxophone
  • Aaron Varnell - tenor saxophone
  • Ronald Eades - baritone saxophone
  • Gerald Richardson - trombone
The Soul Of A Man;
  • Tracy Nelson - piano, vocals
  • John Andrews - guitar
  • Bob Arthur - bass
  • Clay Cotton - organ
  • Boz Scaggs - guitar
  • Joseph Arnold - tenor saxophone
  • The Earthettes (Shalimar Samuelson, Joyce Dunn, Irma Routen) - backing vocals
Satisfied;
  • Tracy Nelson - vocals
  • Andy McMahon - piano, organ
  • Bob Cardwell - guitar
  • John Andrews - guitar
  • Ben Keith - dobro
  • Dave Zettner - bass
  • Karl Himmel - drums
  • Farrell Morris - percussion
  • The Earthmen (Dave Zettner, Bob Cardwell, Andy McMahon) - backing vocals
Ruler Of My Heart;
  • Tracy Nelson - vocals
  • Bob Cardwell - guitar
  • James Day - pedal steel
  • Andy McMahon - organ
  • John Andrews - guitar
  • Dave Zettner - bass
  • Karl Himmel - drums
  • Farrell Morris - percussion
  • The Earthettes (Tracy Nelson, Sadie Cantrell, Irma Routen) - backing vocals
Temptation Took Control of Me and I Fell;
  • Tracy Nelson - vocals
  • Bob Cardwell - guitar
  • John Andrews - guitar
  • Andy McMahon - keyboards
  • Tim Drummond - bass
  • Karl Himmel - drums
  • The Earthettes (Tracy Nelson, Sadie Cantrell, Irma Routen, Lady Corder) - backing vocals
Soul of Sadness;
  • Tracy Nelson - piano, vocals
  • Bob Cardwell - guitar
  • John Andrews - guitar
  • Andy McMahon - organ
  • Tim Drummond - bass
  • Karl Himmel - drums
  • The Earthettes (Tracy Nelson, Sadie Cantrell, Irma Routen, Lady Corder) - backing vocals
Tonight the Sky's About to Cry;
  • Tracy Nelson - vocals
  • Bob Cardwell - guitar
  • John Andrews - guitar
  • Andy McMahon - piano, organ
  • Tim Drummond - bass
  • Karl Himmel - drums
  • The Earthettes (Tracy Nelson, Sadie Cantrell, Irma Routen, Lady Corder) - backing vocals
I'll Be Long Gone;
  • Tracy Nelson - vocals
  • Bob Cardwell - guitar
  • John Andrews - guitar
  • Andy McMahon - organ
  • Tim Drummond - bass
  • Karl Himmel - drums
  • The Earthettes (Tracy Nelson, Sadie Cantrell, Irma Routen, Lady Corder) - backing vocals
Seven Bridges Road;
  • Tracy Nelson - vocals
  • Bob Cardwell - guitar
  • John Andrews - guitar
  • Andy McMahon - piano
  • Tim Drummond - bass
  • Johnny Gimble - fiddle
  • Sammy Dodge - fiddle
  • Ben Keith - dobro
  • Karl Himmel - drums
Tennessee Blues;
  • Tracy Nelson - vocals
  • Jack Lee - guitar, backing vocals
  • John Andrews - guitar
  • Andy McMahon - piano, backing vocals
  • Steve Mendell - bass
  • Karl Himmel - drums
Thinking of You;
  • Tracy Nelson - vocals
  • Jack Lee - guitar, backing vocals
  • John Andrews - guitar
  • Andy McMahon - piano, backing vocals
  • Steve Mendell - bass
I Don't That Kind of Thing Anymore;
  • Tracy Nelson - vocals
  • Jack Lee - guitar, backing vocals
  • John Andrews - guitar
  • Andy McMahon - piano, organ
  • Steve Mendell - bass
  • Karl Himmel - drums
  • Sylvia Caldwell - backing vocals
  • Sadie Cantrell - backing vocals
  • Dianne Davidson - backing vocals
  • Richard Krauss - backing vocals
  • Honey Combs - backing vocals
Credits

  • Original producers - Mother Earth, Tracy Nelson, Travis Rivers, Mark Naftalin, Dan Healy
  • Compilation producer - Gregg Geller
  • Digital mastering - Lee Herschberg
  • Project Coordinator - Jo Motta
  • Design - REY INternational
  • Liner Notes - Andy Boehm, Al Kooper
  • Photography - Jim Marshall, David Gahr
  • Thanks to Bill Bentley, Kira Florita, Bob Merlis
  • In memory of Bob LaBraska
Related releases

Down So Low, Cry On, Goodnight Nelda Grebe The Telephone Company Has Cut Us Off, Mother Earth and Won't Be Long are taken from;

Need Your Love So Bad and The Soul Of A Man are taken from; Satisfied and Ruler Of My Heart are taken from; Temptation Took Control of Me and I Fell, Soul of Sadness, Tonight the Sky's About to Cry, I'll Be Long Gone and Seven Bridges Road are taken from; Tennessee Blues, Thinking of You and I Don't That Kind of Thing Anymore are taken from;

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