Anthology (New Grass Revival album)

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Anthology
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Released1990
Genre Progressive bluegrass
Length40:05
Label Liberty
Producer Garth Fundis
New Grass Revival chronology
Best of New Grass Revival
(1994)
Anthology
(1990)
Grass Roots: The Best of the New Grass Revival
(2005)
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Anthology is the title of a 1990 compilation album by progressive bluegrass band New Grass Revival.

New Grass Revival American progressive bluegrass band

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Contents

Track listing

  1. "Can't Stop Now" (Nicholson, Waldman) – 3:56
  2. "Ain't That Peculiar" (Moore, Robinson, Rogers) – 2:48
  3. "Angel Eyes" (Hiatt, Koller) – 4:29
  4. "Revival" (Rowan) – 3:51
  5. "Metric Lips" (Fleck) – 4:33
  6. "Reach" (Hall) – 3:56
  7. "You Plant Your Fields" (Lowery, Waldman) – 3:30
  8. "Callin' Baton Rouge" (Linde) – 2:38
  9. "Hold to a Dream" (O'Brien) – 3:38
  10. "Friday Night in America" (Flynn, Smith) – 3:52

Personnel

John Cowan American musician

John Cowan is an American soul music and progressive bluegrass vocalist and bass guitar player. He was the lead vocalist and bass player for the New Grass Revival. Cowan became the band's bassist in 1972 after the departure of original bassist Ebo Walker and was noted as being the only member of New Grass Revival not to come from a bluegrass background.

Béla Fleck American banjo player

Béla Anton Leoš Fleck is an American banjo player. An innovative and technically proficient banjo player, he is best known for his work with the bands New Grass Revival and Béla Fleck and the Flecktones.

Pat Flynn is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter.

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References

  1. Crispell, James. Anthology at AllMusic