My Father's Son (album)

My Father's Son
Studio album by Ricky Skaggs
Released	September 10, 1991
Studio	Castle Recording Studios, Franklin, TN, Money Pit Studios, Soundshop Studio A, and Treasure Isle Recorders, Nashville, TN
Genre	Country
Length	48:29
Label	Epic
Producer	Brian Ahern (track 8) Mac McAnally (all tracks) Ricky Skaggs (all tracks)
Ricky Skaggs chronology
Kentucky Thunder (1989) My Father's Son (1991) Solid Ground (1992)

My Father's Son is the eleventh studio album by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. It was released on September 10, 1991, via Epic Records. The albums includes the singles "Life's Too Long (To Live Like This)", "Same Ol' Love" and "From the Word Love". ^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Life's Too Long (To Live Like This)"	Lonnie Wilson, John Barlow Jarvis, Don Cook	3:52
2.	"Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line"	Jimmy Bryant	2:31
3.	"Same Ol' Love"	Chris Austin, Greg Barnhill	3:52
4.	"From the Word Love"	Keith Sewell	3:10
5.	"You Don't Count the Cost"	Tom Shapiro, Chris Waters, Bucky Jones	3:00
6.	"My Father's Son"	Ricky Skaggs	2:41
7.	"Simple Life"	Mac McAnally	3:28
8.	"Hold On Tight (Let It Go)"	Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz	2:52
9.	"You Can't Take It with You When You Go"	Larry Cordle, Larry Shell, Bert Colwell	2:55
10.	"Father Knows Best"	Mike Curtis, Lenny LeBlanc	3:32
11.	"Give Us a Happy Home"	Wayland Patton, Michael White	3:44
12.	"Somebody's Prayin'"	John G. Elliott	4:33

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes. ^[2]

• Brian Ahern - acoustic guitar (track 8)
• Eddie Bayers - drums (tracks 3–5, 8, 9)
• Barry Beckett - organ (tracks 1, 10)
• Sam Bush - mandolin (track 7)
• Terry Crisp - steel guitar (tracks 2, 5, 8, 10)
• Jerry Douglas - dobro (track 7)
• Stuart Duncan - fiddle (tracks 7, 9)
• Keith Edwards - drums (track 2)
• John G. Elliott - piano (track 12), string arrangements (track 12)
• Bela Fleck - banjo (track 7)
• Paul Franklin - steel guitar (tracks 3, 4)
• Steve Gibson - electric guitar (track 5)
• Bobby Hicks - fiddle (track 2)
• David Hungate - bass guitar (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7–10)
• Roy Huskey Jr. - slap bass (tracks 1–3, 9)
• John Barlow Jarvis - keyboards (track 7), piano (tracks 1, 3, 5, 8–10)
• Waylon Jennings - duet vocals (track 2)
• Lenny LeBlanc - background vocals (track 10)
• Keith Little - acoustic guitar (track 2)
• Larrie Londin - drums (tracks 1, 7, 10)
• The Nashville String Machine - strings (track 12)
• Brent Mason - electric guitar (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7–10)
• Mac McAnally - acoustic guitar (tracks 1–5, 7–10), electric guitar (track 3), keyboards (track 5), background vocals (tracks 3, 4, 6–8)
• Steve Nathan - keyboards (track 4), organ (track 2)
• Tom Roady - percussion (track 4)
• Mike Rojas - piano (track 2)
• Jason Sellers - bass guitar (track 2)
• Keith Sewell - acoustic guitar (track 4), background vocals (track 4)
• Ricky Skaggs - acoustic guitar (tracks 6, 11), acoustic guitar solo (track 1), banjo (track 6), Earthwood bass (track 6), electric guitar (tracks 2, 3), electric guitar solo (track 3), fiddle (track 6), mandolin (tracks 1, 6, 8, 9), lead vocals (all tracks), harmony vocals (track 2), background vocals (tracks 1, 3–10)
• Leland Sklar - bass guitar (tracks 5, 11)
• Bobby Taylor - oboe (track 12)
• Sharon White - duet vocals (track 8), background vocals (track 8)

Chart performance

Chart (1991)	Peak position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [3]	68

References

1. "Ricky Skaggs - My Father's Son Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic .
2. My Father's Son (CD booklet). Ricky Skaggs. Epic Records. 1991. E47389.
3. "Ricky Skaggs Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.