Shadows on the Ground

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Shadows on the Ground
Kieran Kane - Shadows on the Ground Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Kieran Kane
ReleasedOctober 8, 2002
RecordedFebruary 7 – July 5–6, 2001
StudioMoraine Studio, Nashville TN
Genre Country
Length40:31
Label Dead Reckoning Records
Producer Kieran Kane
Kieran Kane chronology
The Blue Chair
(2000)
Shadows on the Ground
(2002)
You Can't Save Everybody
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Shadows on the Ground is the sixth solo studio album by Kieran Kane. The album was Kane's fourth solo album for Dead Reckoning Records, the label which he founded in 1994 along with fellow musicians Kevin Welch, Mike Henderson, Tammy Rogers, and Harry Stinson. This album was recorded live at Moraine Studio in Nashville, TN on July 5 & 6, 2002 (except for track 11 - recorded on 2-7-2001). Charlene Blevins of Paste magazine writes, "With Shadows on the Ground, Kane doesn’t exactly come full circle so much as he colors in the sphere of his career with a harmonious rainbow." [2]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ain't Holdin' Back"Kieran Kane; Sean Locke4:44
2."Will You Miss Me"A. P. Carter3:37
3."Shadows On The Ground"Kieran Kane; Sean Locke; John Hadley3:14
4."Mountain Song"Kieran Kane; Sean Locke; Chad Jeffers4:25
5."One Raindrop"Kieran Kane; John Hadley3:12
6."The Baby Keeps Cryin'"Kieran Kane; Sean Locke4:47
7."Shut Up"Kieran Kane; John Hadley3:35
8."Better When You Take It Slow"Kieran Kane; Sean Locke3:28
9."Handsome Molly"Traditional3:52
10."June Carter (Sure Can Sing)"Kieran Kane; John Hadley; Kevin Welch2:47
11."Harmony" (duet with Claudia Scott)Kieran Kane; Claudia Scott2:50
Total length:40:31

Musicians

Production

All track information and credits were taken from the CD liner notes. [3]

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References

  1. Hage, Erik. Shadows on the Ground at AllMusic
  2. Wooldridge, Robert. "Kieran Kane - Shadow On The Ground", Paste , January 1, 2003. Retrieved on 19 September 2019.
  3. Kane, Kieran. “Shadows on the Ground”. Dead Reckoning. 2002.