Shadows on the Ground | ||||
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Studio album by Kieran Kane | ||||
Released | October 8, 2002 | |||
Recorded | February 7, 2001 - July 5-6, 2001 | |||
Studio | Moraine Studio, Nashville TN | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 40:31 | |||
Label | Dead Reckoning Records | |||
Producer | Kieran Kane | |||
Kieran Kane chronology | ||||
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Allmusic |
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]
Kieran Kane is an American country music artist, as well as the owner of Dead Reckoning Records, an independent record label. Between 1986 and 1990, he and Jamie O'Hara comprised The O'Kanes, a duo which charted seven singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles charts, including the Number One single "Can't Stop My Heart from Loving You". In addition, Kieran charted a string of solo singles on Asylum Records in 1982. After The O'Kanes disbanded in 1990, both O'Hara and Kane recorded solo albums of their own.
Dead Reckoning Records is an American independent record label specializing in country music. The label was established in 1994 by musicians Kevin Welch, Kieran Kane, Mike Henderson, Tammy Rogers, and Harry Stinson produce their records without the frustrations of a major record label.
Kevin Stephen Welch is an American country music artist. He has charted five singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and released eight studio albums. He is also one of the cofounders of the Dead Reckoning Records label, which he founded with fellow musicians Kieran Kane, Tammy Rogers, Mike Henderson, and Harry Stinson.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Ain't Holdin' Back" | Kieran Kane; Sean Locke | 4:44 |
2. | "Will You Miss Me" | A. P. Carter | 3:37 |
3. | "Shadows On The Ground" | Kieran Kane; Sean Locke; John Hadley | 3:14 |
4. | "Mountain Song" | Kieran Kane; Sean Locke; Chad Jeffers | 4:25 |
5. | "One Raindrop" | Kieran Kane; John Hadley | 3:12 |
6. | "The Baby Keeps Cryin'" | Kieran Kane; Sean Locke | 4:47 |
7. | "Shut Up" | Kieran Kane; John Hadley | 3:35 |
8. | "Better When You Take It Slow" | Kieran Kane; Sean Locke | 3:28 |
9. | "Handsome Molly" | Traditional | 3:52 |
10. | "June Carter (Sure Can Sing)" | Kieran Kane; John Hadley; Kevin Welch | 2:47 |
11. | "Harmony" (duet with Claudia Scott) | Kieran Kane; Claudia Scott | 2:50 |
Total length: | 40:31 |
Mike Henderson is an American singer-songwriter.
Tammy Rogers is an American country music singer, songwriter and musician. In addition to releasing three albums on the Dead Reckoning Records label, she is also a founding member of the Grammy Award winning bluegrass group The SteelDrivers and works as a studio musician, primarily on fiddle, violin and viola. She also wrote "A Little Gasoline", a single released by Terri Clark from her album Fearless.
Harry Stinson is an American multi-instrumentalist, noted as a session drummer and vocalist in the Nashville music community. He is also a songwriter and producer.
All track information and credits were taken from the CD liner notes. [3]
Bluebird is an Emmylou Harris album from 1989, which merged a number of eclectic songs with polished, country music production. It included her most recent top-ten country-charting single, "Heartbreak Hill". The album enjoyed renewed interest in 2004 when The Sopranos introduced its fifth season with "Heaven Only Knows."
Kelly Willis is the self-titled third album from the Austin, Texas-based singer. There were a couple of minor Billboard hits in the #63 "Heaven's Just a Sin Away" and the #72 "Whatever Way the Wind Blows." Also of note is a duet with Kevin Welch, "That'll Be Me."
Higher Ground is the twenty-seventh studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Tammy Wynette. It was released on July 6, 1987, by Epic Records.
Dead Rekoning is the third studio album by Kieran Kane. It was released in 1995 on Dead Reckoning Records. The first track, "This Dirty Little Town" features Emmylou Harris and Lucinda Williams.
Life Down Here on Earth is the third album by Kevin Welch. The album got a positive review from Gerry Galipault at Pause&Play. Galipault stated in the article that "Welch’s stunning third album, “Life Down Here On Earth,” marks his debut on the artist-owned-and-operated Dead Reckoning label."
Kevin Welch is the eponymous debut album by Kevin Welch, one of the cofounders of the Dead Reckoning Records label. This album is one of two albums Kevin made while he was signed with Reprise Records.
You Can't Save Everybody is an album by Kieran Kane and Kevin Welch with Fats Kaplin. Claudia Scott is listed as a special guest vocalist. Rick Anderson of AllMusic stated in his review that this album was "Highly recommended overall."
Find My Way Home is the second album by Kieran Kane and his last one for Atlantic Records before starting his own label, Dead Reckoning Records, with fellow musicians, Kevin Welch, Harry Stinson, Tammy Rogers and Mike Henderson.
Six Months, No Sun is the fourth studio album by Kieran Kane. It's the second album on Dead Reckoning Records, which is the label established in 1994 by musicians Kevin Welch, Kieran Kane, Mike Henderson, Tammy Rogers, and Harry Stinson.
11/12/13: Live in Melbourne is a live album by Kieran Kane and Kevin Welch, recorded at The Continental, Melbourne, Australia on November 12–13, 1999. They played unaccompanied, using just a bass and a guitar. Most of the songs are original compositions either written or co-written by Kane or Welch. The two exceptions are covers of John Hiatt's "Train to Birmingham" and Hank Williams' "Ramblin' Man."
Western Beat is the second studio album by Kevin Welch, as Kevin Welch @nd The Overtones, released in 1992 on Reprise Records. This was Welch's last album for Reprise, before he went on to co-found Dead Reckoning Records in 1994 with fellow musicians Kieran Kane, Mike Henderson, Tammy Rogers, and Harry Stinson.
Beneath My Wheels is Kevin Welch's fourth solo album. This was Welch's second album for Dead Reckoning Records, which he co-founded in 1994 with fellow musicians Kieran Kane, Mike Henderson, Tammy Rogers, and Harry Stinson.
Millionaire is the fifth studio album by Kevin Welch. Welch was backed by The Danes, a Copenhagen-based band, on this album. The album was Welch's fourth album for Dead Reckoning Records, the label founded by Welch in 1994 along with fellow musicians Kieran Kane, Mike Henderson, Tammy Rogers, and Harry Stinson.
The Blue Chair is the fifth solo album by Kieran Kane, his third for Dead Reckoning Records, the label founded by Kane in 1994 along with fellow musicians Kevin Welch, Mike Henderson, Tammy Rogers, and Harry Stinson. Robert Wooldridge reviewed The Blue Chair on Country Standard Time website favorably, stating "Though unlikely to bring Kane the commercial success he enjoyed with The O'Kanes, this release reinforces Kane's reputation as one of today's best alt.-country singer-songwriters."
Lost John Dean is the second album by the trio, Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch & Fats Kaplin. Hal Horowitz of AllMusic writes "The recording is clean, clear and crisp, with each instrument defined under the vocals making a good album even better."