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, 2001 - 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]

Kieran Kane American country musician

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 Welch American singer-songwriter

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.

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

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.

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.