Gary
Bennett
Human Condition CD
Human Condition highlights 12 new songs, most of which were written by Bennett,
including one co-written with Todd Snider ("Better Than This"). The album features
some of Nashville's finest musicians, including Kenny Vaughan (Marty Stuart) on
guitar, Jimmy Lester (Webb Wilder, Los Straitjackets) on drums and Mark Winchester
(Emmylou Harris) on bass. Special guests include Marty Stuart, who plays mandolin
on several tracks as well as rhythm guitar on the song "Just Wanna Be With You,"
legendary pedal steel guitar player Lloyd Green and producer R.S. Field on several
instruments.
Temporarily Out of Stock
Try Amazon.com, here
The
Tennessean - Nashville, TN
New
album is in great 'Condition'
Without
a whole lot of hubbub, ex-BR549 honcho Gary Bennett entered the recording studio
last year and made an extraordinary country album.
The
album in question, Human Condition, was just released on Landslide Records, and
it features contributions from Nashville all-stars including steel guitar Hall
of Famer Lloyd Green, guitar wizard Kenny Vaughan (Marty Stuart), bass man Mark
Winchester (Emmylou Harris) and quality drummer Jimmy Lester (Webb Wilder, Los
Straitjackets).
Producer R.S. Field, who has been responsible for some
of Nashville's most memorable albums of the past couple of decades (let's see
. . . there's Shaver's Tramp on Your Street, Webb Wilder's Doo Dad, Allison Moorer's
The Duel, Mark Germino's Radartown and a bunch of others), helmed the project.
It's only February, but Human Condition's strong songs and exquisite musicianship
mark it as an early contender for those contentious year-end best-of lists.
— Peter Cooper, Staff Writer
Gary
Bennett: Lead & Harmony Vocals (except on "My Illusion", and "Ship
In A Bottle"
Harmonies by Richard McLaurin)
Kenny Vaughan: Lead &
Rhythm Guitar (except on "Better Than This- Fingerstyle Guitar played By
Gary Bennett, and on "Just Wanna Be With You", Electric Rhythm Guitar
by Marty Stuart)
Mark W. Winchester: Electric & Upright Bass(except on
"Better Than This", Bass played by R.S. Field)
Jimmy Lester: Drums
and Percussion
Marty Stuart: Mandolin, Electric Guitar on "Just Wanna
Be With You"
Lloyd Green: Pedal Steel
Pat Bergeson: Harmonica
R.S. Field: Fuzzy Bass, Purcussion, Star Trek "Love" Omnichord, &
Electric Bass on "Better than This"
Banjo: Richard McLaurin: Banjo,
Wurlitzer Piano
Recorded
and Mixed by: Richard McLaurin
Studio Engineer: Adam Bednarik
Recorded
at The House Of David, Nashville, TN
Kenny
Vaughan credits the inspiration for lead guitar parts on "Human Condition","Just
Wanna Be With You", and "Ain't Getting No Younger" to Lin Poulson
1) Human Condition (Gary Bennett- Speelyai Creek Songs-BMI)
2) Headin'
Home (Gary Bennett- Speelyai Creek Songs-BMI)
3) Things That Mean Alot
To Me (Gary Bennett- Speelyai Creek Songs-BMI)
4) Just Wanna Be With
You (Gary Bennett- Speelyai Creek Songs-BMI)
5) That's What I'm Here
For (Darren Long- Rabbit Creek Music ASCAP)
6) Ain't Gettin' No Younger
(Gary Bennett- Speelyai Creek Songs-BMI)
7) Steel Ball (Billy Ray
Reynolds-Intuit Music Group-BMI
Jim Hurt-Nahpro Music-BMI)
8) Better
Than This (Gary Bennett -Speelyai Creek Songs BMI
Todd Snider-Johnny
Goodvibes Publishing BMI)
9) My Illusion (Gary Bennett- Speelyai Creek
Songs-BMI)
10) Ship In A Bottle (Gary Bennett- Speelyai Creek Songs-BMI)
11) What Turned Out To Be (Rich Cliburn- Outhouse Publishing- BMI)
12) American Dreamin' (Gary Bennett- Speelyai Creek Songs-BMI)
Produced By R.S, Field
Arrangements By Gary Bennett
