Mountain Soul

Epic Records

Released on: June 26, 2001

Highest Chart Position: 6 (Bluegrass)

Produced by: Emory Gordy Jr for Paulding Co Productions

Track Listing:

1. The Boys are Back in Town (Don Humphries, Pat Enright, Stuart Duncan)

2. The Richest Fool Alive (Kostas, Bobby Boyd, Don Mealer)

3. Daniel Prayed (Ralph Stanley)

4. Someone I Used To Know (Jack Clement)

5. Out of Control Raging Fire (Kostas, Melba Montgomery)

6. Rise Up Lazarus (Patty Loveless, Emory Gordy Jr)

7. Cheap Whiskey (Jim Rushing, Emory Gordy Jr)

8. Pretty Little Miss (Emory Gordy Jr, Patty Loveless)

9. I Know You're Married (But I Love You Still) (Don Reno- Mack MaGaha)

10. Sorrowful Angels (Leslie Satcher, Tommy Connors)

11. Soul of Constant Sorrow (Emory Gordy Jr, Patty Loveless)

12. You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive (Darrell Scott)

13. Two Coats (Arranged by Emory Gordy Jr and Patty Loveless)

14. Sounds of Loneliness (Patty Ramey)

Musicians:

Fiddle:
Deanie Richardson (All Tracks Excluding 10 & 13)
Stuart Duncan (1,5,7,8,9,10)
Clarence "Tater" Tate (Tracks 4)

Solo Fiddle:
Deanie Richardson (Tracks 2,6,11,12,14)
Stuart Duncan (Tracks 10,13)

Drone Fiddle:
Deanie Richardson (Tracks 14)
Carmella Ramsey (Tracks 14)

Guitar:
Emory Gordy Jr (Tracks 1,2,3,7,8,11)
Jon Randall (Tracks 4,6)
Travis Tritt (Tracks 5)
Biff Watson (Tracks 10,13)
Jeff White (Tracks 12,14)

Bass:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (Tracks 1,2,3,7,11)
Emory Gordy Jr (Tracks 4,5,6,9,10,12)
Butch Lee (Tracks 8)

Mandolin:
Tim Hensley (Tracks 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9,12)
Ricky Skaggs (Tracks 3,11)
Stuart Duncan (Tracks 1)
Jon Randall (Tracks 10)
Deanie Richardson (Tracks 14)

Mandola:
Steve Gibson (Tracks 10)

Cross-Turned Mandolin:
Ricky Skaggs (Tracks 3)

Tremolo Mandolin:
Butch Lee (Tracks 12)

Lead/Rhythm Guitar:
Travis Tritt (Tracks 9)

Dobro:
Rob Ickes (Tracks 1,3,5,7,8,9,11)
Gene Wooten (Tracks 2,4,6,12)
Tim Hensley (Tracks 10)

Slack Key Guitar:
Emory Gordy Jr (Tracks 13,14)

Banjo:
Alan O'Bryant (Tracks 1,7)
Buch Lee (Tracks 2)
Earl Scruggs (Tracks 8)
Darrell Scott (Tracks 12)




Background Vocals:

Tim Hensley (Tracks 1,2,4,5,7,8,9)

Carmella Ramsey (Tracks 1,2,3,6,7,11,12,14)

Ricky Skaggs (Tracks 3,11)

Jon Randall (Tracks 4 (duet),6,10 )

Travis Tritt (Tracks 5,9 (duets),8)

Rebecca Lynn Howard (Tracks 10)

Jeff White (Tracks 12,14)

Stuart Duncan (Tracks 13)



Singles:

The Boys are Back in Town

Out of Control Raging Fire

Patty's Note:

Special Thanks: for sharing your talents in the making of this record: Stuart Duncan, Rebecca Lynn Howard, Rob Ickes, Alan O'Bryant, Jon Randall, Darrell Scott, Earl Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, Travis Tritt, Tator Tate, Gene Wooten, Emory Gordy Jr., Tim Hensley, Carmella Ramsey, Deanie Richardson, Butch Lee, Tinsley Blankenship III, Jeff White, Biff, Tom, Steve G. and all the Burnt Hickory Bunch (you know who you are). Lilly, Walker, Kathy & Justin Niebank. Christie and Mac. Ken Levitan & Mike Robertson. The Mountain team: Lauren, Seth, Holly and Chuck. Gary and Louise Scruggs. Allen Butler and Sony for giving me the opportunity to do this project. For their inspiration through their music: Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs, Ralph and Carter Stanley & Bill Monroe. To all of you that may include this record in your collection, may you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed making it.

I want to dedicate this album to my mother, Naomie Bowling Ramey and father, John Ramey 1921-1979.