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Blackbird On A Lonely Wire!
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Album Title	Blackbird On A Lonely Wire
Release Date	March 4, 2003
Recorded	Sunset Sound Studios & Henson Studios
_	Los Angeles: June 2002
Producer	John Shanks
Mastered	Steve Markeson on July 12, 2002
Track Listing	1- Not That Cool
_	2- Be The One
_	3- King of Grey
_	4- Second Hand Heart
_	5- Hey Tonight
_	6- Doesn't Have To Be That Way
_	7- It's A Shame
_	8- Someone Else's Baby
_	9- TV Set
_	10- Better Off Now
_	11- All Night Long
_	12- Baby Girl (with Michelle Branch)
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Single	Be The One	Release Date 02.11.03
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Album Credits

Will Hoge - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Brian Layson - Lead Guitar, Background Vocals
Tres Sasser - Bass, Background Vocals
Kirk Yoquelet - Drums

Produced by John Shanks
Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4 & 11 mixed by Chris Lord-Alge at Image Recorders, Hollywood, CA
Track 5, 6, 7 & 9 mixed by Marc DeSisto at Henson Studios, Hollywood, CA
Tracks 8 & 10 mixed by David Thoener at Henson Studios, Hollywood, CA
Track 12 mixed by Marc DeSisto and Mark Valentine at Henson Studios, Hollywood, CA

Recorded by Marc DeSisto
Additional Recording by Mark Valentine
Assistant Engineers: Ryan Castle, Mark Valentine and Jeff Rothschild
Pro Tools: Bruce McFarlane, Jeff Rothschild, Mark Valentine and Baraka

Additional vocals on "Baby Girl" by Michelle Branch
Organ on "Not That Cool," "Secondhand Heart," "Doesn't Have To Be That Way," Someone Else's Baby" and "Better Off Now (That You're Gone)" by Rami Jaffee
Additional Musicians: John Shanks, Jamie Muhoberac, Patrick Warren, Abe Laboriel Jr., Kenny Aronoff, Greg Leisz and Chris Chaney
Strings on "King Of Grey," "Doesn't Have To Be That Way" and "Someone Else's Baby" arranged by Patrick Warren
Orchestra Contractor: Shari Sutcliffe
Concertmaster: Joel Derouin

Recorded at Sunset Sound and Henson Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Mastered by Steve Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, CA

Guitar Tech: Mark VanGool

Project Coordinator: Shari Sutcliffe

Michelle Branch appears courtesy of Maverick
Rami Jaffee appears courtesy of Interscope Records


A&R: Nick Casinelli

Management: Doug Buttleman and Jason Martin for DBMI
Assisted by: Mara Wish Buttleman

Agent: Ruth Gonzalez - CAA
Legal: Kent Marcus - Zumwalt, Almon & Hayes
Publisher: Judy Stakee at Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Business Management: Jason Childress for Curo Financial Management

Product Development: Chip Dorsch
Publicity: Nick Stern

Illustration: Mick Aarestrup
Photography: Koshtra Tolle
Art Direction: Lynn Kowalewski
Design: Alison Solomon

John Shanks represented by Tim McDaniel for McDaniel Entertainment


Special thanks to: Peyton, Cheryl and Josh Hoge, Marlene Buchanon, Blaine Yoquelet, Bill and Lynn Sasser, Tony, Debbie and Skye Layson, Greta Layson (my beautiful little girl - you're always with me…dad). Doug Buttleman and Jason Martin for turning this ship around! Mara Buttleman, Craig Kallman, Ron Shapiro, Val Azzoli, Ahmet Ertegun, Andrea Ganis, Vicky Germaise, Lee Stimmel, Steve Davis, Chip Dorsch, Steve Jones, Sue Mount, Janet Stampler, Rick Froio, Scott Bergman, Adam Abramson, Bob Clark, Laura Gold, Adam Mirabella, Lynn Kowalewski, Craig Rosen, Nikke Slight, Steve Ellis, Danny Buch, Anthony Delia, Bonnie Slifkin, Mary Conroy, Kris Metzdorf, Patti Conte, Glenn Fukushima, Linda Ferrando, Byron Ward, Alan Kennedy, Nick Stern, Nick Casinelli, Nick Sproviero, Carise Yatter, Lindsay Harris, Julianne Hintz and all of the college reps, Tammy Holland, Tara Balzano, Vicky Camera, Andi Ferrara, Ilene Budin, and the entire radio and ADR staff we've met along the way. Jerrod Wilkins, Ruth Gonzalez, Mitch Rose and everyone at CAA, Tim Wipperman, David Andreone, Scott McDowell, Judy Stakee, JB Brenner, Brad Rosenberger, Gregg Sowders and the staff at Warner/Chappell, WEA, Del Bryant at BMI, Mike Morrison and the staff at HITS, Danny Bramson, Lisa Macy, everyone at H.O.B. Concerts, Scott Davis and everyone at Clear Channel Entertainment, Julie Doppelt and the staff at Hoopla PR, Jason Childress and the great people at Curo Financial Management, Kent Marcus at Zumwalt, Almon and Hayes, Jerry Smith, Smith Haven Music, Tod Elmore, Christy Sasser and Amy Vogt at Wiley Music, Aaron Carr, Larry Mills, John Shanks (for seeing the WHOLE thing through), Tim McDaniel, Robert Cappadona, Shari Sutcliffe, Chris Lord-Alge, David Thoener, Frank McDonough, Lisa Marie, Marc DeSisto, Michelle Branch, Ryan Castle, Bruce MacFarlane, Barakka, Jeff Martin, Brian Hearity, Sunset Sound, all of our friends at Henson Studios, Jamie Muhoberac, Rami Jaffee, Patrick Warren, Mark VanGool, Abe Laboriel Jr., Kenny Aronoff, Mark Valentine, Alicia Hart, the Llama, Joel and Rhonda Yeager, Emma Grandillo, Wayne Halper, Clem Ryan, Siamese Left, Zen Babies, Psychonaut, Oldstar, Rachel, Lola (wherever you are), Jamie, Todd, Toby, Chris, Travis, Chuck Leavell, Craig Kilborn and his staff, Keith Coes and everyone at WRLT, Dave Rossi, John Ivy, Susan Groves and Scott Register at WRAX, Jim Green, Mason McGowin, Dodge Ram Vans, Cracker Barrel, Gatorade, Marcie Allen and the staff at Mad Booking, John Caldwell, the Nashville Scene, Peter Cooper and the Tennesseean, Pat Embry, Kristen Whitlessey and the staff at the Rage, Daryl Sanders and the City Paper, Chad Cooper, Marius Valdes, Aldo shoes, Canadians, Charles Bukowski, Franklin and Nashville, TN, friends, teachers, thrift stores, Jump Little Children, John Mellencamp, The Wallflowers, Midnight Oil (band and crew for the education and inspiration), O.A.R., Lifehouse, Vertical Horizon, Sister Hazel, Sloan, David Leinhard, John Ferrante/D'Addario, Ampeg amplifiers, Rickenbacker, Fender, Gibson, Mike Farris and Derek Wolfford/Pearl Drums, Chad Brandolini/Vater, Fork's Drum Closet, John Lancaster, Keith Brogdon, and last but not least... our dear road manager, stage hand, guitar tech, sushi finding, "hot as hell," fact spewing, cliffilicious, do it for $100 roadie and friend... Ryan "Cliffy" Hardesty.

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