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I began performing on stage with my father and his band 'Side By Side' when I was sixteen. There I stayed until he had taught me enough to start my own band. In 1993 I started a band called 'Shameless' and began touring Western Canadian clubs and festivals. Last year we began touring the United States and have spent seven of the last twelve months in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, South Dakota, Arizona & Nevada. I released my first CD in 1996. Recorded, produced, mixed and mastered in Calgary at Sundae Sound Studio by Rob Bartlett and David Horrocks, 'Lisa Dodd...never heard of her' was my first offering to the recording industry. A combination of very close friends and complete strangers all took part in bringing this project to life. It was a great opportunity to have some fun making music while learning an entirely different aspect of the business. I discovered singing in a studio environment has very little in common with performing live. I'm not sure which is more difficult, or exciting, or enjoyable - it's like apples and oranges. I have had so many different musical influences, I tried to include them all with the styles of music on this album. I stayed true to the country side of myself with songs like GOODBYE WHEATLAND COUNTY,
THAT'S HOW OVER IT IS (the third single released), and BRAND NEW DAY, which was the first single released in 1996 on 'Nashville Showcase Vol. 2', a compilation by Westwood International Records. Brand New Day was well received in Europe and reached # 30 on the Top 100 Europe Country Variety chart in May, '97. I allowed myself to cross over a little bit with a few heavier songs like SOMETHIN'S OUT THERE, I LOVE BEING WRONG, and HERE COMES TROUBLE, my second single, which peaked at # 62 on the Top 100 'CANCOUNTRY' Hits chart in May, '98. The up tempo songs are balanced out by the classic sounding ballads ALL LOVE NEEDS and I GOT THE BLUES AGAIN. The last song on the disc was put there by request. A lot of people who saw our live performance asked me to include an a cappella song called THE STAR - not very radio friendly I suppose, but I've never liked refusing a request from a listener. |
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Songwriter - Ron Davies Publisher - Okie Acres Music (BMI) Cogent Music (BMI) Producer - Rob Bartlett, David Horrocks & Lonnie Ratliff* Engineer - David Horrocks Drums - Steve Holland* Bass - Ray Barnette* Guitar - Vaughn Lofstead* Keyboards - Mike Jordan* ~~~~~~~~~~ 2. Brand New Day 2:54 Songwriter - Carol Hashe Publisher - Okie Acres Music (BMI) Producer - Rob Bartlett Engineer - Rob Bartlett & David Horrocks Drums - Thom Moon Bass - Neil Bentley Acoustic guitar - Rob Bartlett Electric guitar - John Thiel Keyboards - Keith Floen Steel guitar - John Lacey Percussion - David Horrocks Additional vocals - Karen Cunningham, Lillian Penner, Graham Jones & Joe Wilderson ~~~~~~~~~~ 3. I Love Being Wrong 3:25 Songwriter - John Jarrard & Billy Kirsch Publisher - Alabama Band Music (a div. of Wildcountry Inc.) (ASCAP) c/o Morning Music Ltd. Salzillo Songs Inc. (BMI) c/o Morning Music Ltd. Kidbilly Music (BMI) Producer - Rob Bartlett & Shaun Bomford Engineer - Rob Bartlett Drums - Bob Johnstone Bass - Brian Van Der Veen Acoustic & electric guitar - Todd Lefever Piano - Craig Learmont Organ - Keith Floen Harmonica - Kevin Sands Percussion - David Horrocks ~~~~~~~~~~ 4. Goodbye Wheatland County 2:42 Songwriter - Lonnie Ratliff & Mac Elsensohn Publisher - Okie Acres Music (BMI) Producer - Rob Bartlett & Lonnie Ratliff* Engineer - Rob Bartlett & David Horrocks Drums - Mac Elsensohn* Bass - Lloyd Barnett* Rhythm guitar - Brent Moyer* Lead Guitar - Vaughn Lofstead* ~~~~~~~~~~ 5. I Got The Blues Again 2:52 Songwriter - Ron Kimbro & Ron Davies Publisher - Okie Acres Music (BMI) Cogent Music (BMI) Producer - Rob Bartlett & Ron Davies* Engineer - Rob Bartlett Drums - Pat McInerney* Bass - Peter Gorisch* Keyboards - Doug Updike* Steel guitar - Mike Daly* ~~~~~~~~~~ 6. That's How Over It Is 2:28 Songwriter - Bob Regan & George Teren Publisher - AMR Publications Inc. (ASCAP) c/o Morning Music Ltd. Producer - Rob Bartlett & Shaun Bomford Engineer - Rob Bartlett Drums - Bob Johnstone Bass - Neil Bentley Acoustic & electric guitar - Todd Lefever Keyboards - Craig Learmont Steel guitar - John Lacey Additional vocals - Lana Floen ~~~~~~~~~~ 7. Somethin's Out There 3:22 Songwriter - Tom Mitchell Publisher - Okie Acres Music (BMI) Yabut Music (BMI) Producer - Rob Bartlett & Shaun Bomford Engineer - Rob Bartlett Drums - Bob Johnstone Bass - Brian Van Der Veen Acoustic guitar - Allan Hennessey & Bill Blayney Electric guitar - Allan Hennessey & Bill Blayney Guitar solo - Todd Lefever Keyboards - Craig Learmont Harmonica - Kevin Sands ~~~~~~~~~~ 8. All Love Needs 2:40 Songwriter - Ron Kimbro & Billy Stone Publisher - Okie Acres Music (BMI) Billy Stone Music (ASCAP) Producer - Rob Bartlett & Lonnie Ratliff Engineer - Rob Bartlett & David Horrocks Guitar - Vaughn Lofstead* Cello - Ron de la Vega* ~~~~~~~~~~ 9. It's All Uphill 3:26 Songwriter - Bill Jackson & Lonnie Ratliff Publisher - Carved In Stone Music (BMI) Okie Acres Music (BMI) Producer - Rob Bartlett & Shaun Bomford Engineer - Rob Bartlett Drums - Bob Johnstone Bass - Brian Van Der Veen Guitar - Allan Hennessey Keyboards - Craig Learmont Steel guitar - John Lacey ~~~~~~~~~~ 10. The Star 2:29 Songwriter - Lee Bach Publisher - Mercey Brothers Publishing Producer - David Horrocks Engineer - Rob Bartlett & David Horrocks ~~~~~~~~~~ *Tracks recorded in United States ~~~~~~~~~~ Mixed by Rob Bartlett Mastered by David Horrocks Photography by Clint Adam Smyth ~~~~~~~~~~ * My deepest thanks to * Popster for doing the job of father, mother, sibling, teacher and best friend, I love you * Rob, Dave, Lil and all at Sundae Sound for their noncommittal comments, withheld opinions and endless hours of patience * all the musicians and technicians who gave time and talent * Lonnie Ratliff * Nancy Courtney * Glen Peters * Bill Middleton * Bryan Fowler and Strut Sound and Lighting * Sean Watts, I like you * Shameless - past and present * Side by Side - beginning to end * Stony Creek, the Central Station Band and all the North 40 Bands - every one of you taught me something * Sharon Pippin * Alberta Boot Company * all the d.j.'s and listeners who supported the single release of "Brand New Day" in Canada and abroad - this is your category Wirehead * all the cowboys who took off their hats and stood on the dance floor and all the girls who stood beside them and sang along, you brought tears to my eyes * *the people who finally sold the lemon of a school bus that drained my bank account of the funds badly needed to complete this recording project, providing me with some but not nearly all of the thousands of dollars I spent keeping it on the road and enabling me to finally put this CD in your hands * my buc, you're still with me * Nimal, by my side through thick & thin * the sun that shines above us, the grass that grows below us, the fresh air around us, the highways that carry us coast to coast again and again, a million midnight truck stops, hotels with hot showers and no cooties, everyone who bought the t-shirt and God for all the above * disclaimer - if I have neglected to mention anyone, please insert their name here ______________________________*
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