Sara Watkins (album)

Sara Watkins
Studio album by Sara Watkins
Released	April 7, 2009
Recorded	2008 at Sound Emporium in Nashville, TN and Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles, CA
Label	Nonesuch Records
Producer	John Paul Jones
Sara Watkins chronology
Sara Watkins (2008) Sun Midnight Sun (2012)

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About.com Country Music	[1]

Sara Watkins is the debut solo album by Sara Watkins.^[2] It was released by Nonesuch Records on April 7, 2009.^[3] The album reached #13 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums charts.^[4]

Track listing

1. "All This Time" (Watkins) – 3:18
2. "Long Hot Summer Days" (Hartford) – 4:46
3. "My Friend" (Watkins) – 3:16
4. "Freiderick" (Watkins) – 3:06
5. "Same Mistakes" (Brion) – 3:10
6. "Any Old Time" (Rodgers) – 3:58
7. "Pony" (Waits) – 5:30
8. "Lord Won't You Help Me" (Blake) – 3:00
9. "Jefferson" (Watkins) – 3:01
10. "Give Me Jesus" (Watkins) – 3:14
11. "Bygones" (Watkins) – 2:42
12. "Too Much" (Garza) – 3:26
13. "Will We Go" (Watkins) – 3:28
14. "Where Will You Be" (Watkins) – 3:42

Personnel

Musicians

• Sara Watkins, vocals (1-8, 10-14), fiddle (2, 5, 6, 9-13), ukulele (7)
• Greg Leisz, pedal steel (1, 5-7)
• Sean Watkins, guitar (1-3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13), harmony vocals (1, 5, 8), acoustic guitar (14)
• John Paul Jones, harmony vocals (1), bass (7, 8, 12-14), organ (11), electric piano (13), mandolin (13), piano (14)
• Pete Thomas, drums (1, 5, 6, 12, 14)
• Sebastian Steinberg, bass (1, 5, 6)
• Benmont Tench, piano (1, 5, 12)
• Byron House, bass (2)
• David Rawlings, drums (2), electric guitar (8), harmony vocals (8)
• Rayna Gellert, fiddle (2, 11)
• Gillian Welch, electric guitar (2, 8), harmony vocals (8)
• Billy Cardine, dobro (2)
• Tim O’Brien, harmony vocals (2, 6)
• Mark Schatz, bass (3, 9)
• Michael Witcher, dobro (3)
• Chris Eldridge, guitar (4), second guitar (7), harmony vocals (13)
• Ronnie McCoury, mandolin (4, 9)
• Jon Brion, guitar (6, 7), electric guitar (12, 14)
• Chris Thile, mandola (10)
• Jenny Anne Mannan, harmony vocals (10)
• Luke Bulla, harmony vocals (10, 13)
• Aoife O'Donovan, harmony vocals (11, 12)
• Claire Lynch, harmony vocals (11)

Production Credits

• John Paul Jones, production
• Dave Sinko, recording, mixing
• Eric Conn, mastering

Additional Personnel

• Jeremy Cowart, photography
• Wendy Stamberger, design

References

1. "Sara Watkins - Sara Watkins review - Review of Sara Watkins' self-title debut CD". About.com. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
2. "Sara Watkins - Nonesuch Records". Nonesuch Records. 2008. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
3. "Sara Watkins - Nonesuch Records". Nonesuch Records. 2008. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
4. "Heatseekers Albums: 2009-05-02 - 21". Billboard. 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2013-08-06.

External links

• Sara Watkins official website