Rob Thomas

Rob Thomas - Cradlesong
Emblem/Atlantic 2-517814 (2009) - US CD

1 - Her Diamonds
2 - Gasoline
3 - Give Me The Meltdown
4 - Someday
5 - Mockingbird
6 - Real World ’09
7 - Fire On The Mountain
8 - Hard On You
9 - Still Ain’t Over You
10 - Natural
11 - Snowblind
12 - Wonderful
13 - Cradlesong*
14 - Getting Late

Notes: 1) According to web sources, this CD album was released at least in four different content configurations the world over, plus one more edition for the iTunes market. We will go back to the specific releases in detail once I get hold of those. So far, it will suffice to list the bonus tracks that were included by country of pressing, bearing in mind that some of this info could not be verified:

US bonus track: “Little Wonders - radio version”.
Germany bonus tracks: “Years From Now”, “Remembered Well”.
Japan bonus tracks (verified): “Overrun”, “Her Diamonds - video”.
ITunes bonus tracks (verified): “Sleep Till The War Is Over”, “Believe”.

My thanks to Donnavox, who is a Rob Thomas forum member at http://boards.atlanticrecords.com/artists/robthomas/forums. According to her, the iTunes tracks come without liner notes, just like “Overrun” in its CD release as b-side for the “Her Diamonds” single. Check back for updates. 2) Above picture and following credits were taken from the made in Malaysia EU release on Emblem/Atlantic 756 7896812L (2009).

Rob Thomas - Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Guitars, Toms, Snaps, Background Vocals
Lee Sklar - Bass (13)*
Sean Hurley - Bass
Jack Daley - Bass
Jimmie Lee Sloas - Bass
Victor Indrizzo - Drums, Percussion
Abraham Laboriel, Jr. (as Abe Laboriel Jr.) - Drums (2, 3, 4, 5, 13)
Michael Bland - Drums, Snaps
Kenny Aronoff - Drums
Jim Keltner - Drums (13)
Tom Bukovac - Guitars, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Beatbox, Snaps
Tim Pierce - Guitars, Acoustic Guitar, Snaps
Bryan Sutton - Acoustic Guitars, Mandolin
Rusty Anderson - Guitar
Michael Landau - Guitars
Ben Peeler - Guitar, Steel Guitar, Bouzouki, Oud, Lap Steel, Portuguese Guitar
Matt Serletic - Hammond B3 Organ, Keyboards, Piano, Snaps, Background Vocals
Patrick Warren - Chamberlin (as Chamberlain), Pump Organ, Keyboards, Piano, Hammond B3 Organ, Snaps
Stevie Blacke - Strings
Keith Fiddmont - Alto Sax, Tenor Sax
Kim Hutchcroft - Baritone Sax, Bass Sax, Tenor Sax
Dino Soldo - Tenor Sax
Lee Thornburg - Trumpet
Marcus Brown - African Drums
Soro Gnenemon - African Drums
Robert Smith - African Drums
Magatte Sow - African Drums
Malik Sow - African Drums
Jose Vergara - African Drums
Rev. Shuichi Tom Kurai - Taiko Drums
Taylor Moyer - Taiko Drums
Alfred Ortiz - Taiko Drums
Gary St. Germain - Taiko Drums
Lenny Castro - Percussion (1, 8, 11, 13)
Mark Dobson - Percussion
Sherree Brown - Background Vocals
Robyn Troup - Background Vocals
James Grundler - Background Vocals
Butch Walker - Background Vocal
Sharlotte Gibson - Background Vocals
Marisol Thomas - Background Vocal

Produced by Matt Serletic

Matt Serletic - Arrangements (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14), Vocal Arrangements (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13), Horn Arrangement (12), Programming (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
10, 11, 12, 13)
Rob Thomas - Vocal Arrangements (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
Patrick Warren - String Arrangement (5)
Marisol Thomas - Co-arrangement (13)

Mark Dobson - Recording Engineer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14), Pro Tools Recording Editing (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
Justin Niebank - Recording Engineer (7, 9, 12, 14)
Jess Sutcliffe - Recording Engineer (11), Additional Recording Engineer (1, 13)
Dejan Stanjevic - Additional Recording Engineer (3), Assistant Recording Engineer (3)
Mike Leisz - Additional Recording Engineer (9), Assistant Recording Engineer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14), Additional Pro Tools Recording Editing (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
13, 14)
Hal Winer - Additional Recording Engineer (10, 12, 13), Assistant Recording Engineer (1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13)
Alex Arias - Assistant Recording Engineer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14), Additional Pro Tools Recording Editing (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
Jason Dale - Assistant Recording Engineer (1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14)
Adam Tilzer - Assistant Recording Engineer (1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 13)
Seth Morton - Assistant Recording Engineer (8, 9)
Pat Woodward - Assistant Recording Engineer (11), Pro Tools Recording Editing (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 11, 13)
Jordan Stilwell - Assistant Recording Engineer (13)
Chris Lord-Alge - Mixing Engineer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
Keith Armstrong - Assistant Mixing Engineer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
Nik Karpen - Assistant Mixing Engineer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
Andrew Schubert - Additional Pro Tools Mix Editing (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
Brad Townsend - Additional Pro Tools Mix Editing (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)

Recording Studios:
Emblem Studios, Calabasas, CA (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
Bicoastal Music, Ossining, NY (1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13)
Stratosphere Studios, New York, NY (1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 13)
Germano Studios, New York, NY (1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14)
Blackbird Studios, Nashville, TN (5, 8, 9)

Mixing Studios:
Mix LA, Tarzana, CA (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)

Bob Ludwig - Mastering Engineer

Mastering Studio:
Gateway Mastering, Portland, ME

Dean Serletic - Production Coordination
Shari Sutcliffe - Musician Contractor, Singer Contractor

Management: Michael Lippman // Lippman Entertainment

Rob Thomas - Art Concept
Louise Robinson - Illustration
Ria Lewerke - Art Direction, Design
Norman Moore - Art Direction, Design
Andrew Macpherson - Photography

“Thank You // Mari - you., most of all, in SO many ways, are all over this record. Thank you for your inspiration and your love. Mom, Maison, Tyler and Samy (no amount of time would be enough) // Dad and Martha, Maria and Gil, Jeff and Mel, Pete and Angie, Missy and Tracy, Griffen, Nichole and Lacey, Adam, Calvin, Fenix, Leo and Aida, Dejan Stanjevic (thanx for your hustle AND your flow). Jason Browning (you are my secret weapon. I love you), Brian Brunka (thanx for the ride.), Evan Lamberg, Randall Slavin, Sheelah Hyland and Charlie Owens, Hal Winer, Dr. Reed and Margaret, Stephanie Tseng, Jeff Klotz. Paul, Kyle & Pookie (I couldn’t do this without you. Thank you). Matt Beck (you are too talented. Just stop). Frankie Romano, Al Carty, Abe Fogle & Mark Von Em (let’s go bitches!!!) // Michael and Nancy Lippman, (thanx for everything, papa), Nick and Jamielyn Lippman, Josh and Lauren Lippman, Lynne Kirkwood, Matt Gillian, Barbara Varinaitis, Lippman Entertainment // Owen Sloane, Courtney Dillaplain and everyone at Berger Kahn. Mark Dobson, Jeff Lamiroult, Stuart Ditsky, Galina Monosov, Richard Goldstein, Shelby Glick, Susan Novak, Lee Rothchild, Ria Lewerke, Norman Moore // Edgar Bronfman Jr., Lyor Cohen, Julie Greenwald, Craig Kallman, Livia Tortella, Dane Venable, Cyndi Lynott, Andrea Ganis, Deb Urbont, Jon Lewis, John McMann, Brian Corona, Michael Kushner, Sheila Richman, Jack McMorrow, David Saslow, Torsten Luth, Kevin Weaver, Camille Hackney, Chris Goyette, Liz Barrett, Sharon Masters, Jonathan Feldman, Adam Abramson, Matt Engelman, Jason Pleskow, Bob Kraus, Paul Sinclair, Dan Grossman, Geraldine Chung, Eric Snowden, Vicky Camera, Kristie Borgmann, Margo Scott, Craig Rosen, Tim Dalbec, Amy Johnson, Ali O’Connell, Chuck Strouth, Howard Lesnick, Johnny Cosica, Julie Kubacki, Lora Helstrom, Lou Rizzo, Mark Fritzges, Mike Snow, Rick Sudakoff, Glenn Fukushima, Dan Posner, Dustin Elliott, Brittany Jurick, Thanh Nguyen, and everyone at Atlantic Records. // Matt and Ramona Serletic, Dean and Eric Serletic, and everyone at Emblem. Rob Light, Carol Kinzel, Allison McGregor, and everyone at CAA. Dan McCarrol, Brian Monaco, and everyone at EMI. Randy Grimmet, and everyone at ASCAP. Melinda Newman, Tom Cuddy, Tom Poleman, Rick Krim, Sandy Alouete, Scott Shannon, Monte Lipman, Roger Friedman, Ricky Mike, Ricky Alex, Ricky Anthony, Lisa Mayer, Wendy Schecter, Lorraine Ables, Andrew Macpherson, Mike Martino, Greg Prato, Kim Walker, Jan Smith, Chris Guggenheim and All Access Today. Matt De Angelis and Kerry Clair and everyone at PETS ALIVE (human and furry), Jon Regen.”.

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Songwriters:
Rob Thomas
Shy Carter
Nellee Hooper
Matt Serletic

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source/pic: my records
bonus tracks listing & US catalog #: the web