Rodney Crowell

Rodney Crowell - Life Is Messy
Columbia CK 47985 (1992) - US CD

1 - It’s Not For Me To Judge
2 - What Kind Of Love
3 - Lovin’ All Night
4 - Life Is Messy
5 - I Hardly Know How To Be Myself*
6 - It Don’t Get Better Than This
7 - Alone But Not Alone
8 - Let’s Make Trouble
9 - The Answer Is Yes*
10 - Maybe Next Time

Notes: 1) Following credits were taken from the original 1992 US CD release. 2) Recording and mixing studios are simply listed as “studios” with no specific differentiation. 3) CD album was reissued in the US with a different design and no musician/tech credits on Sony Music Custom Marketing Group A 702215 (2006). Please see pictures of different graphics at the bottom of post. 4) New design for 2006 reissue is credited to M. Larson.

Rodney Crowell - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion
Leland Sklar - Bass (5, 9)*
Michael Rhodes - Bass
Larry Klein - Bass, Keyboards, Tremolo Guitar
Jeff Porcaro - Drums
Mickey Curry - Drums
Eddie Bayers - Drums (3, 4, 5, 9), Percussion
Larrie Londin - Drums, Percussion
Alex Acuna - Drums, Percussion
John Leventhal - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Guitars, Piano, Keyboards, Bass, Percussion, Vocals
Steuart Smith - Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar, Guitars
Jeffery Vanston (as C.J. Vanston) - Keyboards
Booker T. Jones - Organ
Barry Beckett - Electric Piano, Organ
Jim Horn - Saxophones
Vinnie Colaiuta - Percussion
Reginal Sales - Slack Drum
Jim Lauderdale - Vocal
Larry Byrom - Vocal
Sam Phillips - Vocals
Marc Cohn - Harmony Vocal
B.C. - Harmony Vocal
Linda Ronstadt - Harmony Vocals
Don Henley - Harmony Vocals
Lari White - Harmony Vocal, Background Vocals
Vince Santoro - Harmony Vocal, Background Vocals
Steve Winwood - Harmony Vocals
Shawn Colvin - Harmony Vocals
Jonell Mosser - Background Vocal
Vicki Hampton - Background Vocal, Harmony Vocal

Produced by Bobby Colomby, John Leventhal and Rodney Crowell (1)
Produced by Larry Klein (2)
Produced by John Leventhal and Rodney Crowell (3, 5, 9, 10)
Produced by John Leventhal and C.J. Vanston (4)
Produced by John Leventhal (6)
Produced by Larry Klein (7, 8)

Michael Verdick - Recording Engineer (1)
Jim Dineen - Recording Engineer (1, 6, 10), Additional Engineering
Dan Marnien - Recording Engineer (2, 7, 8), Mixing Engineer (2, 7, 8)
Roger Nichols - Recording Engineer (3, 4, 5, 9)
Michael Brauer for MHB Productions, Inc. - Mixing Engineer (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10)
Chris Theis - Assistant Mixing Engineer (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10), Additional Engineering, Engineering Assistance
Bruck Dawit - Assistant Mixing Engineer (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10)
Donivan Cowart - Additional Engineering
Keith Odle - Additional Engineering, Digital Editing
Julie Last - Additional Engineering, Engineering Assistance
Cliff Norrell - Engineering Assistance
Brett Swain - Engineering Assistance
John Wall - Engineering Assistance
Charlie Paakkari - Engineering Assistance
Rob Hart - Engineering Assistance

Studios:
The Kiva/LA
Conway Recorders/Hollywood
Capitol Studio A/Hollywood
Village Recorders/Santa Monica
Groundstar Laboratories/Nashville
Masterfonics 6/Nashville
Recording Arts/Nashville
The Enactron Truck/Near My House
Quad Recording/New York
Platinum Island/New York

Greg Calbi - Mastering Engineer

Mastering Studio:
Sterling Sound

Bobby Colomby - Executive Creative Nanny
Liz Gilbert - Production Assistance
Ruth Kane - Production Assistance
Nancy Lyons - Production Assistance
Arlene Katz - Production Assistance
Gary Haber - Production Assistance

Management: William H. Carter, 1114 17th Ave. South, Suite 204, Nashville, TN 37212

Bill Johnson - Art Direction
David Roth - Photography
Jennifer Johnson - Design Assistance

“Special Thank Yous: Bobby Colomby & Deirdre O’Hara/Thanks Also To: Joni Mitchell, John Stewart, Will Jennings, Steve Winwood, Steuart Smith, Keith Odle, Michael Rhodes, Dixie Gamble, Joanne Gardner, Joanna Carter, Larry Willoughby, Judi Turner and Renee Grant-Williams/My Heart Felt Thanks To: John Leventhal and Larry Klein for their creativity, focus and friendship and to all the musicians and performers whose contributions to these recordings are not lost on me. R.C.”.

“ECO Earth Communications Office”.

Songwriters:
Rodney Crowell
Rosanne Cash
Will Jennings
Larry Klein
John Leventhal
Roy Orbison



“Life Is Messy” - 2006 US CD reissue - front inlay



“Life Is Messy” - 1992 US CD - disc screen print



“Life Is Messy” - 2006 US CD reissue - disc screen print

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source/pics: my records