Always smilin’
CREDITS
Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 11 produced by Oliver Wood and Brook Sutton, tracks 3, 5, and 7 produced by Oliver Wood and Jano Rix, and track 9 produced by Oliver Wood and Phil Cook
Recorded by Brook Sutton, assisted by Austin Demaria at The Studio Nashville in Nashville, TN
Additional recording by Jano Rix
Mixed by Trina Shoemaker at Dauphin Street Sound, Mobile, AL, except “Needed Time” and “The Battle is Over (But the War Goes On)” mixed by Mike Poole at High Quality Recording, Nashville, TN
Mastered for vinyl by Trina Shoemaker at Dauphin Street Sound
Digital Master by Eric Conn at Independent Mastering
“KINDNESS”
Written by Oliver Wood
Oliver Wood - guitar, vocals; Ted Pecchio - bass; Nicholas Falk - chicken coop, percussion; Aaron Lipp - banjo; Ric Robertson -wurlitzer, mandolin, vocals; Jano Rix - drums, vocals; Freda McCrary - vocals
“ROOTS”
Written by Oliver Wood & Phil Madeira
Oliver Wood - guitar, vocals; Phil Madeira - piano, organ; Bryan Owings - drums, percussion
“GET THE BLUES”
Written by Oliver Wood
Oliver Wood - guitar, vocals; Ted Pecchio - bass; Jano Rix - drums, chicken coop, percussion; Susan Tedeschi - vocal; Matt Glassmeyer - tenor and baritone sax, cornet, euphonium; Roy Agee - trombone
“CAME FROM NOTHING”
Written by Oliver Wood, Ted Pecchio, & Tyler Greenwell
Oliver Wood - guitar, vocals; Ted Pecchio - bass; Tyler Greenwell - drums
“MOLASSES”
Written by Oliver Wood & Carsie Blanton
Oliver Wood - guitar, vocals; Jano Rix - pump organ, drums
“FINE LINE”
Written by Oliver Wood, Chris Long, Gregory Baba, Andrew Mewherter, Michael Henderson, & Chris Uhler
Oliver Wood - guitar, vocals; Ted Pecchio - bass; Nicholas Falk - chicken coop, percussion; Aaron Lipp - guitar; Ric Robertson - guitar; John Medeski - organ
Oliver Wood is a mainstay of modern-day American roots music. The frontman of The Wood Brothers since 2004, he's spent the 21st century blurring the boundaries between folk, gospel, country-soul, and Americana, earning an international audience and a Grammy Award-nomination along the way. Now, with his debut solo album, Always Smilin', Oliver reimagines that tradition by presenting his sharp songwriting, savvy guitar chops, and one-of-a-kind voice in a new light. It results in an 11-song collection that evokes the swagger of a Saturday evening picking party one moment and the solemnity of a Sunday morning gospel service the next.
Art Direction & Design - Fetzer Design
Artwork - Rebecca Wood
Back Cover Photo - Chris Estes
Management - Liz Penta, Emcee Artist Management
Publicity - Kevin Calabro, Calabro Music Media
Booking - Lynn Cingari, Wasserman Music
Thanks to Liz Penta, Meagan Fair, Kevin Calabro, Lynn Cingari, Brook Sutton, Jano Rix, Phil Cook, Rebecca Wood, Chris Wood, Daniel Thiels, Daniel Ramirez, Madalyn Stefanak, Alan Peterson, Anthony Corona, King Johnson, TOT, Gail Rush and Bob Sloan
“THE BATTLE IS OVER (BUT THE WAR GOES ON)”
Written by Maurice Rodgers & Jerry Winn
Oliver Wood - guitar, vocals; Jano Rix - drums, percussion; Ted Pecchio - bass; Phil Cook - harmonica, vocals
“FACE OF REASON”
Oliver Wood & Chris Long
Oliver Wood - guitar, vocals; Ted Pecchio - bass; Tyler Greenwell - drums, percussion
“SOUL OF THIS TOWN”
Written by Oliver Wood and Phil Cook
Oliver Wood - guitar, vocals; Phil Cook - slide guitar, organ vocals; Ted Pecchio - bass, vocals; Ken Coomer - drums, percussion, vocals; Kieran Wood - trombones; Steve Lee - vocals
“UNBEARABLE HEART”
Written by Oliver Wood
Oliver Wood - guitar, vocals
“CLIMBING HIGH MOUNTAINS (TRYIN’ TO GET HOME)”
Traditional
Oliver Wood - guitar, vocals; Jano Rix - chicken coop, percussion, vocals; Brook Sutton - tuba; Ric Robertson - mandolin, vocals
“NEEDED TIME”
Traditional
Oliver Wood - guitar,vocals; Jano Rix - drums, percussion, melodica