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The Black Bear Sessions

Railroad Earth

Initial release : 2001

Bos Music

The debut Railroad Earth album.

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album cover

Tracks

  • Head (Sheaffer)
  • Lordy Lordy (Sheaffer)
  • Seven Story Mountain (Sheaffer)
  • Chains (Sheaffer)
  • Black Bear (Sheaffer)
  • Colorado (Goessling / Sheaffer)
  • Real Love (Sheaffer)
  • Stillwater Getaway (Goessling / Skehan)
  • Cold Water (Brennan / Waits)
  • Railroad Earth (Sheaffer)
Musicians

  • Todd Sheaffer - guitar, harmonica, lead vocals
  • John Skehan - mandolin, vocals
  • Tim Carbone - violin, harmonium, vocals
  • Andy Goessling - banjo, dobro, guitar, vocals
  • Carey Harmon - drums, percussion, vocals
  • Dave Von Dollen - bass
Credits

  • Producer - Railroad Earth
  • Executive producer - Brian Ross
  • Engineer - Don Sternecker
  • Additional engineering - Tim Carbone
  • Mastering - Gene Paul
  • Art direction - Kamal Patel
  • Design - Kamal Patel, Railroad Earth
  • Cover painting "Earth Train" - Robert Rasely, from the collection of Allen Hocht
  • Photograph of cover painting - David W Coulter
  • Live and promo photography - Erin Mills
  • Photograph of Train Trestle - John Skeham
  • Recorded and mixed at - Mixolydian Studios, Lafayette, NJ on 2/13-15 and 4/23-26, 2001
  • Mastered at DB Plus, New York
Notes

The back cover of the CD booklet has the following not;

Railroad Earth was formed in January 2001. The Black Bear Sessions were originally done as demo recordings which have now become our debut album. These tracks were recorded and mixed from February 12th to February 15th and April 23rd to April 26th 2001.

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