The First Million Miles

~ Release by Bill Staines (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

The liner notes give the source album for each track. The only tracks with their own recordings are:

7, which is previously unreleased.
17, which combines tracks 9 & 10 from Wild, Wild Heart.
18, which is on Bridges but has been cut to remove spoken intro and outro.

Annotation last modified on 2014-06-24 04:51 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1A Place in the Choir
producer:
Mason Daring
mixer:
Leanne Ungar
bass:
Mike Walsh (Bass player)
drums (drum set):
Tim Jackson
guitar:
Bill Staines and Guy Van Duser
piano:
Kenny White (New York based musician)
violin:
Stuart Schulman
background vocals:
Jeanie Stahl
vocals:
Bill Staines
recording of:
A Place in the Choir
writer:
Bill Staines
publisher:
Mineral River Music
2:23
2Prairie Song
acoustic guitar:
Bill Staines
bass:
Paul Socolow (bass, sometimes spelled Sokolow)
classical guitar [nylon string guitar]:
Guy Van Duser
flute:
Ken LaRoche
percussion:
Sa Davis
background vocals:
Jeanie Stahl
vocals:
Bill Staines
recording of:
Prarie Song
writer:
Bill Staines
publisher:
Mineral River Music
3:14
3Yellowstone Winds
producer:
Mason Daring
mixer:
Leanne Ungar
bass:
Mike Walsh (Bass player)
drums (drum set):
Tim Jackson
guitar:
Mason Daring and Bill Staines
mandolin:
John Curtis (worked with Bill Staines)
piano:
Larry Luddecke
violin:
Stuart Schulman
vocals:
Bill Staines
recording of:
Yellowstone Winds
writer:
Bill Staines
publisher:
Mineral River Music
4:05
4Wild, Wild Heart
bass:
Mike Walsh (Bass player)
guitar:
John Curtis (worked with Bill Staines), Bill Staines and Guy Van Duser
piano:
Kenny White (New York based musician)
vocals:
Bill Staines
recording of:
Wild, Wild Heart
writer:
Bill Staines
publisher:
Mineral River Music
2:58
5Eyes to Eyes
bass:
Mike Walsh (Bass player)
guitar:
Bill Staines and Guy Van Duser
mandolin:
John Curtis (worked with Bill Staines)
piano:
Kenny White (New York based musician)
background vocals:
Glenn Berger, Mason Daring and Bill Staines
vocals:
Bill Staines
recording of:
Eyes to Eyes
writer:
Bill Staines
publisher:
Mineral River Music
3:49
6Old Silver
acoustic guitar:
Bill Staines
bass:
Paul Socolow (bass, sometimes spelled Sokolow)
classical guitar [nylon string guitar]:
Guy Van Duser
harmonica:
Mike Turk
mandolin:
John Curtis (worked with Bill Staines)
organ:
Larry Luddecke
percussion:
Sa Davis
vocals:
Bill Staines
recording of:
Old Silver
writer:
Bill Staines
publisher:
Mineral River Music
3:36
7Roseville Fair
producer:
Mason Daring
bass and violin:
Stuart Schulman
guitar:
John Curtis (worked with Bill Staines) and Bill Staines
vocals:
Bill Staines
recorded at:
Daring Studios in Marblehead, Massachusetts, United States (in 1988-06)
recording of:
Roseville Fair
lyricist and composer:
Bill Staines
publisher:
Mineral River Music
3:26
8October Winds
bass:
Mike Walsh (Bass player)
guitar:
Bill Staines and Guy Van Duser
piano:
Kenny White (New York based musician)
background vocals:
James Lee Stanley
vocals:
Bill Staines
recording of:
October Winds
writer:
Bill Staines
publisher:
Mineral River Music
3:44
9One Goodbye
acoustic guitar:
Bill Staines
additional electric guitar:
John Curtis (worked with Bill Staines)
bass:
Paul Socolow (bass, sometimes spelled Sokolow)
electric guitar:
Bobby Keyes (US guitarist and songwriter)
membranophone:
Tim Jackson
organ, piano and synthesizer:
Larry Luddecke
background vocals:
Mason Daring, Nancy Roche and Jeanie Stahl
vocals:
Bill Staines
recording of:
One Goodbye
writer:
Bill Staines
publisher:
Mineral River Music
3:02
10Sueño
bass:
Mike Walsh (Bass player)
guitar:
Bill Staines and Guy Van Duser
mandolin:
John Curtis (worked with Bill Staines)
synthesizer:
Kenny White (New York based musician)
violin:
Stuart Schulman
background vocals:
Glenn Berger, Mason Daring and Bill Staines
vocals:
Bill Staines
recording of:
Sueño
writer:
Bill Staines
publisher:
Mineral River Music
4:12
11The Faith of Man
bass:
Mike Walsh (Bass player)
guitar:
Bill Staines and Guy Van Duser
keyboard:
Kenny White (New York based musician)
violin:
Stuart Schulman
background vocals:
Glenn Berger, Mason Daring, Bill Staines and Karen Elrod Staines
vocals:
Bill Staines
recording of:
The Faith of Man
writer:
Bill Staines
4:25
12Bridges
guitar:
Bill Staines and Guy Van Duser
vocals:
Bill Staines
recorded at:
Coffeehouse Extemporé in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (in 1983)
live recording of:
Bridges (in 1983)
writer:
Bill Staines
32:55
13Down the Road
banjo:
John Curtis (worked with Bill Staines)
bass:
Mike Walsh (Bass player)
guitar:
Bill Staines
piano:
Kenny White (New York based musician)
soprano saxophone:
Billy Novick
violin:
Stuart Schulman
background vocals:
Glenn Berger, Mason Daring and Bill Staines
vocals:
Bill Staines
recording of:
Down the Road
writer:
Bill Staines
publisher:
Mineral River Music
2:44
14Phoenix
cello:
Susan Randazzo
piano:
Kenny White (New York based musician)
viola:
James Bergen
violin:
Monica Kensta and Stuart Schulman
vocals:
Bill Staines
strings arranger:
Stuart Schulman
recording of:
Phoenix
writer:
Bill Staines
publisher:
Mineral River Music
4:20
15Walk Down by the Water
bass:
Scott Chambers
guitar:
Bob McCarthy and Bill Staines
percussion:
Steve Staines
piano:
Bill Elliot (member of Seatrain)
violin:
Robin Batteau
background vocals:
Frank Arguri, Molly Malone and Bill Staines
vocals:
Bill Staines
recording of:
Walk Down by the Water
writer:
Bill Staines
publisher:
Mineral River Music
3:28
16The Ballad of the Maples
acoustic guitar:
Bill Staines
additional electric guitar:
John Curtis (worked with Bill Staines)
bass:
Paul Socolow (bass, sometimes spelled Sokolow)
electric guitar:
Bobby Keyes (US guitarist and songwriter)
membranophone:
Tim Jackson
pedal steel guitar:
John Helfand
violin:
Stuart Schulman
background vocals:
Mason Daring
vocals:
Bill Staines
recording of:
Ballad of the Maples
writer:
Bill Staines (in 1977)
publisher:
Mineral River Music
2:58
17Sourdough / The Miner’s Song
producer:
Mason Daring
mixer:
Leanne Ungar
banjo:
John Curtis (worked with Bill Staines)
guitar:
Bill Staines
violin:
Stuart Schulman
vocals:
Bill Staines
recorded at:
Blue Jay Recording Studios in Carlisle, Massachusetts, United States (in 1984)
compilation of:
Sourdough (reprise) by Bill Staines and Sourdough/The Miner's Song by Bill Staines
recording of:
Sourdough
composer:
Bill Staines
publisher:
Mineral River Music
recording of:
The Miner's Song
writer:
Bill Staines
publisher:
Mineral River Music
6:25
18River
producer and mixer:
Bill Staines
guitar:
Bill Staines and Guy Van Duser
vocals:
Bill Staines
recorded at:
Coffeehouse Extemporé in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (in 1983-07)
edit of:
River (live, 1983: Coffeehouse Extemporé, Minneapolis, MN) by Bill Staines
recording of:
River
writer:
Bill Staines
publisher:
Mineral River Music
4:20

Credits

Release

photography:Karen Elrod Staines
graphic design:Nancy Given (designer)
assistant producer:Adam Maffei
producer:Mason Daring
ASIN:US: B0000003ND [info]