State of the Heart

~ Release by Mary Chapin Carpenter (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1How Do
acoustic guitar:
Peter "Tx Luigi" Bonta
pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
Tommy Hannum
recording of:
How Do
lyricist and composer:
Mary Chapin Carpenter
42:12
2Something of a Dreamer
recording of:
Something of a Dreamer
lyricist and composer:
Mary Chapin Carpenter
33:01
3Never Had It So Good
recording of:
Never Had It So Good
lyricist:
Mary Chapin Carpenter
composer:
Mary Chapin Carpenter and John Jennings (supporting guitarist for Mary Chapin Carpenter)
44:08
4Read My Lips
recording of:
Read My Lips
lyricist and composer:
Mary Chapin Carpenter
3:09
5This Shirt
producer:
Mary Chapin Carpenter and John Jennings (supporting guitarist for Mary Chapin Carpenter)
piano [acoustic piano]:
John Jennings (supporting guitarist for Mary Chapin Carpenter)
recording of:
This Shirt
lyricist and composer:
Mary Chapin Carpenter
43:51
6Quittin’ Time
keyboard:
Jon Carroll (of Starland Vocal Band, on vocals, keyboard, guitar)
recording of:
Quittin' Time
lyricist, writer and composer:
Roger Linn and Robb Royer (American composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
3:55
7Down in Mary’s Land
recording of:
Down in Mary’s Land
lyricist and composer:
Mary Chapin Carpenter
2:30
8Goodbye Again
piano [acoustic piano]:
Jon Carroll (of Starland Vocal Band, on vocals, keyboard, guitar)
string quartet:
Steven Day (strings), Kim Miller, Bruce Myers (strings) and David Premo
recording of:
Goodbye Again
lyricist and composer:
Mary Chapin Carpenter
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing)
4:51
9Too Tired
recording of:
Too Tired
lyricist and composer:
Mary Chapin Carpenter
2:32
10Slow Country Dance
pedal steel guitar [pedal steel] and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike Auldridge
piano [acoustic piano]:
Jon Carroll (of Starland Vocal Band, on vocals, keyboard, guitar)
recording of:
Slow Country Dance
lyricist and composer:
Mary Chapin Carpenter
44:05
11It Don’t Bring You
recording of:
It Don't Bring You
lyricist and composer:
Mary Chapin Carpenter
34:44

Credits

Release

art direction:Bill Johnson (country art director)
photography:Randee St. Nicholas
mixer and recording engineer:Bob Dawson (engineer and producer)
assistant producer:Bob Dawson (engineer and producer)
producer:Mary Chapin Carpenter
John Jennings (supporting guitarist for Mary Chapin Carpenter)
strings arranger:Rico Petruccelli
mastering:Ted Jensen (American mastering engineer)
accordion and keyboard:Peter "Tex Luigi" Bonta
acoustic guitar:Mary Chapin Carpenter
John Jennings (supporting guitarist for Mary Chapin Carpenter)
bass and fretless bass:Rico Petruccelli
drums (drum set) and percussion:Robbie Magruder (drummer)
electric guitar and synthesizer:John Jennings (supporting guitarist for Mary Chapin Carpenter)
fiddle and mandolin:Rickie Simpkins
French horn:William Zsembery
organ:Jon Carroll (of Starland Vocal Band, on vocals, keyboard, guitar)
conductor:Rico Petruccelli
background vocals:Shawn Colvin
John Jennings (supporting guitarist for Mary Chapin Carpenter)
vocals:Mary Chapin Carpenter
distributed by:CBS Records (2006–2021)
copyrighted (©) by:CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1989)
recorded at and engineered at:Bias Studios (Springfield location, 1980 to present) in Springfield, Virginia, United States
mastered at:Sterling Sound Studios (original NYC studio; split/relocated to Nashville and Edgewater in 2018) in Chelsea, New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3556433 [info]