Speed of Life is the 23rd studio album from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, released by NGDB Records on September 22, 2009. It reached number 59 on the U.S. Country charts.
Track listing "Tulsa Sounds Like Trouble to Me" (Shawn Camp, Mark D. Sanders) – 4:36 "Brand New Heartache" (Jeff Hanna, Donny Lowery) – 3:11 "The Resurrection" (Matraca Berg, Alice Randall) – 4:13 "Somethin' Dangerous" (Bob Carpenter, Tom Kell, Phil Soussan) – 3:25 "Going Up the Country" (Alan Wilson) – 4:15 "Jimmy Martin" (Phil Madeira, Jimmie Lee Sloas) – 3:35 "Lost in the Pines" (John McEuen) – 1:05 "Speed of Life" (Gary Scruggs) – 3:37 "Amazing Love" (Bob Carpenter, Jeff Hanna, Tom Kell) – 4:06 "Stuck in the Middle" (Joe Egan, Gerry Rafferty) – 3:42 "Earthquake" (Bob Carpenter, John McEuen) – 3:23 "Tryin' to Try" (Jimmie Fadden, Guy Clark) – 2:49 "Good To Be Alive" (Matraca Berg, Troy Verges) – 3:37
Personnel Jeff Hanna – vocals, acoustic, electric and resonator guitars, slide guitar, mandolin Jimmie Fadden – vocals, drums, harmonica, percussion Bob Carpenter – vocals, Wurlitzer and grand pianos, accordion, Hammond organ John McEuen – 5-string banjo, mandolin, fiddle, lap steel, finger-style acoustic guitar
Additional musicians Jon Randall Stewart – acoustic guitar, mandolin, vocals Glenn Worf – electric and upright bass Richard Bennett – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bouzouki, lap steel Vince Santoro – percussion, drums Matraca Berg – vocals Jessi Alexander – vocals Jaime Hanna – vocals
Production Recorded live and mixed at: Blackbird Studio C, Nashville, TN. Assisted by: Kazuri Arai and Nathan Yarborough Produced and mixed by: George Massenburg and Jon Randall Stewart Mastered by: Doug Sax and George Massenburg Design: Gina Binkley/Alter Ego Design
Chart performance Chart (2009) Peakposition U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 59
References All info is from album liner notes, unless otherwise noted. Speed of Life, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Records SUG-CD-4058 (2009) CD