Appalachian Melody is an album by Mark Heard, released in 1979 on Solid Rock Records.
Track listing All songs written by Mark Heard.
Side one "On the Radio" - 3:41 "Castaway" - 3:30 "Bless My Soul" - 4:08 "Here I Am (Once Again)" - 4:41 "With the Setting Sun" - 1:47
Side two "Appalachian Melody" - 4:25 "Happy Cornbread Anniversary" - 0:48 "Two Trusting Jesus" - 4:18 "Jonah's Song" - 5:30 "Sidewalk Soliloquy" - 3:22 "The Last Time" - 3:19 "The Saints" - 0:27
Compact disc bonus tracks
"Bless My Soul" (Demo) - 3:28 "Appalachian Melody" (Demo) - 4:02 "Happy Cornbread Anniversary" (Demo) - 0:34 "Two Trusting Jesus" (Demo) - 2:06 "Jonah's Song" (Demo) - 3:37 "The Saints" (Demo) - 0:46 "Saints Are Singin'" (Demo) - 2:25
Personnel The band Mark Heard – acoustic and electric guitars, piano, mandolin, hambone, vocals, harmonies, arranging, co-producer, mixing, photography, album artwork Larry Norman – background vocals, producer, arranger, photography, album artwork Randy Stonehill – background vocals Tom Howard – Fender Rhodes, orchestration Jon Linn – lead guitar Flim Johnson – bass guitar Peter Johnson – drums
Additional musicians Al Perkins – pedal steel guitar, dobro Chuck Long – electric and acoustic guitars, additional photography Alex MacDougall – percussion and congas Janet Sue Heard – harmony, additional photography Tom Howard String Ensemble conducted by Tom Howard
Production notes Recorded December 1977 through January 1979 Horse and Sandwich and the Hooey Room – pre-production location Ken Suesov – engineer, mixing George Price – engineer John Rhys – engineer Skip Saylor – engineer Tom Seufert – engineer EXR Exciter System – mixing system Bernie Grundman – mastering A&M – mastering location David K. Hills – additional photography
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