Doyle Bramhall

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Life By The Drop
That's How Strong My Love Is
Baby What You Want Me To Do
It Ain't No Use (For Brian)
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Fourty Four
Sugar (Where'd You Get Your Sugar From)

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Our house on Fitchburg Street in West Dallas was my first home. Light and heavy industrial areas surrounded Fitchburg Street. Portland Cement, where my father and uncles worked, was a 4-mile round trip that my dad walked each day.

My mother worked in the neighborhood grocery business most of the time I was growing up. Inside the grocery store I remember hearing all kinds of music; at the meat market it might be country music, in the storage rooms you would hear Mexican, blues and soul; around the cashier area the pop music of the day would be playing.

At home, my family loved to play records and dance. Uncle Lloyd, my mother's brother, played harmonica and often played with some of the big dance bands in Dallas. My twin brother Dale and I would sing at family gatherings.

Those early days were when I began to form my own musical style; a blend of all those sounds I heard on and around Fitchburg Street. Most of the songs I chose to cover for this album come from musicians who were major influences on me or are songs I've performed live for much of my career.

I was fortunate to have these great players join me in making this record; fortunate also to count them as my friends. We had a lot of fun.

~ DOYLE BRAMHALL

Produced by Doyle Bramhall and Barbara Logan

Song Credits:
Dimples (James Bracken, John Lee Hooker/BMI)
I'd Rather Be (Blind, Crippled & Crazy) (C. Hodges, O.V. Wright, D. Carter/ASCAP)
Changes (George A. Miles/ASCAP)
Life By The Drop (Doyle Bramhall/BMI, Barbara Logan/ASCAP)
That's How Strong My Love Is (Roosevelt Jamieson/BMI)
Baby What You Want Me To Do (Jimmy Reed/BMI)
It Ain't No Use (For Brian) (Gary U.S. Bonds, Don Hollinger, Jerry Williams, Jr./BMI)
Maudie (John Lee Hooker/BMI)
Fourty Four (Chester Burnet/BMI)
Sugar (Where'd You Get Your Sugar From) (Chester Burnet/BMI)

Musicians:
Doyle Bramhall II Guitar: Tracks 1, 3, 5, 9
Pat Boyak Guitar: Tracks 2, 8
Dru Webber Guitar: Tracks 6, 7; Rhythm Guitar: Tracks 1, 3, 8
Rhythm Guitar/Bridge: Tracks 2, 5
Robin Syler Guitars, Bass: Track 10
Tom Reynolds Electric & Acoustic Guitar: Track 4
Jonny Peebles Guitar: Track 5
Dave Sebree Rhythm Guitar: Tracks 4, 10
Caspar Rawls Acoustic Guitar: Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8
Roscoe Beck Bass: Tracks 2, 4, 8; Additional Bass: Track 10
Jim Milan Bass: Tracks 5, 6, 7
Mike Judge Bass: Tracks 1, 3, 9
Riley Osbourn Hammond B-3: Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8; Piano: Tracks 7, 8, 9
Lewis Stephens Piano & Hammond B-3: Track 5
Gary Primich Harmonica: Tracks 1, 10
Chris Hunter Drums: Tracks 2, 8
Dave Ferman Bodhran: Track 3
Wayne Jackson Trumpet & Horn Arrangements: Tracks 2, 5, 7, 8
Paul Klemperer Tenor Saxophone: Tracks 2, 5, 7, 8
Susanne Abbott Background Vocal: Track 2
Tina Rosenzweig Background Vocal: Track 2
Doyle Bramhall Vocals, Drums, Percussion

Recorded At The Hit Shack, Austin, TX
Engineer: Jared Tuten
Assistant Engineer: Todd Dillon
Additional Recording At
Arlyn And ASM Studio, Austin, TX
Mixed At ASM Studio, Austin, TX
Mixed By: Roscoe Beck & Dave Sebree
Editing: Todd Dillon
Mastered At: Gateway Mastering, Portland, ME
Mastered By: Bob Ludwig