In the Mud explained

In The Mud
Type:	Album
Artist:	Split Lip Rayfield
Cover:	In The Mud.jpg
Released:	September 7, 1999
Genre:	Bluegrass
Label:	Bloodshot Records
Prev Title:	Split Lip Rayfield
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	Never Make It Home
Next Year:	2001

In The Mud is the second studio album by the American bluegrass band Split Lip Rayfield, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music).^[1]

It was the first album to include mandolin player Wayne Gottstine.^[2]

Critical reception

The Austin Chronicle wrote: "High-lonesome vocal harmonies and traditional instrumentation (except the trademark bass made from an auto gas tank) nominally bring this band under the 'bluegrass' category, but the ferocity of the playing and desperation of the lyrics would have Bill Monroe spinning in his grave like a chicken on a spit."

Track listing

All songs written by Kirk Rundstrom except where noted.

1. "13" – 2:09
2. "Wrong" – 2:26
3. "All I Got" (Gottstine) – 2:23
4. "In The Ground" (Mardis) – 2:39
5. "Family" – 2:24
6. "Devil" – 3:05
7. "Easy Street" (M. Montgomert, E. Montgomery; BMI) – 2:06
8. "Trouble" – 3:46
9. "3.2 Flu" (Gottstine) – 2:11
10. "Glory of the Sun" – 2:00
11. "Drinkin' Around" (Gottstine) – 1:21
12. "Hounds" (Mardis) – 3:12
13. "Strong" – 1:57
14. "Tennessee" – 2:17
15. "John" – 2:01
16. "Truckin' Song" (Gottstine) – 1:59

Personnel

• Kirk Rundstrom - Guitar, Vocals, (Mandolin on "Glory")
• Jeff Eaton - Gas Tank Bass, Vocals
• Eric Mardis - Banjo, Dobro, Vocals
• Wayne Gottstine - Mandolin, Vocals, (Guitar on "Wrong," "Glory," and "Drinkin")

Notes and References

1. Web site: Record News. CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network. Inc. August 16, 1999. CMJ Network, Inc.. Google Books.
2. Web site: In the Heart of Country Music in the Heart of the Country. September 10, 2012. PopMatters.