On Arrival Explained
| On Arrival |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Dan Seals |
| Cover: | dan Seals on arrival.jpg |
| Released: | February 28, 1990 |
| Studio: | Morningstar Sound Studio (Hendersonville, Tennessee); Nightengale Studios (Nashville, Tennessee). |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 37:22 |
| Label: | Capitol |
| Producer: | Kyle Lehning |
| Prev Title: | Rage On |
| Prev Year: | 1988 |
| Next Title: | Greatest Hits |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
On Arrival is the eighth studio album by American country music artist Dan Seals. The album reached #13 on the Top Country Albums chart. "Love on Arrival" and "Good Times" were the first two singles which both reached #1 while the last two singles, "Bordertown" and "Water Under the Bridge" only reached #49 and #57, respectively. "Good Times", which was his last #1 single and last Top 40 hit, was originally performed by Sam Cooke. "Made for Lovin' You" was also recorded by Clinton Gregory on his 1990 debut album Music 'n Me, and would later be a Top Ten hit for Doug Stone who released it from his 1992 album From the Heart.
Personnel
Adapted from liner notes.[1]
- Dan Seals – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10)
- Barry Beckett – acoustic piano (1)
- Mike Lawler – organ (1, 3), electronic percussion (3), synthesizers (6, 7, 8), synth horns (7), tambourine (7), acoustic piano (8)
- Shane Keister – synthesizers (2, 6, 8, 10), acoustic piano (10)
- Kyle Lehning – synthesizers (2, 4, 9, 10), electric guitar (8, 9)
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins – acoustic piano (2, 4, 6, 9)
- Bill Cuomo – synthesizers (3), Wurlitzer electric piano (5), electric piano (9)
- John Barlow Jarvis – electric piano (4, 7)
- Larry Byrom – electric guitar (1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10), electric slide guitar (3), acoustic guitar (4, 5, 9)
- Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar (1)
- Steve Gibson – electric guitar (2), gut-string guitar (5)
- Joe Stanley – acoustic guitar (2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10), electric guitar (4-10), mandolin (4), 12-string guitar (7, 8)
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar (2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9), electric guitar (10)
- Brent Rowan – electric guitar (3, 4, 5, 7, 9)
- Brent Mason – electric guitar (7)
- Doyle Grisham – steel guitar (2, 6, 8, 10)
- Paul Franklin – lap steel guitar (3), steel guitar (5, 9, 10)
- David Hungate – bass (1, 3-7, 9, 10)
- Bob Wray – bass (2, 8)
- Eddie Bayers – drums (1, 2, 6, 8, 10)
- Paul Leim – drums (3, 4, 5, 7, 9)
- Terry McMillan – congas (1), tambourine (1, 8), harmonica (3), shaker (3), knee (8)
- Farrell Morris – African talking drum (4), castanets (track 5), marimba (5), shaker (5), congas (10), cymbal (10), triangle (10)
- Jim Horn – tenor saxophone (1), baritone saxophone (3)
- Mark O'Connor – fiddle (4)
- Sheri Huffman – backing vocals (2, 5, 7)
- Lisa Silver – backing vocals (2, 5, 7)
- Diane Vanette – backing vocals (2, 7)
- Beth Nielsen Chapman – backing vocals (5, 9), vocal responses (5)
- Wendy Suits Johnson – backing vocals (5)
- Jim Photogolo – backing vocals (5, 9)
- Harry Stinson – backing vocals (5, 9)
- Vince Gill – backing vocals (6)
- Billy Thomas – backing vocals (6)
Handclaps on "Good Times"
- John Condon, Kyle Lehning and Dan Seals
Production
- Kyle Lehning – producer, tracking engineer, overdub engineer, mixing
- Kirt Odle – tracking engineer, overdub engineer, additional assistant engineer
- Joseph Bogan – additional tracking engineer
- Tom Knox – overdub engineer, mix assistant
- John Condon – assistant tracking engineer, additional assistant engineer, assistant overdub engineer, mix assistant
- Mike Wisniewski – assistant tracking engineer
- Gary Paczosa – additional assistant engineer
- Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
- Virginia Team – art direction
- Jerry Joyner – design
- Mark Tucker – photography
- Vanessa Ware – stylist
- Tony Gottlieb – management
Chart performance
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions |
|---|
| US Country | CAN Country |
|---|
| 1990 | "Love on Arrival" | 1 | 1 |
| "Good Times" | 1 | 1 |
| "Bordertown" | 49 | 22 |
| 1991 | "Water Under the Bridge" | 57 | 33 | |
Notes and References
- On Arrival . Dan Seals . 1990 . CD booklet . Capitol Records . C4-91782.
- Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990. Billboard. December 27, 2020.
