On the Front Line (Dan Seals album) explained
| On the Front Line |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Dan Seals |
| Cover: | dansealsfrontline.jpg |
| Released: | 1986 |
| Studio: | Morningstar Sound Studio (Hendersonville, Tennessee); GroundStar Studios (Nashville, Tennessee). |
| Genre: | Country |
| Label: | EMI America |
| Producer: | Kyle Lehning |
| Prev Title: | Won't Be Blue Anymore |
| Prev Year: | 1985 |
| Next Title: | The Best |
| Next Year: | 1987 |
On The Front Line is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Dan Seals. It reached #12 on the Top Country Albums chart. "You Still Move Me", "I Will Be There", and "Three Time Loser" were all number one singles.
Personnel
Adapted from liner notes.[1]
- Dan Seals – lead vocals, backing vocals (1-5, 7, 9), acoustic guitar (2, 4), saxophone (5)
- Shane Keister – keyboards (1, 2, 3, 5, 7), synth intro (7)
- Mike Lawler – synthesizers (1, 4, 7), da-da-dums (6)
- Jay Spell – keyboards (1, 4, 5)
- Skip Sorrell – Synclavier (2)
- Dennis Burnside – keyboards (6, 8, 9)
- Mike Reid – synthesizers (8), backing vocals (8)
- Kenny Bell – acoustic guitar (1, 4, 5), electric rhythm guitar (5)
- Larry Byrom – electric guitar (1, 4)
- Steve Gibson – electric guitar (1, 4, 9), electric guitar solo (8), acoustic guitar (9)
- Joe Stanley – electric guitar (1, 2, 5)
- Bobby Thompson – acoustic guitar (1, 4), electric rhythm guitar (5)
- John Porter McMeans – electric guitar (3)
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – electric guitar (3, 5, 7)
- Rafe Van Hoy – acoustic guitar (3, 10)
- Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar (6, 9)
- Greg Jennings – electric guitar (6-9)
- Doyle Grisham – steel guitar (1, 3, 7, 9)
- Mark "Hoser" Hawthorne – steel guitar (2, 5)
- Jerry Douglas – dobro (4, 5, 9), lap steel guitar (6)
- Mark O'Connor – fiddle (4, 9, 10), mandolin (10)
- David Schnaufer – dulcimer (10)
- Mike Brignardello – bass guitar (1, 3-6, 8, 9)
- David Hungate – bass guitar (2)
- Bob Wray – bass guitar (7)
- Larrie Londin – drums (1, 4, 5, 7), LinnDrum programming (2)
- Kyle Lehning – LinnDrum programming (2)
- Eddie Bayers – drums (3)
- James Stroud – drums (6, 8, 9)
- Farrell Morris – percussion (1, 4, 8)
- Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson – harmonica (4)
- Jim Horn – saxophone (5)
- Lisa Silver – backing vocals (5, 7, 9)
- Diane Tidwell – backing vocals (5, 7, 9)
- Dennis Wilson – backing vocals (5, 7, 9)
- Kathie Baillie – backing vocals (6)
- Michael Bonagura – backing vocals (6)
- Alan LeBouf – backing vocals (6)
- Bruce Dees – backing vocals (8)
- Emmylou Harris – lead vocals (10)
Production
- Kyle Lehning – producer, mixing, engineer (2, 3, 7, 10)
- Randy Gardner – engineer
- Ben Harris – engineer (1, 4, 5)
- Kirt Odle – mixing, engineer (3, 6-9)
- Joseph Bogan – engineer (6, 8, 9)
- Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
- Mark Tucker – photography
- Henry Marquez – art direction
- Michael Hodgson – design
- Tony Gottlieb – management
Chart performance
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions |
|---|
| US Country | CAN Country |
|---|
| 1986 | "You Still Move Me" | 1 | 1 |
| 1987 | "I Will Be There" | 1 | 1 |
| "Three Time Loser" | 1 | 1 | |
Notes and References
- On the Front Line . Dan Seals . 1986 . CD booklet . EMI America . PW-17231.
