San Antone (album) explained
San Antone is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Dan Seals. The album charted at #24 on the Top Country Albums chart. The singles, "(You Bring Out) The Wild Side of Me", "My Baby's Got Good Timing", and "My Old Yellow Car" charted at #9, 2, and 9, respectively. This is his second album for Liberty Records. "One Friend" was later re-recorded for his 1987 album The Best, from which it was released as a single.
Personnel
- Dan Seals – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar (4)
- David Briggs – electric piano (1, 3, 5), acoustic piano (2, 6)
- Kyle Lehning – synthesizers (1, 5, 7)
- Shane Keister – vocoder (2, 9, 11), acoustic piano (4, 6, 7, 8, 10), organ (4), electric piano (7, 10), Yamaha DX7 (9)
- David Thompson – acoustic guitar (1)
- Bobby Thompson – acoustic guitar (2, 3, 5, 6)
- Thom Schuyler – acoustic guitar (7, 8)
- Rafe Van Hoy – acoustic guitar (11)
- Steve Gibson – electric guitar (1-10), rhythm electric guitar (1, 4), gut-string guitar (1), electric guitar solo (3), acoustic guitar (5, 7, 8, 9)
- Joe Stanley – electric guitar solo (1)
- Larry Byrom – lead electric guitar (4)
- Doyle Grisham – steel guitar (1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10)
- David Hungate – bass (1-6, 9)
- Norbert Putnam – bass (7, 8, 10)
- Larrie Londin – drums (1-10)
- Farrell Morris – percussion (5)
- Hoot Hester – fiddle (6, 7, 8, 10)
- Bergen White – string arrangements (3, 5, 9, 11)
- The Nashville String Machine – strings (3, 5, 9, 11)
- Wendy Waldman – backing vocals (5)
Production
- Producer – Kyle Lehning
- Engineers – Joseph Bogan and Kyle Lehning
- Assistant Engineers – Russ Martin, Keith Odle and Kirt Odle.
- Recorded at Emerald Sound Studios (Nashville, TN).
- Mixed and Overdubbed at Morningstar Studios (Spring Hills, PA).
- Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
- Art Direction – Henry Marquez
- Design – Peter Shea
- Photography – Mark Tucker
- Management – Tony Gottlieb at Morningstar Management.
Chart performance
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions |
|---|
| US Country | CAN Country |
|---|
| 1984 | "(You Bring Out) The Wild Side of Me" | 9 | 6 |
| "My Baby's Got Good Timing" | 2 | 2 |
| 1985 | "My Old Yellow Car" | 9 | 9 | |
Notes and References
- Top Country Albums – Year-End 1985. Billboard. December 28, 2020.
