Slide Rule (album) explained

Slide Rule
Type:	studio
Artist:	Jerry Douglas
Cover:	Slide Rule Jerry Douglas.jpg
Released:	1992
Genre:	Progressive bluegrass, country
Length:	40:08
Label:	Sugar Hill
Producer:	Jerry Douglas
Prev Title:	Plant Early
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	Restless on the Farm
Next Year:	1998

Slide Rule is the sixth solo album by dobro player Jerry Douglas, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music). It was his first release on the Sugar Hill label.

Guest musicians include Alison Krauss, Sam Bush and Tim O'Brien.

Track listing

1. "Ride the Wild Turkey" (Darol Anger) – 3:10
2. "Pearlie Mae" (Eddie Lynn Snodderly) – 3:29
3. "When Papa Played the Dobro" (Johnny Cash) – 2:26
4. "We Hide & Seek" (Jerry Douglas) – 6:29
5. "I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby" (Autry Inman) – 3:10
6. "Shoulder to Shoulder" (Douglas, Mark Schatz) – 2:41
7. "Uncle Sam" (Douglas) – 0:38
8. "It's a Beautiful Life" (E. Ehm, T. Thorny) – 3:56
9. "Rain on Oliviatown" (Douglas) – 2:04
10. "Hey Joe" (Billy Roberts) – 3:07
11. "A New Day Medley" (Douglas) – 5:46
12. "Shenandoah Breakdown" (Bill Monroe) – 3:12

Personnel

• Jerry Douglas – dobro
• Sam Bush – mandolin
• Stuart Duncan – fiddle
• Alison Krauss – vocals
• Alan O'Bryant – vocals
• Maura O'Connell – vocals
• Eddie Lynn Snodderly – vocals
• Eugene Wolf – vocals
• Scott Nygaard – guitar
• Russ Barenberg – guitar
• Arty McGlynn – guitar
• Tim O'Brien – mandolin, vocals
• Mark Schatz – bass
• Craig Smith – banjo
• Adam Steffey – mandolin