Name: A Nashville Songbook by Mandy Barnett
Brand: Mandy Barnett
SKU: 4050538622164
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3.5 (91 reviews)

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A Nashville Songbook is a self-explanatory title for Mandy Barnett's 2020 covers album but it isn't quite as straightforward as its name suggests. Working with producer Fred Mollin, Barnett chose a number of standards she often sings in concert, concentrating on country yet finding space for pop and rock standards that could also conceivably be called children of Music City. The result is a set that is grounded in the '50s and '60s both in terms of repertoire and sound. When Barnett departs from this period, as she does on the opening "I Love a Rainy Night," she molds it to her aesthetic, a move that helps unify the album and gives it a warm, sweet vibe. Sometimes, A Nashville Songbook skews slightly toward feeling like a cabaret revue, yet Barnett has the chops to keep this lively and engaging even when the songs and sound feel quite familiar.
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1. I Love a Rainy Night

by Mandy Barnett

Acoustic Guitar: Bryan Sutton; Performer
Composer: David E. Malloy
Even Stevens
Eddie Rabbitt; Composer
Additional Percussion: Fred Mollin; Other
Background Vocals: Troy Johnson; Performer
Bass: Larry Paxton; Performer
Drums: Eddie Bayers; Performer
Electric Guitar: Kerry Marx; Performer
Engineer: Bill Schnee
Sangwook Nam; Production
Fiddle: Stuart Duncan; Performer
Guitar: Fred Mollin; Performer
Producer: Fred Mollin; Production
Keyboard: Gordon Mote; Performer
Primary Artist: Mandy Barnett; Main Performer
Mandolin: Bryan Sutton; Performer
Pedal Steel Guitar: Scotty Sanders; Performer
Percussion: Eddie Bayers; Performer

2. It's Over

by Mandy Barnett

Acoustic Guitar: Bryan Sutton; Performer
Composer: William Dees
Roy Orbison; Composer
Additional Percussion: Fred Mollin; Other
Background Vocals: Gary Pigg
Michael Black; Performer
Bass: Larry Paxton; Performer
Drums: Eddie Bayers; Performer
Electric Guitar: Kerry Marx; Performer
Engineer: Bill Schnee
Sangwook Nam; Production
Fiddle: Stuart Duncan; Performer
Guitar: Fred Mollin; Performer
Producer: Fred Mollin; Production
Keyboard: Gordon Mote; Performer
Primary Artist: Mandy Barnett; Main Performer
Mandolin: Bryan Sutton; Performer
Pedal Steel Guitar: Scotty Sanders; Performer
Percussion: Eddie Bayers; Performer

3. Help Me Make It Through The Night

by Mandy Barnett

Acoustic Guitar: Bryand Sutton
Bryan Sutton; Performer
Composer: Kris Kristofferson; Composer
Additional Percussion: Fred Mollin; Other
Bass: Larry Paxton; Performer
Cello: Austin Hoke
Paul Nelson
Carole Rabinowitz
Anthony Lamarchina; Performer
Drums: Eddie Bayers; Performer
Electric Guitar: Kerry Marx; Performer
Engineer: Bill Schnee
Sangwork Nam; Production
Fiddle: Stuart Duncan; Performer
Guitar: Fred Mollin; Performer
Keyboard: Gordon Mote; Performer
Mandolin: Bryan Sutton
Bryand Sutton; Performer
Primary Artist: Mandy Barnett; Main Performer
Producer: Fred Mollin; Production
Pedal Steel Guitar: Scotty Sanders; Performer
Percussion: Eddie Bayers; Performer
Strings: Kristin Wilkinson; Performer
Viola: Kristin Wilkinson
Monisa Angell; Performer
Violin: Jenny Bifano
David Davidson
Conni Ellisor
Alicia Enstrom
David Angell
Zoya Lehbin
Karen Winkelmann; Performer
Strings Conductor: Kristin Wilkinson; Other