Rodney Crowell – Life Is Messy

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Label:	Columbia – CK 47985
Format:	CD, Album, DADC Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1992
Genre:	Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style:	Country, Country Rock

Tracklist

1	It's Not For Me To Judge	3:59
2	What Kind Of Love	3:57
3	Lovin' All Night	3:47
4	Life Is Messy	4:32
5	I Hardly Know How To Be Myself	4:42
6	I Don't Get Better Than This	2:42
7	Alone But Not Alone	5:05
8	Let's Make Trouble	4:26
9	The Answer Is Yes	4:19
10	Maybe Next Time	4:58

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – Columbia Records
Glass Mastered At – DADC – DIDP-077431
Recorded At – The Kiva (4)
Recorded At – Conway Studios
Recorded At – Capitol Studios
Recorded At – The Village Recorder
Recorded At – GroundStar Laboratories
Recorded At – Masterfonics
Recorded At – Recording Arts
Recorded At – Enactron Truck
Recorded At – Quad Recording Studios
Recorded At – Platinum Island Studios
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Copyright © – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Published By – Sony Tunes Inc.
Published By – Sony Music Publishing
Published By – Blue Sky Rider Songs
Published By – Orbisongs
Published By – Chelcait Music
Published By – Bug Music, Inc.
Published By – Lev-A-Tunes
Published By – Little Reata Music Inc.
Published By – Dee Klein Music

Credits

Acoustic Guitar – John Leventhal (tracks: 1), Rodney Crowell (tracks: 3)
Art Direction – Bill Johnson (12)
Backing Vocals – Jonell Mosser (tracks: 4), Lari White (tracks: 4, 10), Vicki Hampton (tracks: 4), Vince Santoro (tracks: 9, 10)
Bass – John Leventhal (tracks: 6), Larry Klein (tracks: 2, 7, 8), Leland Sklar (tracks: 5, 9), Michael Rhodes (tracks: 1, 3, 4)
Design [Assistant] – Jennifer Johnson (3)
Drums – Alex Acuna* (tracks: 8), Eddie Bayers (tracks: 3, 4, 5, 9), Jeff Porcaro (tracks: 1), Larrie Londin (tracks: 6, 10), Mickey Curry (tracks: 2)
Drums [Slack] – Reginal Sales (tracks: 8)
Edited By [Digital Editing] – Keith Odle
Electric Guitar – John Leventhal (tracks: 1), Steuart Smith (tracks: 1)
Electric Piano – Barry Beckett (tracks: 3)
Engineer [Additional] – Chris Theis, Donivan Cowart, Jim Dineen, Julie Last, Keith Odle
Engineer [Assistant] – Brett Swain, Charlie Paakkari, Chris Theis, Cliff Norrell*, John Wall (2), Julie Last, Rob Hart
Engineer [Mixing Assistant] – Bruck Dawit, Chris Theis
Engineer [Recording] – Dan Marnien (tracks: 2, 7, 8), Jim Dineen (tracks: 1, 6, 10), Michael Verdick (tracks: 1), Roger Nichols (tracks: 3, 4, 5, 9)
Guitar – John Leventhal (tracks: 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10), Steuart Smith (tracks: 2, 7, 8)
Guitar [Tremolo] – Larry Klein (tracks: 7)
Harmony Vocals – B.C.* (tracks: 1), Don Henley (tracks: 2), Lari White (tracks: 3), Linda Ronstadt (tracks: 2), Marc Cohn (tracks: 1), Shawn Colvin (tracks: 7), Steve Winwood (tracks: 4, 9), Vicki Hampton (tracks: 9), Vince Santoro (tracks: 3)
Keyboards – C.J. Vanston* (tracks: 1, 4), John Leventhal (tracks: 10), Larry Klein (tracks: 2, 7, 8)
Lead Vocals – Rodney Crowell
Management – William H. Carter
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Mixed By – Dan Marnien (tracks: 2, 7,8), Michael Brauer* (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10)
Organ – Barry Beckett (tracks: 5, 9, 10), Booker T. Jones (tracks: 2)
Percussion – Alex Acuna* (tracks: 8), Eddie Bayers (tracks: 4), John Leventhal (tracks: 3, 10), Larrie Londin (tracks: 10), Rodney Crowell (tracks: 3), Vinnie Colaiuta (tracks: 7)
Photography By – David Roth (6)
Piano – John Leventhal (tracks: 5, 6)
Producer – Bobby Colomby (tracks: 1), C.J. Vanston* (tracks: 4), John Leventhal (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10), Larry Klein (tracks: 2, 7, 8), Rodney Crowell (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 9, 10)
Producer [Production Assistance] – Arlene Katz, Gary Haber, Liz Gilbert (2), Nancy Lyons, Ruth Kane
Saxophone – Jim Horn (tracks: 3)
Slide Guitar – Steuart Smith (tracks: 1)
Vocals – Albert Lee (tracks: 6), Jim Lauderdale (tracks: 6), John Leventhal (tracks: 6), Larry Byrom (tracks: 6), Sam Phillips (tracks: 8)
Written-By – John Leventhal (tracks: 6, 10), Larry Klein (tracks: 7), Rodney Crowell, Rosanne Cash (tracks: 5), Roy Orbison (tracks: 2), Will Jennings (tracks: 2)

Notes

Studios; The Kiva/L.A., Conway Recorders/Hollywood, Capitol Studio A/Hollywood, Village Recorders Santa Monica, Groundstar Laboratories/Nashville, Masterfonics 6/Nashville, Recording Arts/Nashville, The Enactron Truck/Near MY House/Quad Recording/New York, Platinum Island/New York.

© ℗ 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
All selections published by Sony Tunes Inc. (ASCAP) Administered by Sony Music Publishing except:
Track 2 published by Sony Tunes Inc. (ASCAP)/Blue Sky Rider Songs/Orbisongs (BMI)
Track 5 published by Sony Tunes Inc. (ASCAP) Administered by Sony Music Publishing/Chelcait Music (BMI) Administered by Bug Music Inc.
Tracks 6, 10 published by Sony Tunes Inc. (ASCAP)/Lev-A-Tunes (ASCAP)
Track 7 published by Sony Tunes Inc. (ASCAP)/Little Reata Music Inc./Dee Klein Music (BMI)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 7464-47985-2
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): DIDP-077431 3
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): DIDP-077431 4
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: BMI

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Life Is Messy (CD, Album, Promo, Digipack)	Columbia	CSK 47985	US	1992
New Submission	Life Is Messy (Cassette, Album)	Columbia	CT 47985	US	1992
New Submission	Life Is Messy (CD, Album)	Columbia, Columbia	471868 2, COL 471868 2	Europe	1992
New Submission	Life Is Messy (CD, Album, Promo, Digipack)	Columbia	CSK 4630	US	1992
Recently Edited	Life Is Messy (CD, Album, Sony Music Pitman Pressing)	Columbia	CK 47985	US	1992