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Release Notes

Release: Release Notes: Muze 
Lyricists: Chuck Carrier; Ken Kelly; Lindsey Kelly; Chuck Carrier; Emerson Hart; Ken Kelly; Britton Cameron; Jett Beres; Ken Block; Mark Trojanowski; Mike Daly; Pat McGee; Ryan Newell; Stan Lynch; Drew Copeland.Personnel: Ken Block (vocals, acoustic guitar); Ryan Newell (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, dobro, banjo, mandolin); Andrew Copeland (electric guitar, background vocals); Ali Flanagan, Adrian Decosta, Swang Lin, Kurt Sprenger, Adriana DeCosta, Swang Lin (violin); Kristi Swanson, Susan DuBois, Susan Dubois (viola); Debbie Brooks, Keira Fullerton, Debbie Brooks (cello); Bill Smith , Bill Airey Smith (strings); John Deaderick, Darwin Martin (piano, organ); Mark Trojanowski (drums); Stan Lynch, Tom Hurst (percussion).Producers: Ken Kelly; Jeff Beres; Ken Block; Mark Trojanowski; Andrew Copeland; Ryan Newell; Sister Hazel; Stan Lynch.Engineers: Ken Kelly; Brian Gill; Vince Reynolds; Ken Kelly; Britton Cameron; Ryan Newell; Chip Matthews; Erik Herbst.Audio Mixers: Don McCollister; Chip Matthews.Recording information: 11/2008-03/2009.Editor: Ken Kelly.Photographer: Leann Mueller.Best known for the 1997 Blues Traveller-esque mega-hit "All For You," Sister Hazel is often lumped in with jammy, acoustic-oriented acts like Guster and Hootie & the Blowfish. What many miss, however, is the band's strong southern-rock influence. Hailing from Florida, home of genre icons Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Outlaws, Sister Hazel has always imbued its music with a bit of swamp & roll, from the country-ish twang of the vocal harmonies to backbeats that place an emphasis on the back. On 2009's RELEASE that vibe was more apparent than ever before; the record features a renewed emphasis on sharp songcraft, allowing the group's Dixie roots to shine through on uniformly strong, natural-sounding material. The title track's banjo and yearning vocals recall the tear-in-my-beer work of New Traditionalist country singers such as Aaron Tippin and Randy Travis, while "Better Way" puts a modern, post-grunge slant on melancholy, lighter-waving ballads like Skynyrd's "Tuesday's Gone." Elsewhere, the album references Beatle-esque pop ("Ghost in the Crowd") and Tom Petty-style roots rock ("I Believe in You"), all the while maintaining the upbeat vibe and tight ensemble playing that made Sister Hazel a favorite on the national touring circuit.

Credits

Producer(s) Sister Hazel