30 on the Rail
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30 on the Rail is the debut solo studio album by Hootie & the Blowfish
lead guitarist Mark Bryan
. Released in March of 2000, every song on the album was written exclusively by Bryan, with the exception of "City by a River", which is credited to Hootie & the Blowfish.
Hootie & the Blowfish
Hootie & the Blowfish is an American rock band that enjoyed popularity in the second half of the 1990s. They were originally formed in 1986 at the University of South Carolina by Darius Rucker, Dean Felber, Jim Sonefeld, and Mark Bryan. The band has recorded five studio albums to date, and has...
lead guitarist Mark Bryan
Mark Bryan
Mark Bryan is the lead guitarist for the band Hootie & the Blowfish. He also plays the mandolin, among numerous other instruments, and helps with background vocals....
. Released in March of 2000, every song on the album was written exclusively by Bryan, with the exception of "City by a River", which is credited to Hootie & the Blowfish.
Track listing
All songs written by Mark Bryan, unless noted otherwise- "If It Happens" – 2:56
- "All That I Believe" – 3:29
- "The Story Goes On" – 3:36
- "City by a River" – 5:38 (Dean Felber, Darius Rucker, Jim Sonefeld, and Mark Williams)
- "Last Light" – 4:15
- "Together in Our Minds" – 3:47
- "Drinkin’ You Pretty" – 2:56
- "I’ll Fade Away" – 3:42
- "Fall into Fall, Pt. 2" – 3:09
- "Just Takes Time" – 4:17
- "Halfway to Nowhere" – 2:03
- "2 Guys Named Tim" – 3:16
- "She Stays in Love" – 2:37
Personnel
- Mark Bryans – lead vocal
- Don Dixon, Hank Futch, Danielle HowleAdditional – vocals
- Mark Bryan, Don Dixon – guitar
- Don Dixon, Hank Futch, Andy Ware – bass
- Steve Hill, Fred LeBlanc – drums
- Peter HolsapplePeter HolsapplePeter Holsapple formed, along with Chris Stamey, the singing, songwriting, and guitar-playing core of the dB's, a jangle-pop band from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He became the band's principal songwriter and singer after Stamey's departure. The dB's were at the forefront of the guitar bands...
– accordion - Dwayne Ellen – banjo
- Don Dixon – cabesa
- Claire Bryant – cello
- Gary Greene – congas
- Greg Humphries – electric guitar
- Peter Holsapplea – harmonic
- Fred LeBlanc – hollers
- Steve Lipton – mandolin
- Peter Holsapple – organ, piano, recorder, wurlitzer piano, vibraphone
- Gary Greene – tambourine
- Dan Cook – violin
- Mark Bryan – art direction, design
- Christina Dittmar – art direction, design
- Mark Williams – engineer
- Gerald Harbarth – illustrations
- Jim Sonefeld – photography