Drowning With Land In Sight is the title of The 77s

The 77s

The 77s are an American rock band consisting of Michael Roe on vocals/guitar, Mark Harmon on bass, and Bruce Spencer on drums.-Scratch Band:...

' seventh album, released in 1994 on the Myrrh Records

Myrrh Records

Myrrh Records, also known as Myrrh Worship, is a Christian music record label. According to Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music, the label was instrumental in developing a popular following for Contemporary Christian music as the label that first published music by Barry McGuire, 2nd Chapter of...

 label. The music, their heaviest up to that point, ranged from the opening note-for-note Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...

 cover to the straightforward Rolling Stones homage "Cold Cold Night" to Roy Orbison

Roy Orbison

Roy Kelton Orbison was an American singer-songwriter, well known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country & western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis...

-influenced ballads "Film at 11", "The Jig Is Up," and "Alone Together." The lyrics primarily reflected the stress of singer Michael Roe

Michael Roe

Michael Roe is an American record producer, songwriter, guitarist and singer.-Career:Although he has released several solo albums since the mid-1990s, Roe is primarily known as the lead singer and lead guitarist for the rock band The 77s...

's divorce, except for "Dave's Blues," about guitarist David Leonhardt

David Leonhardt

David Leonhardt is the Washington bureau chief of The New York Times. He joined The Times in 1999 and wrote the "Economics Scene" column, and for the Times Sunday Magazine. Before coming to The Times, he wrote for Business Week and The Washington Post...

's battle with cancer. At the record label's insistence, the final track was written and added to provide a more upbeat conclusion. Also, a vulgarity in "Dave's Blues" was backward masked

Backmasking

Backmasking is a recording technique in which a sound or message is recorded backward on to a track that is meant to be played forward...

 into unintelligibility.

Track listing

1. "Nobody's Fault but Mine
   Nobody's Fault But Mine
   "Nobody's Fault but Mine" is a traditional blues song that has been covered by many musicians since the late 1960s. A gospel song under the title "It's Nobody's Fault but Mine" is listed in the 1924 Cleveland Library's Index to Negro Spirituals...
   
   "
2. "Snowblind"
3. "Snake"
4. "Indian Winter"
5. "Film At 11"
6. "Mezzo"
7. "Cold Cold Night"
8. "Dave's Blues"
9. "Sounds O' Autumn"
10. "The Jig Is Up"
11. "Alone Together"
12. "For Crying Out Loud"

The band

• Mike Roe on guitars and lead vocals.
• David Leonhardt on guitars.
• Mark Harmon
  Mark Harmon (musician)
  Mark Harmon is an American record producer, songwriter, and bass guitarist best known for his work with the rock and roll group The 77s.Harmon and 77s lead singer Michael Roe collaborated on the instrumental releases, DayDream and Orbis...
  
   on bass guitars and background vocals.
• Aaron Smith
  Aaron Smith (musician)
  Aaron "The A-Train" Smith is a Nashville-based drummer and percussionist.At the age of 21, Aaron Smith played drums on The Temptations' megahit...
  
   on Drums.

Production notes

• Executive Producers were Gene Eugene
  Gene Eugene
  Gene "Eugene" Andrusco was a Canadian born actor, record producer, engineer, composer and musician. Andrusco was best known as the leader of the funk/rock band Adam Again, a member of The Swirling Eddies and as a founding member of the roots music supergroup Lost Dogs.-Acting:Andrusco was a child...
  
   and Ojo Taylor
  Ojo Taylor
  Joey "Ojo" Taylor is a bassist, vocalist, and keyboardist best known for his work with the Christian rock band Undercover.Taylor co-owned the Brainstorm Artists Intl record label with songwriter and Adam Again frontman, Gene Eugene. He received his MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles...
  
  .