Gift Horse is an album by Roots music

Traditional music

Traditional music is the term increasingly used for folk music that is not contemporary folk music. More on this is at the terminology section of the World music article...

 band Lost Dogs

Lost Dogs

Lost Dogs are an American musical supergroup formed in 1991, comprising vocalists, songwriters, and guitarists from multiple Christian alternative rock bands. Their current lineup includes Terry Scott Taylor , Michael Roe , Derri Daugherty and Steve Hindalong . The original lineup included Gene...

, released on BEC Records in 1999.

This turned out to be 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...

's last album with the band when he died in The Green Room

The Green Room

The Green Room was a popular recording studio located in Huntington Beach, California. The Green Room was owned and operated by musician Gene Eugene and Anna Cardenas...

 shortly after its release.

BEC Records retitled one song as "A Vegas Story" for the album's artwork. To this day, fans of the band continue to call it by its real name, "Free Drinks and a Dream." The song also goes by that name during concert introductions and on later live albums and videos.

Track listing

1. "Ghost Train (To Nowhere)" (Taylor)
2. "Free Drinks and a Dream (A Vegas Story)" (Taylor)
3. "If You Love Here (You'd Be Home By Now)" (Taylor)
4. "Diamonds to Coal" (Taylor)
5. "Blessing In Disguise" (Taylor)
6. "Loved and Forgiven" (Taylor)
7. "Rebecca Go Home" (Taylor)
8. "Honeysuckle Breeze" (Taylor)
9. "Ditto" (Taylor)
10. "The Wall of Heaven" (Taylor)
11. "Father Along" (Traditional, Arranged by The Lost Dogs)

The band

• Mike Roe on Guitars and Vocals.
• Derri Daugherty
  Derri Daugherty
  Derri Daugherty is an American record producer, songwriter, guitarist and singer, best known as the lead singer and guitarist for band The Choir....
  
   on Guitars and Vocals.
• 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...
  
   on Guitars, Piano and Vocals.
• Terry Scott Taylor
  Terry Scott Taylor
  Terry Scott Taylor is an American songwriter, record producer, writer and founding member of the bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling Eddies . Taylor is also a member of the roots and alternative music group, Lost Dogs. He is currently based in San Jose, California, USA.Taylor is highly regarded for...
  
   on Guitars and Vocals.
• Burleigh Drummond on Drums and Percussion.

Production notes

• Recorded and Mixed by Gene Eugene and Lost Dogs at the Green Room
  The Green Room
  The Green Room was a popular recording studio located in Huntington Beach, California. The Green Room was owned and operated by musician Gene Eugene and Anna Cardenas...
  
  , Huntington Beach, California
  Huntington Beach, California
  Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in Southern California. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 189,992; making it the largest beach city in Orange County in terms of population...
  
  .