Jonathan Edwards is the debut album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

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Songwriter

A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...

 Jonathan Edwards. The album gained some mainstream attention thanks to the catchy political-pop single "Sunshine

Sunshine (Jonathan Edwards song)

"Sunshine" is a country folk war protest song from 1971 by Jonathan Edwards, released as the first single from his debut album Jonathan Edwards...

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Track listing

"Athens County" was recorded under the title "Sweet Maria (Athens County)" by Montana bluegrass

Bluegrass music

Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a sub-genre of country music. It has mixed roots in Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish traditional music...

 group Mission Mountain Wood Band in 1977 for their debut album, In Without Knocking. The song "Shanty" is used as the "Friday Song" on various "classic rock" FM radio stations. Played at various times every Friday, it represents the unofficial start of the weekend. The song "Sunshine

Sunshine (Jonathan Edwards song)

"Sunshine" is a country folk war protest song from 1971 by Jonathan Edwards, released as the first single from his debut album Jonathan Edwards...

" was recently used in a Jeep commercial. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd6wluAT3Mk This song was also featured on the soundtrack for the film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, or simply Anchorman, is a 2004 American comedy film, directed by Adam McKay and starring Will Ferrell. The film, which was also written by Ferrell and McKay, is a tongue-in-cheek take on the culture of the 1970s, particularly the then-new Action News format...

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Personnel

• Jonathan Edwards - Vocal, guitar, harp, bass
• Stuart Schulman - Bass, violin
• Jef Labes - Keyboard
• Richard Adelman - Drums
• Eric Lilljequist - Guitar
• Bill Keith
  Bill Keith (musician)
  Bill Keith is a five-string banjoist who made a significant contribution to the stylistic development of the instrument. In the 1960s he introduced a variation on the popular "Scruggs style" of banjo playing which would soon become known as melodic style, or "Keith style." -Professional...
  
  - Banjo

Non-performing personnel

• Bob Runstein - Engineer
• Mike Leary - Engineer
• Nancy Lopes - Photography
• Jimm Roberts - Album design