INTRODUCING SAMANTHA RAE DEBUT ALBUM THE HIGH ROAD
ALBUM CREDITS
words & music written by Samantha Pellerin & Jay DellIsola
produced by Samantha Pellerin & Jay DellIsola
performance credits
lead vocals: Samantha Pellerin
backing and harmony vocals: Samantha Pellerin & Jay DellIsola
SIDE A:
Taking Me Down: electric guitars: Jonathan Trebing | banjo: Dan Hochhalter | piano & organ: Anthony Simon | drums: Jay DellIsola | bass: Dennis Edwards|cowbell, shaker and tambourine: Sandy Gennaro
Gaslighter: electric guitars: Chris Loocke | dobro: Sasha Ostrovsky | fiddle & banjo: Dan Hochhalter | acoustic guitar: Jay DellIsola | piano & organ: Anthony Simon|drums: Jay DellIsola | bass: Dennis Edwards
Pinocchio: electric guitars: Chris Loocke | pedal steel & dobro: Sasha Ostrovsky | fiddle: Dan Hochhalter | acoustic guitar: Jay DellIsola | synth arpeggio, electric guitar swells and sound effects: Jay DellIsola | drums: Jay DellIsola | bass: Dennis Edwards | shaker & cowbell: Jay DellIsola
Want Me Back: electric guitars: Jonathan Trebing | mandolin: Dan Hochhalter | acoustic guitar: Jay DellIsola | drums: Jay DellIsola | bass: Steve Caraway|tambourine and shaker: Jay DellIsola
Burning In My Soul: electric guitars: Chris Loocke | pedal steel: Sasha Ostrovsky | banjoS: Dan Hochhalter & Jonathan Trebing | acoustic guitar: Jay DellIsola|piano & organ: Anthony Simon | drums: Jay DellIsola | bass: Steve Caraway | tambourine: Sandy Gennaro | whip & claves: Jay DellIsola
Where You Are: piano & synth pad: Reed Pittman | fiddle: Dan Hochhalter
SIDE B:
143 (I Love You): electric guitars: Jonathan Trebing | pedal steel: Sasha Ostrovsky | fiddle & banjo: Dan Hochhalter | acoustic guitar: Jay DellIsola|piano: Jay DellIsola | drums: Jay DellIsola | bass: Steve Caraway
I Only Cry In Trucks: electric guitars: Jonathan Trebing | pedal steel: Sasha Ostrovsky | fiddle: Dan Hochhalter | acoustic guitar: Jay DellIsola|electric piano: Anthony Simon | drums: Jay DellIsola | bass: Dennis Edwards
Back To You: electric guitars: Jonathan Trebing | pedal steel: Sasha Ostrovsky | mandolin: Dan Hochhalter | acoustic guitar: Jay DellIsola|piano & organ: Anthony Simon | drums: Sandy Gennaro | bass: Steve Caraway
Therapy: electric guitars: Jonathan Trebing | acoustic guitar: Jay DellIsola | clavinet: Anthony Simon | drums: Jay DellIsola | bass: Dennis Edwards|tambourine: Sandy Gennaro
I See In You: electric guitars: Jonathan Trebing | pedal steel & banjo: Sasha Ostrovsky | acoustic guitar: Jay DellIsola | drums: Jay DellIsola|bass: Dennis Edwards tambourine: Sandy Gennaro | hand claps: Samantha Pellerin, Jay DellIsola & Sandy Gennaro
Time: acoustic guitars: Jonathan Trebing | pedal steel: Sasha Ostrovsky | drums: Jay DellIsola | children's voices: Livvy DellIsola & Gunner Pellerin
ADDITIONAL album credits:
mixed by Chad Carlson in Nashville TN
mastered by Adam Ayan at Ayan Mastering Portland ME
recorded at Walnut Street STUDIO Lynnfield MA
album production support: John Surabian and Stewart Gorrell (Scuba Stew) for assistant engineers FOR drum and acoustic guitar tracking sessions.
SPECIAL THANKS TO Bobby Laquidara, Jonathan Trebing, Brendan Spaeth & Kim DellIsola for lending their ears and feedback throughout the project.
family and friends: This album would not have been possible without the love, support and sacrifice of our families: Samantha's mom Lisa, husband Graham and son Gunner, Jay's wife Kim and three children Alexander, Olivia & Jack, Sandy Gennaro legendary rock drumma and "brotha from anotha mutha" who is also our professional and personal mentor
philanthropic: Sandy Gennaro, Carolyn Kruse & Country 102.5 our PROUD RADIO partner at the Country Women Cancer Fund, Sarah Eldredge at The Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston MA, Leo Fonseca and Kings Dining and Entertainment, Bobby Wong and the Kowloon Restaurant
amazing friends: Jess Verrill and crew at Verrill Stables Danville NH, Bailey Kolapudi & Beezlo Music, John Mortimer & Millennium Running, Michael Brauth & Marc Wiesenthal at Comix Roadhouse Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino Uncasville CT
John Surabian & Mark Lawhorne at Musicians and Beyond, George Raymond and the Town of Weymouth MA
photography: Dallys Shedd - Dallys M Photography LLC & Jon Gagnon Photography
album graphic design: Samantha Pellerin & Jay DellIsola
special thanks to Lucy Launder, Oli Morgan & the team at Abbey Road Studios in London UK. We are forever grateful for all the days spent working with you at this legendary studio and all the inspiration it provided along the way. This album would never had been realized without your many years of friendship, kindness and the mentoring you brought to our musical pursuit.
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