A prolific Nashville singer/songwriter who authored hits for Jimmy Buffett, Alabama, and Steve Wariner, Mac McAnally was born July 15, 1957, in Red Bay, AL. Singing in church throughout childhood, at age eight he began taking piano lessons and within five years was performing professionally; McAnally later took up guitar and at 15 composed his first song, “People Call Me Jesus.” After quitting high school he went to work as a session player at Muscle Shoals’ Wishbone Studios; one night, during a break in a Hank Williams Jr. date, McAnally began playing some of his own original material, so impressing producers Terry Woodford and Clayton Ivey that they convinced Williams to record the tune “I Need You Tonight.” Signing to Ariola, in 1977 McAnally issued his self-titled debut album, scoring a crossover hit with the single “It’s a Crazy World” and touring in support of Randy Newman.
A1. How Cool – 03:42
A2. Middle Man – 03:43
A3. On The Line – 04:03
A4. Minimum Love – 03:14
A5. Lookin’ For The Good Life – 03:44
B1. Like Your Mother – 03:31
B2. The City – 03:17
B3. Nothin’ But The Truth – 03:44
B4. Other People Say – 03:19
B5. Dark Ages – 04:11
Mac McAnally – Vocals, All Guitars, Acoustic Piano & Synthesizer Bass
Clayton Ivey – Rhodes & Wurlitzer Piano
James Stroud & Roger Hawkins – Drums
David Hungate & David Hood – Bass
Tom Roady – Percussion
Randall Bramlett – Sax
Duncan Cameron – Guitars
Hugh McCracken & John Willis – Electric Guitar
Kenny Mims – Guitar
Steve Nathan & Brandon Barnes – Synthesizer
Background vocals:
Robert Byrne, Mike Cunningham, Lenny LeBlanc,
Terry Woodford & Sarah McAnally
Produced by Clayton Ivey & Terry Woodford for Wishbone, Inc.
Engineers: Terry Woodford, Steve Melton, Alan Schulman,
Lee Daley & Mary Beth McLemore
Recorded & Remixed at Wishborne Recordiing Studio, Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Additional Remixing at Record One, Los Angeles, CA
Remix Engineers: Terry Woodford & Greg Ladanyi
Assistant Remix Engineers: Alan Schulman & Lee Daley
Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab