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  Type Album
  Artist Mark Heard
  Cover AppalachianMelodyjpg
  Background orange
  Released 1979
  Recorded 1977 - 1979 <br/>
  Genre Folk / Rock
  Label Solid Rock Records
  Producer Larry Norman
  Last Album On Turning To Dust <br/>(1975/1978)
  This Album '''''Appalachian Melody''''' <br/> (1979)
  Next Album '' Fingerprint '' <br/> (1980)


''Appalachian Melody'' is the title of an album by Mark Heard , released in 1979 on Solid Rock Records .


THE BAND

  • Mark Heard: Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Piano, Mandolin, Hambone, Vocals and Harmonies.

  • Larry Norman : Oohs.

  • Randy Stonehill : Aahs.

  • Tom Howard : Fender Rhodes and Orchestration.

  • Jon Linn : Lead Guitar.

  • Flim Johnson: Bass. Peter Johnson: Drums



ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS

  • Al Perkins : Pedal Steel, Dobro.

  • Chuck Long: Electric and Acoustic Guitars.

  • Alex MacDougall : Percussion and Congas.

  • Janet Sue Heard: Harmony.

  • Tom Howard String Ensemble conducted by Tom Howard.



PRODUCTION NOTES

Produced and Arranged by Larry Norman . Written, Layered and Coproduced by Mark Heard. Recorded December 1977 through January 1979. Pre-production at Horse and Sandwich and the Hooey Room. Engineered by Ken Suesov, George Price, John Rhys, Skip Saylor, and Tom Seufert. Mixed by Mark Heard and Ken Suesov using the EXR Exciter System. Mastered at A&M by Bernie Grundman. Photography, Album Artwork, etc by: Mark and Larry. Additional Photos: Chuck, Janet, David K. Hills.

All songs written by Mark Heard.


TRACK LISTING


Side One

# "On the Radio"
# "Castaway"
# "Bless My Soul"
# "Here I Am (Once Again)"
# "With the Setting Sun"
# "Appalachian Melody"


Side Two

# "Happy Cornbread Anniversary"
# "Two Trusting Jesus"
# "Jonah's Song"
# "Sidewalk Soliloquy"
# "The Last Time"
# "The Saints"