Lookout for Hope (Jerry Douglas album)

Lookout for Hope
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 7, 2002
GenreProgressive bluegrass, country
Length48:29
LabelSugar Hill
ProducerJerry Douglas
Jerry Douglas chronology
Restless on the Farm
(1998)
Lookout for Hope
(2002)
The Best Kept Secret
(2005)
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Lookout for Hope is the eighth solo album by dobro player Jerry Douglas, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music). It reached number 5 on the Billboard Top New Age chart. The title piece was written by guitarist Bill Frisell who released an album with the same title in 1988.

Guest musicians include Maura O'Connell, Sam Bush, James Taylor, Trey Anastasio and Jeff Coffin.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jerry Douglas, unless otherwise noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Little Martha"Duane Allman3:41
2."Patrick Meets the Brickbats" 3:22
3."Footsteps Fall"Annette Bjergfeldt, Boo Hewerdine4:48
4."Monkey Let the Hogs Out" 1:02
5."Lookout for Hope"Bill Frisell10:24
6."Cave Bop" 3:20
7."Senia's Lament" 5:25
8."The Wild Rumpus" 4:02
9."The Sinking Ship" 5:05
10."In the Sweet By and By"Joseph Philbrick Webster; Sanford Fillmore Bennett1:59
11."The Suit"Hugh Prestwood5:21
Total length:48:29

Personnel

Production notes:

  • Jerry Douglas – producer
  • Chas Eller – engineer
  • Randy LeRoy – mastering
  • Jon Lupfer – engineer
  • Tracy Martinson – engineer, editing
  • Gary Paczosa – engineer
  • Bil VornDick – engineer
  • Todd Wells– assistant engineer
  • Tim O'Dell– assistant engineer
  • Chuck Ainlay – mixing
  • Doug DeLong – mixing assistant
  • Shawne Brown – assistant photographer
  • Sue Meyer – design
  • Craig Havighurst – liner notes

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
2002 Billboard Top New Age Albums 5