Marc Cohn (album)
1991 studio album by Marc Cohn
Marc Cohn Marc Cohn .[ 4] Billboard 200[ 5] RIAA certified gold in 1992 and was certified platinum in 1996.[ 6] [ 7]
The album is known for the hit single "Walking in Memphis ". Following the release of the album, Cohn won the 1992 Grammy Award for Best New Artist.[ 6] [ 8]
Track listing
Track 9 written by Willie Dixon ; all other tracks written by Marc Cohn.
Title 1. "Walking in Memphis " 4:13 2. "Ghost Train" 4:13 3. "Silver Thunderbird" 4:39 4. "Dig Down Deep" 5:09 5. "Walk on Water" 4:02 6. "Miles Away" 3:23 7. "Saving the Best for Last" 5:35 8. "Strangers in a Car" 2:47 9. "29 Ways" 3:06 10. "Perfect Love" 4:24 11. "True Companion" 4:10
Personnel
Adapted from the album's liner notes.[ 9]
Marc Cohn – lead vocals, acoustic piano (1, 3-8, 11), electric piano (2), backing vocals (2, 3), organ (9), acoustic guitar (10)
Chris Palmaro – Hammond organ (1)
Eric Rehl – keyboards (1, 4, 11)
John Leventhal – organ (1), guitars (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10), bass (1, 2, 4, 6), six-string bass (2, 4, 7), drum programming (2), shaker (2), bouzouki (6, 11), electric guitar (7), slide guitar (11)Kenny White – backing vocals (2, 3), keyboards (3), percussion (3, 11)Ben Wisch – keyboards (3, 5-8, 11)
Stephen Tubin – accordion (3), harmonium (7)
Robin Batteau – acoustic guitar (3), mandolin (3), violin (11)Bill Dillon – pedal steel guitar (3), guitars (5)
David Spinozza – acoustic guitar (7)Mark Egan – bass (7, 10)
Dennis McDermott – drums (1, 2)
Steve Gadd – drums (7, 10)Jerry Marotta – drums (9), percussion (9)Bashiri Johnson – percussion (2, 7, 10)Don Alias – percussion (3), chimes (5)Arto Tunçboyacıyan – percussion (4), backing vocals (4)Glen Velez – Filipino buzz sticks (4), shaker (4), frame drum (4)
Peter Gordon – French horn (3)
Vivian Cherry – backing vocals (1)
Dennis Collins – backing vocals (1)
Ada Dyer – backing vocals (1)
Darryl Tookes – backing vocals (1)
Frank Floyd – backing vocals (2)
Milt Grayson – backing vocals (2)
Frank Simms – backing vocals (2)
James Taylor – lead vocals (10)
Production
Arranged by Marc Cohn, John Leventhal and Kenny White.
Produced by Marc Cohn and Ben Wisch
Recorded, Engineered and Mixed by Ben Wisch
Assistant Engineers – Dennis Cupit, Matt Knobel, Mike Krowiak, Donna Roth and Chris Theis.
Digital Sequencing (Track 7) – Matt Knobel
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk (New York, NY).
Art Direction and Design – Roger Gorman at Reiner Design Consultants, Inc.
Photography – Peter Liepke
Project Coordinator – Kathy Rooney
Charts
Certifications
Notes
^ a b Marc Cohn at AllMusic ^ Surf, Bobby (June 29, 1991). "Long Play" . NME . Retrieved April 29, 2023 . ^ Mackie, John (April 25, 1991). "Rock/Pop". The Vancouver Sun
^ "Folk-rock mainstay Marc Cohn to perform Thursday at The Howard in Oshkosh" . Northwestern Media .^ "Marc Cohn Chart History" . Billboard .^ a b SISTI, MARK. "Grammy award winning singer/songwriter Marc Cohn makes appearance in CNY" . Uticaod . ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. ^ "Marc Cohn shot in head during car jacking" . TODAY.com .^ Marc Cohn (booklet). Marc Cohn. Atlantic. 1991. CD 82178.{{cite AV media notes }}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link )^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 62. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Albums" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved August 15, 2022 .^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Marc Cohn; ' Marc Cohn' )" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved August 15, 2022 .^ "British album certifications – Marc Cohn – Marc Cohn" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved August 15, 2022 .^ "American album certifications – Marc Cohn – Marc Cohn" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved August 15, 2022 .
