Personnel: Pat Alger (acoustic guitar, vocals), Chris Leuzinger (guitars), Tim O'Brien, Andrea Zonn (fiddles), Kirk "Jellyroll" Johnson (harmonica), Pete Wasner (piano, B-3 organ), Carl Marsh (keyboards, Synclavier strings), Glenn Worf, Dave Francis (bass) Roy Huskey, Jr. (acoustic bass), Pat McInerney (drums, percussion), Duncan Mullins (drum machine, bass), Jim Rooney, Gary Burr (background vocals).
Recorded at Jack's Tracks Recording Studio, Nashville, Tennessee.
All songs written or co-written by Pat Alger.
Personnel: Pat Alger (vocals, acoustic guitar, background vocals); Chris Leuzinger (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar); Andrea Zonn, Tim O'Brien (fiddle); Kirk Johnson (harmonica); Pete Wasner (piano, organ); Carl Marsh (piano, keyboards, Synclavier); Roy M. "Junior" Husky (upright bass); Pat McInerney (drums, percussion); Duncan Mullins (drum machine); Garth Brooks (background vocals).
Unknown Contributor Roles: Pete Wasner; Carl Marsh.
Produced by Jim Rooney, this album contains a baker's dozen of new Alger songs, including his Garth Brooks hit "The Thunder Rolls." Alger is supported by such artists as Tim O'Brien, Trisha Yearwood, Kathy Mattea and the solid Roy Husky Jr. While most of these tracks are good, straight, coverable country-folk songs, some have a deeper irony such as the final song, "Unanswered Prayers." ~ Richard Meyer
Professional Reviews
Stereo Review (4/94, p.90) - Performance: For Your Quiet Moments / Recording: Good - "...Alger bears more stylistic comparisons to the low-key Don Williams...than the bombastic [Garth] Brooks, framing his songs in mostly acoustic coffeehouse arrangements with little razzle-dazzle..."
