Personnel: Tim Stafford (vocals, guitar); Jason Burleson (vocals, banjo, mandolin); Shawn Lane (vocals, mandolin, fiddle); Wayne Taylor (vocals); Rob Ickes (dobro); Larry Atamanuik (drums).
Audio Mixer: Richard Adler .
Liner Note Author: Tim Stafford.
Recording information: Suite 2000 & Abtrax, Nashville, TN.
Photographers: Craig Rose; Rob Ickes.
Contemporary bluegrass at its best, this album contains masterful playing, inspired singing, and memorable songwriting. Blue Highway turn in an affecting vocal and instrumental performance on guitarist Tim Stafford's haunting "The Rounder," as well as ripping through a cover of Merle Haggard's "Huntsville" and showcasing their gospel side on a soul-stirring arrangement of the traditional "God Moves in a Windstorm." Shawn Lane's lonesome tenor is pleasing, as are the harmony blends and the lead vocals of the rest of the band. Ace Dobro player Rob Ickes -- voted 1996 Dobro Player of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Awards -- shines throughout, rounding out this band's second effort and making it more than a worthwhile choice. ~ Jack Leaver
