In A Perfect World – More Information
In A Perfect World (Shanachie Records # 6206 Released 2007)
1. Don’t You Ever Get Tired Of Hurting Me
Written by Hank Cochran
Publisher: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/BMI
Musician Credits
Drums: Shannon Forrest
Bass: David Smith
Piano: Hargus “Pig” Robbins
Acoustic Guitar: Bobby All
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie Electric Guitar: Gregg Galbraith
Background Vocals: Morgane Hayes & Wes Hightower
2. Let Me Be The First To Go
Written by Harlan Howard
Publisher: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/BMI
Musician Credits
Drums: Shannon Forrest
Bass: David Smith
Piano: Hargus “Pig” Robbins
Acoustic Guitar: Bobby All
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie
Electric Guitar: Gregg Galbraith
Background Vocals: Vince Gill , Wes Hightower
3. What Was I Thinking
Written by Skip Ewing & James Dean Hicks
Publisher: Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music, Write On Music, On The Mantle Music/BMI
Musician Credits
Drums: John Gardner
Bass: David Smith
Piano: Hargus “Pig” Robbins
Acoustic Guitar: Bobby All
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie
Electric Guitar: Gregg Galbraith
Background Vocals: Morgane Hayes & Wes Hightower
4. Today I Started Loving You Again
Written by Merle Haggard & Bonnie Owens
Publisher: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/BMI
Musician Credits
Drums: Shannon Forrest
Bass: David Smith
Piano: Hargus “Pig” Robbins
Acoustic Guitar: Bobby All
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie
Electric Guitar: Gregg Galbraith
Electric Guitar Solo: Brent Rowan
Background Vocals: Lee Ann Womack
5. In A Perfect World
Written by Harley Allen & Tim Mensey
Publisher: EMI April Music Inc., Tunes of Tim/ASCAP, Coburn Music Inc., Harley Allen Music/BMI
Musician Credits
Drums: Shannon Forrest
Bass: David Smith
Piano: Hargus ‘Pig’ Robbins
Acoustic Guitar: Bobby All
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie
Electric Guitar: Gregg Galbraith
Fender Rhodes: Brent Rowan
Background Vocals: Joe Nichols, Morgane Hayes & Wes Hightower
6 . She’s Already Gone
Written by Tim Mensy
Publisher: EMI April Music Inc., Tunes of Tim/ASCAP
Musician Credits
Drums: Shannon Forrest
Bass: David Smith
Piano: Hargus ‘Pig’ Robbins
Acoustic Guitar: Bobby All
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie
Electric Guitar: Gregg Galbraith
Fender Rhodes: Brent Rowan
Background Vocals: Wes Hightower
7 . I Buried Our Love
Written by Tim Mensy & Tony Haselden
Publisher: WB Music Corp., Patrix Janus Music Inc./ASCAP, Universal Millhouse Music, Ashwords Music/BMI
Musician Credits
Drums & Percussion: John Gardner
Bass: David Smith
Piano: Hargus ‘Pig’ Robbins
Acoustic Guitar: Bobby All
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Mandolin: Aubrey Haynie
Electric Guitar: Gregg Galbraith
Dobro, Wurlitzer & Acoustic Guitar: Brent Rowan
Background Vocals: Wes Hightower
8. Together Again
Written by Buck Owens
Publisher: Central Songs/EMI (BMI)
Musician Credits
Drums: John Gardner
Bass: David Smith
Piano: Hargus “Pig” Robbins
Acoustic Guitar: Bobby All
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie
Electric Guitar: Gregg Galbraith
Gut String Guitar: Brent Rowan
Background Vocals: Rhonda Vincent
9. This Side Of The Door
Written by Tim Mensy & Shawn Camp
Publisher: WB Music Corp., Universal Music Corp., Patrix Janus Music Inc., Second Wave Music/EMI Full Keel Music/ASCAP
Musician Credits
Drums: John Gardner
Bass: David Smith
Piano: Hargus “Pig” Robbins
Acoustic Guitar: Bobby All
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie
Electric Guitar: Gregg Galbraith
Electric Guitar: Brent Rowan
Background Vocals: Mark Chesnutt & Wes Hightower
10. A Good Place To Turn Around
Written by J. Matthews, Rebecca Lynn Howard and Jon Mabe
Publisher: EMI April Music Inc., Songfighter Music, Castle Street Music Inc./Hightunes Music (administered by Castle Street Music)/ASCAP, Music of Stage Three/Mabe It Big Music/BMI
Musician Credits
Drums: Shannon Forrest
Bass: David Smith
Piano: Hargus ‘Pig’ Robbins
Acoustic Guitar: Bobby All
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Fiddle & Mandolin: Aubrey Haynie
Electric Guitar: Gregg Galbraith
Electric Guitar Solo & B-3 Organ: Brent Rowan
Background Vocals: Connie Smith & Wes Hightower
11. Like I Wasn’t Even There
Written by Wes Hightower, Tim Mensy & Monty Criswell
Publisher: Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, Shmenonga Music/ASCAP Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, Wenonga Music, Una Writer Music/BMI
Musician Credits
Drums: John Gardner
Bass: David Smith
Piano: Hargus ‘Pig’ Robbins
Acoustic Guitar: Bobby All
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie
Electric Guitar: Gregg Galbraith
Electric Guitar & Electric Keyboards: Brent Rowan
Background Vocals: Morgane Hayes & Wes Hightower
In A Perfect World was produced by Brent Rowan.
Recorded and mixed by Craig White at Curb studios, Nashville, TN
Assisted by Greg Strizek
Additional recording by Craig White and Brent Rowan at Curb Studios, Nashville, TN & Studio 44, Nashville, TN
Mastered by Eric Conn and Don Cobb at Independent Mastering, Nashville
Photos by Traci Goudie
Design by Lorien Babajian



