''Doc Walker'' is the fourth studio album by
Canadian
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country music
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group
Doc Walker. The album was named Album of the Year in 2007 by the
Canadian Country Music Association
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, and was also nominated for
Country Recording of the Year at the
2007
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Events
January
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Juno Award
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s.
The album is noteworthy for covers of both American rock band
Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers
Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers were an American rock band formed in Western Massachusetts in 2003. The band features lead singer and founding member Stephen Kellogg (born November 28, 1976) piano and bass player Kit Karlson (born September 22, 19 ...
’s 2004 hit "Maria" and Scottish rock band
Del Amitri
Del Amitri is a Scottish alternative rock band formed in Glasgow in 1980.
They are best known for their 1990 single "Nothing Ever Happens" which reached No. 11 in the UK, and their 1995 hit "Roll to Me", which charted in the top 10 in both Can ...
's 1995 hit "Driving With The Brakes On".
Track listing
# "Maria" (
Mike Daly,
Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers
Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers were an American rock band formed in Western Massachusetts in 2003. The band features lead singer and founding member Stephen Kellogg (born November 28, 1976) piano and bass player Kit Karlson (born September 22, 19 ...
) - 3:44
# "Trying To Get Back To You" (Brad Crisler, John Paul White) - 4:17
# "My Life" (Catt Gravitt, Gerald O'Brien, Pamela Rose) - 4:23
# "What Do You See" (Chris Thorsteinson, Bruce Wallace, Dave Wasyliw) - 3:21
# "That Train" (Chris Thorsteinson, Dave Wasyliw, Stacy Wideltz) - 4:26
# "I'm Just Gone" (Chris Thorsteinson, Rodney Clawson, Dave Wasyliw) - 3:25
# "Driving With The Brakes On" (
Justin Currie) - 4:00
# "Keri" (Chris Thorsteinson, Bruce Wallace, Dave Wasyliw) - 3:33
# "She's My Remedy" (Ashley Gorley, Chris Thorsteinson, Dave Wasyliw) - 3:52
# "Comes A Time" (
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, forming the folk rock group Buffalo Springfield. Since the begi ...
) - 2:58
# "This Is My Life" (And I'm Alright) (Chris Thorsteinson, Dave Wasyliw) - 2:55
# "Your Mama Don't Know" (
Randy Bachman
Randolph Charles Bachman ( ; born September 27, 1943) is a Canadian guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He was a founding member of the bands The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive. He was the writer and singer of several hit rock songs, ...
, Chris Thorsteinson, Dave Wasyliw) - 3:19
Personnel
*Drew Bollman – Engineer
*Eric Darken – Percussion
*Jim DeMain – Mastering
*
Dan Dugmore
Dan Dugmore is an American session musician known primarily for playing the pedal steel guitar
Born in 1949, Dugmore was raised in Pasadena, California. Influenced by the Flying Burrito Brothers, he learned to play steel guitar after Flying Bur ...
– Pedal Steel
*John Hobbs – Keyboards
*Chip Matthews – Mixing
*Justin Niebank – Producer, Engineer
*Russ Pahl – Pedal Steel
*Murray Pulver – Banjo, Guitar, Vocals, Group Member
*Chriss Sutherland – Percussion, Drums, Group Member
*Brian David Willis – Digital Editing
References
2006 albums
Doc Walker albums
Open Road Recordings albums
Canadian Country Music Association Album of the Year albums
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