''Getting Somewhere'' is the fifth studio album by singer/songwriter

Allison Moorer Allison Moorer (born June 21, 1972) is an American Country music, country singer-songwriter. She signed with MCA Nashville in 1997 and made her debut on the U.S. Billboard Country Chart with the release of her debut single, "A Soft Place to F ...

. The album was produced by Moorer's new husband and fellow singer/songwriter

Steve Earle Stephen Fain Earle (; born January 17, 1955) is an American country, rock, and folk singer-songwriter. He began his career as a songwriter in Nashville and released his first EP in 1982. Earle's breakthrough album was his 1986 debut album '' ...

and recorded in Nashville. Written on the road while touring with Earle, it saw her embrace a more pop sound and became her first album where the majority of songs were written solely by Moorer. She told

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in 2004: "Some of the records I’ve made have had a lot of cooks, for lack of a better word. This one basically was just me and Steve, and I had written all the songs while he was around. We were on the road together, and so he had a ringside seat for the whole writing of it. So when we went in to make the record in December, it was kind of just a given what we were going to do."

Track listing

Personnel

* Rev. Brady Blade -

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* Chris Carmichael -

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, string arrangements *

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* Feedback - guitar * Jim Hoke -

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, horn arrangements * Brad Jones -

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- guitar *

- guitar,

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, lead vocals, background vocals

References

{{Authority control 2006 albums Allison Moorer albums Sugar Hill Records albums Albums produced by Steve Earle