''Long Island Shores'' is the second album by American singer-songwriter

Mindy Smith Melinda Leigh Smith (born June 1, 1972, Long Island, New York) is an American singer-songwriter. Her first record deal came after she sang a cover version of the song " Jolene" by Dolly Parton. Music career Smith was adopted at birth by a non-d ...

, released in 2006. Produced by Mindy Smith, Lex Price and Steve Buckingham, the album was recorded at Omnisound Studios, The Doghouse, Studio 491 and Beat Hollow Studios.

Reviews

Smith’s second album has been given mixed but mainly positive reviews, with its expressive and warm, breathy vocals and themes of love, loss, spirituality and sense of home. It includes uplifting melodies and gentle ballads.

Track listing

All songs written by Mindy Smith except where noted. #"Out Loud" (Smith,

Hillary Lindsey Hillary Lee Lindsey (born August 11, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter. She has written songs with or for a number of artists including Michelle Branch, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Shakira, Lady A, Gary Allan, Sara Evans, Carrie Unde ...

) – 3:28 #"Little Devil" – 3:56 #"Edge of Love" (Smith,

Beth Nielsen Chapman Beth Nielsen Chapman (born September 14, 1958) is an American singer and songwriter who has written hits for country and pop music performers. She was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2016. She is a two-time Grammy Award ...

) – 3:52 #"Please Stay" – 3:00 #"Tennessee" – 3:33 #"I'm Not the Only One Asking" (Smith, Fred Wilhelm) – 3:07 #"What If the World Stops Turning" feat.

Buddy Miller Steven Paul "Buddy" Miller (born September 6, 1952) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist and producer, currently living in Nashville Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in T ...

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John Scott Sherrill John Scott Sherrill is an American songwriter whose work is primarily in the field of country music. His brother, Donn Sherrill, was a student at Vanderbilt, where he introduced John Scott to his fraternity brother, Scott Siman, who recorded demos ...

) – 3:39 #"You Just Forgot" (

Dave Loggins David Allen Loggins (November 10, 1947 – July 10, 2024) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for his 1974 hit single " Please Come to Boston" as well as his 1984 duet with Anne Murray, " Nobody Loves Me Like You ...

Dennis Robbins Dennis Anthony Robbins (born August 23, 1949) is an American musician who first made himself known as a guitarist in the band Rockets. After his departure from The Rockets, he began a career in country music, recording three major-label albums an ...

, Sherrill) – 3:25 #"You Know I Love You Baby" (Smith,

Maia Sharp Maia Sharp is an American singer and songwriter. In addition to her solo career, she has written songs for and collaborated with several country and pop musicians including Cher, Trisha Yearwood, Terri Clark, Bonnie Raitt, Edwin McCain, and Art G ...

) – 3:41 #"Out of Control" – 4:01 #"Long Island Shores" – 3:10 #"Peace of Mind" – 3:16 #"All His Saints" – 3:05 *downloadable bonus track from Best Buy stores

Personnel

*Mindy Smith - Vocals, Harmony Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano *

Eddie Bayers Eddie Bayers (born January 28, 1949) is an American session drummer who has played on 300 gold and platinum albums. He received the Academy of Country Music 'Drummer of the Year Award' for fourteen years, has three times won the Nashville Music ...

- Drums * Michael Rhodes - Bass *

- Electric Guitar, Vocals *

Bryan Sutton James Bryan Sutton (born 1973) is an American musician. Primarily known as a flatpicking acoustic guitar player, Sutton also plays mandolin, banjo, ukulele, and electric guitar. He also sings and writes songs. Biography Early career Sutton's gr ...

- Acoustic Guitar, 12 String *Lex Price - Electric Guitar, Tenor Guitar, Mandolin *

Reese Wynans Reese Wynans (born November 28, 1947) is an American Keyboardist, keyboard player, who has done session work and has been a member of Double Trouble (band), Double Trouble and progressive rock band Captain Beyond. In 2015, he was inducted into t ...

- B-3, Wurlitzer *

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 ...

- Steel Guitar *

Daniel Tashian Daniel Tashian (born 1974) is an American songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He has spent ten years writing and producing for Big Yellow Dog Music. Tashian's music career began when he was 19 years old and signed his first deal on ...

- Tambourine, Bass, 12 String, Percussion, Piano, Harmony Vocals * Nick Buda - Drums *Jonathan Trebing - Acoustic Guitar *Tim Marks - Bass *

Andrea Zonn Andrea Erica Zonn (born 1969) is a singer and fiddle player who grew up in Urbana, Illinois. She grew up in an environment surrounded by music. She sings, and plays classical violin, and is fluent in numerous other musical genres. Zonn first met A ...

- Viola *Roger Moutenot - Keyboards, Fognode, Steel Guitar, Drum Loop *Micol Davis - Tambourine *James Digiaralamo - Keyboards, Organ *David Henry - Cello *Kyle Andrews - MicroKorg

Production

*Produced by: Mindy Smith, Lex Price and Steve Buckingham. *Additional production: Roger Moutenot on "Please Stay", "You Just Forgot", "Out of Control" and "Long Island Shores". *Production Assistant: Lesli Halingstad. *Recorded at: Omnisound Studios Nashville, The Doghouse Nashville, Studio 491 and Beat Hollow Studios. *Engineers: Neal Cappellino, Marshal Morgan, Casey Woods, Bill Warner, Roger Moutenot, Brian Siskind and Lex Price. *Assistant Engineers: Bob Ingison, Jason Blackburn and Chris Furbush *Digital Editing: Chip Matthews *Mixed by: Gary Paczosa at Minutiae *Assisted by: Brandon Bell and Joey Crawford *Photography and Art Direction: Traci Goudie

Charts

Notes

*"Out Loud" and "Please Stay" were released as singles. *"Out Loud" was released with an official accompanying video.

References

{{Authority control Mindy Smith albums 2006 albums Vanguard Records albums