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. It was recorded over a 10-day period in

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Track listing

# "The Eyes of Roberto Duran" # "Loser's Paradise" # "The Man of Somebody's Dream" # "So Far From God (And Too Close to You)" # "East of Houston, West of Baton Rouge" # "Cowboys to Girls" # "Azulito" # "My Baby's Got a Dead Man's Number" # "See The Big Man Cry" # "Help You Dream" # "Glasshouse" # "Sugar Bee"

Personnel

- Acoustic and Electric Guitar, Producer * Ponty Bone - Accordion *Sarah Brown - Bass *

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: Composer *Ed Bruce: Composer *Gene Elders: Fiddle *

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: Vocals * Chris Gaffney: Accordion, Guitar, Piano, Vocals *Kenny Gamble: Composer *Leon Huff: Composer *

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: Vocals * Donald Lindley: Drums, Percussion *

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: Hammond organ *Danny Ott: Acoustic and Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar, Background vocals *Ted Roddy: Harmonica *Tom Russell: Composer *Eddie Shuler: Composer *B.J. Swan: Composer *James Tuttle: Engineer *Tony Villanueva: Vocals *Scott Walls: Pedal Steel *Dale Watson: Vocals *Bradley Jaye Williams: Accordion *

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: Vocals

References

{{Authority control 1995 albums HighTone Records albums Country albums by American artists