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Joy Street Records 1001
Except as noted, all songs written by Johnny Harper   
© Dream State Music BMI.
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1. LIGHT OF A NEW DAY   4:55
2. WORK WITH WHAT YOU GOT   4:25
3. BURNIN’ UP   4:25
4. NOTHIN’ BUT A PARTY   4:20
5. LOVE’S LITTLE UPS AND DOWNS   4:05
6. GOT ME A NEW LOVE THING (Allen Toussaint)   3:50  
7. LOAFIN’ ON THE WATER   5:27
8. I FOUND MY HOME (IN YOUR HEART)   4:35
9. GUMBO BLUES   5:25  
10. NINE LIVES   5:20
11. THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND (Woody Guthrie)   4:25
12. IF THE GOOD LORD’S WILLING   4:30
13. HANG TOUGH / DON’T STOP NOW (Allen Toussaint
            / Pat Macdonald)   5:00
 
 
Recorded at CryLove Studio, Danville CA.  
            Engineering (& musical wisdom) John Baker. 
(Additional overdubs/ mixing at Whip Records, Berkeley CA; Megasonic Sound, Oakland CA; and Shine On Studio, Oakland CA.)
Mixed by Johnny Harper with David Landon at Whip
            and David Hughes at Shine On.
 
 
PRODUCED BY JOHNNY HARPER
Lead vocals & all guitars:  Johnny Harper
Backing vocals: Timm Walker, Fred Ross, Sue McCracklin,
            Maureen Smith
Drums: Rick Alegria.  
Bass: Martin Holland, Timm Walker, Jesse Strauss
Piano & organ: John R. Burr
             Additional rhythm piano part on no. 3: Neal Roston
Saxophone: Jim Peterson (“Dr. Grit”)
Trumpet: Dave Scott
On no. 12: Pedal steel guitar: Bobby Black.  Fiddle: Richard Chon
Backing vocals: Kathy Kallick, Richard Brandenburg
All arrangements, including horn arrangements, by Johnny Harper
 
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