Appalachian Melody

Infobox Album |
Name = Appalachian Melody
Type = Album
Artist = Mark Heard



Released = 1979
Recorded = 1977 - 1979 ????
Genre = Folk/Rock
Length =
Label = Solid Rock Records
Producer = Larry Norman
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Last album = On Turning to Dust (1975/1978)
This album = "Appalachian Melody" (1979)
Next album = "Fingerprint" (1980)

"Appalachian Melody" is the title of an album by Mark Heard, released in 1979 on Solid Rock Records.

Track listing

All songs written by Mark Heard.

ide one

# "On the Radio"
# "Castaway"
# "Bless My Soul"
# "Here I Am (Once Again)"
# "With the Setting Sun"
# "Appalachian Melody"

ide two

# "Happy Cornbread Anniversary"
# "Two Trusting Jesus"
# "Jonah's Song"
# "Sidewalk Soliloquy"
# "The Last Time"
# "The Saints"

The Band

*Mark Heard: Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Piano, Mandolin, Hambone, Vocals and Harmonies.
*Larry Norman: Oohs.
*Randy Stonehill: Aahs.
*Tom Howard: Fender Rhodes and Orchestration.
*Jon Linn: Lead Guitar.
*Flim Johnson: Bass.
*Peter Johnson: Drums

Additional musicians

*Al Perkins: Pedal Steel, Dobro.
*Chuck Long: Electric and Acoustic Guitars.
*Alex MacDougall: Percussion and Congas.
*Janet Sue Heard: Harmony.
*Tom Howard String Ensemble conducted by Tom Howard.

Production notes

*Produced and Arranged by Larry Norman.
*Written, Layered and Coproduced by Mark Heard.
*Recorded December 1977 through January 1979.
*Pre-production at Horse and Sandwich and the Hooey Room.
*Engineered by Ken Suesov, George Price, John Rhys, Skip Saylor, and Tom Seufert.
*Mixed by Mark Heard and Ken Suesov using the EXR Exciter System.
*Mastered at A&M by Bernie Grundman.
*Photography, Album Artwork, etc by: Mark and Larry.
*Additional Photos: Chuck, Janet, David K. Hills.