'Til the Medicine Takes
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'Til the Medicine Takes is the sixth studio album released by the Athens, GA based band Widespread Panic. The album's name refers to a line in the chorus of the 4th track Blue Indian. It was first released by Capricorn Records on July 27, 1999. It would later be re-released in 2001 by Zomba Music Group. The band once again recorded at John Keane's studio in Athens. Special guests included Dirty Dozen Brass Band, gospel singer Dottie Peoples, and vocalist Anne Richmond Boston. This would be the band's last record as part of the six album deal with Capricorn Records.
The album reached a peak position of #68 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Track listing
All songs by Widespread Panic unless otherwise noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Surprise Valley" | 6:15 | |
| 2. | "Bear's Gone Fishin'" | 4:23 | |
| 3. | "Climb To Safety" | Jerry Joseph/Glen Esparanza | 4:41 |
| 4. | "Blue Indian" | 4:54 | |
| 5. | "The Waker" | 3:43 | |
| 6. | "Party At Your Mama's House" | 5:01 | |
| 7. | "Dyin' Man" | 4:34 | |
| 8. | "You'll Be Fine" | 3:17 | |
| 9. | "One Arm Steve" | 3:26 | |
| 10. | "Christmas Katie" | 5:29 | |
| 11. | "All Time Low" | 4:13 | |
| 12. | "Nobody's Loss" | 4:58 | |
| Total length: | 54:59 | ||
Personnel
- John Bell – Vocals, Guitar
- John Hermann – Keyboards, Vocals
- Michael Houser – Guitar, Vocals
- Todd Nance – Drums, Vocals
- Domingo S. Ortiz – Percussion
- Dave Schools – Basses, Acid Loop
Guest Musicians
- Anne Richmond Boston - Background Vocals
- Colin Butler - Turntables
- Efrem Towns, Kevin Harris, Roger Lewis, Julius McKee, Gregory Davis, Corey Henry - Horns
- Josh Hauser - Trombone
- Dave Henry. Ned Henry - Strings
- John Keane - Pedal Steel Guitar, Banjo, Keyboards
- Dottie Peoples - Vocals
Production
- John Keane – producer, engineer, mixing
- Matt Coby – assistant engineer
- David Farrell – engineer
- Rob Haddock – assistant engineer
- Flournoy Holmes – artwork, art direction, design, photography
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Bradshaw Leigh – engineer
- Joel Morris – sheet music
- Jim Scott – mixing
References
- ^ Morgenstein, Mark. 'Til the Medicine Takes at AllMusic. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ^ Moon, Tom (September 2, 1999). Template:Wayback, Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 12, 2012.