Miss Fortune (album)

Miss Fortune
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 6, 2002
Studio
  • OmniSound Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Georkel Recording (Williamson County, Tennessee)
GenreCountry Pop
Length57:42
LabelUniversal South
Producer
  • R.S. Field
  • Doyle Lee Primm
Allison Moorer chronology
The Hardest Part
(2000)
Miss Fortune
(2002)
Show
(2003)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
No DepressionFavourable [3]

Miss Fortune is the third album by singer/songwriter Allison Moorer. It was her first for new label Universal South, which was co-founded by Tony Brown, who signed her to her first label MCA Nashville. Her first album there saw her working for the first time with Nashville producer R.S. Field and moving towards a more pop sound.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tumbling Down"Allison Moorer, Doyle Lee Primm4:19
2."Cold In California"Moorer, Primm4:52
3."Let Go"Moorer3:49
4."Ruby Jewel Was Here"Moorer, Primm5:54
5."Can't Get There From Here"Moorer, Bruce Robison3:07
6."Steal The Sun"Moorer, Primm4:40
7."Up This High"Moorer, Primm3:26
8."Hey Jezebel"Moorer, Primm4:30
9."Mark My Word"Moorer, Primm2:51
10."No Place For A Heart"Moorer, Primm4:03
11."Yessirree"Moorer, Primm5:27
12."Going Down"Moorer, Primm3:57
13."Dying Breed"Moorer, Primm6:47

Personnel

  • Allison Moorer – lead vocals, backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 7), acoustic guitar (5)
  • Michael Webb – acoustic piano (1, 2, 5, 11, 12), Fender Rhodes (1, 10), keyboards (3), Hammond B3 organ (4, 7, 10, 11), Wurlitzer electric piano (7)
  • Steve Conn – acoustic piano (4), accordion (4, 13)
  • Jay Bennett – electric guitars (1, 4, 6, 8, 12), mandolin (4), Lowrey organ (5, 8), Leslie guitar (5), acoustic guitars (13)
  • Michael Noble – acoustic guitars (2, 3, 5, 7–13), banjo (4), dobro (4), electric guitars (6)
  • Rob McNelley – acoustic guitars (7, 11), electric guitars (7, 10)
  • David Grissom – electric guitars (8)
  • R.S. Field – electric guitars (11, 12)
  • Russ Pahl – pedal steel guitar (1, 5, 6), slide guitar (2)
  • Mike Brignardello – bass (1, 2, 4, 6, 11–13)
  • Alison Prestwood – bass (3, 5, 7, 8, 10)
  • Rick Schell – drums (1, 2, 11, 12), backing vocals (2, 4, 11), backing vocals (11)
  • Kenneth Blevins – drums (4–6, 8, 13)
  • Greg Morrow – drums (7, 10), percussion (10)
  • Manfred Jerome – percussion (1–4, 7, 8, 12)
  • Jim Hoke – horn arrangements (2, 4, 5, 11, 12), saxophones (4), baritone saxophone (12), tenor saxophone (12), clarinet (13)
  • Bill Huber – trombone (2, 5), bass trombone (4, 12), tuba (4), euphonium (11)
  • Neil Rosengarden – trumpet (2), French horn (2, 5, 11), euphonium (4)
  • Chris Carmichael – string arrangements (1, 2, 6, 9), string conductor (1, 6), strings (2, 9), fiddle (4), violin (13)
  • The Nashville String Machine – strings (1, 6)
  • Yvonne Hodges – backing vocals (1, 8, 12)
  • Kim Morrison – backing vocals (1, 8, 12)
  • Jared Reynolds – backing vocals (2, 11)

Production

  • Tony Brown – executive producer
  • R.S. Field – producer
  • Doyle Lee Primm – co-producer
  • Jim DeMain – recording engineer
  • Joey Turner – assistant engineer
  • George Massenberg – mix engineer, mastering
  • Eric Conn – mastering
  • J.R. Russell – mastering
  • Independent Mastering (Nashville, Tennessee) – mastering location
  • The Hum Depot (Nashville, Tennessee) – pre-production location
  • Eric Ponkin – production assistant
  • Mason Vickery – production assistant
  • Billy Gosser – guitar technician
  • Karen Cronin – art direction, design
  • Jim Herrington – photography
  • David Leinheardt for Big Hassle Entertainment – management

Chart performance

Chart (2002) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 35
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[6] 34

References

  1. ^ "Miss Fortune Reviews". Metacritic.com.
  2. ^ "Miss Fortune - Allison Moorer | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Allison Moorer – Miss Fortune « Americana and Roots Music - No Depression". Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  4. ^ "Allison Moorer – Miss Fortune « Americana and Roots Music - No Depression". Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  5. ^ "Allison Moorer Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Allison Moorer - Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved March 3, 2014.