Only Time Knows

Only Time Knows
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 2001 (2001-02)
GenreBluegrass
Length37:35[1]
Labelself published
Bearfoot Bluegrass chronology
Only Time Knows
(2001)
Back Home
(2003)

Only Time Knows is the debut album by Bearfoot Bluegrass, released in February 2001.[2]

Development

Bearfoot Bluegrass was more of a music camp band than a festival performing band when they went to Surreal Studio in Anchorage and cut Only Time Knows, assembled without a producer.[3] The group also had to fundraise their first album through the sponsorships of BP Exploration Alaska and Era Aviation.[4] Bearfoot Bluegrass went on to win the Telluride Bluegrass band contest in June the same year.[5][6] The band members were 16–19 years old when they created their first album and won the Telluride band contest.[2] The album was first recorded in January 2001 while they performed at the Anchorage Folk Festival,[7] and then had a release the next month[2] before having a wider release the following March.[4]

Chart performance and sales

In the week of April 13, 2000, the album debuted at #6 in the band's hometown of Anchorage.[8] In the week of September 28, 2001, their album ended up topping their local charts.[9] By January 2002, the album sold over 3,000 units.[10]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."True Life Blues"Bill Monroe[11]2:07
2."Boston Boy"B. Monroe2:51
3."When You Say Nothing at All"Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz3:59
4."Wheel Hoss"B. Monroe2:36
5."Lonesome City"Annalisa Woodlee4:00
6."Sittin' Alone in the Moonlight"B. Monroe3:14
7."Telluride"David Grisman2:16
8."Only Time Knows"A. Woodlee2:31
9."Everyday I Have to Cry"Arthur Alexander, Jr.2:26
10."In the Palm of Your Hand"Ron Block3:41
11."I'll Be True"Gene Autry2:31
12."Cry, Cry, Darlin'"Jimmy C. Newman, J.D. Miller2:41
13."Opus 38"D. Grisman2:42
Total length:37:35

Personnel

Bearfoot Bluegrass[6][11]

  • Angela Oudean – Vocals, fiddle
  • Annalisa Woodlee – Vocals, fiddle
  • Malani O'Toole – Vocals, fiddle, guitar
  • Jason Norris – Vocals, mandolin
  • Kate Hamre – Acoustic bass
  • Mike Mickelson – Lead guitar, rhythm guitar

Production[11]

  • Kristi Olson – Recorded by, engineered

References

  1. ^ "Only Time Knows - Bearfoot Bluegrass". AllMusic. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Holland, Jon (September 13, 2001). "Bearfoot Bluegrass finds success in and out of Alaska". Peninsula Clarion. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  3. ^ McGee, David (August–September 2008). "A Song Of the Younger World, A Song of the Pack - Bearfoot Storms Out Of the Wild". The Bluegrass Special. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Ross, Mike (March 30, 2001). "Young bluegrassers have a bear of a time". Anchorage Daily News. p. 79. Retrieved January 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "2002 Program Guide - Pg 26 - Bearfoot Bluegrass" (PDF). Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Only Time Knows for Oudean and Bandmates". CIRI Newsletter. October 2001. Archived from the original on January 24, 2002. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  7. ^ Gerjevic, Sandi (January 19, 2001). "Younger Generation Swarms Folk Festival". Anchorage Daily News. p. 71. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  8. ^ "8 Pack Top CDs in Anchorage This Week". Anchorage Daily News. April 13, 2001. p. 81. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  9. ^ "8 Pack Top CDs in Anchorage This Week". Anchorage Daily News. September 28, 2001. p. 72. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  10. ^ Cox, Rose (January 2, 2002). "Bearfoot aims to return trip to bluegrass festival". Anchorage Daily News. p. 13. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  11. ^ a b c Only Time Knows (CD liner notes). Bearfoot Bluegrass. Alaska: Bearfoot Bluegrass. 2001. BB5533.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)