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Brighter Than Creation's Dark

Drive-By Truckers 2008

Brighter Than Creation's Dark

A side songs

Title Lyrics Song Credits Duration Plays
play_circle_filled Two Daughters And A Beautiful Wife (clip preview)
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Acoustic Guitar, Vocals - Patterson Hood
Banjo - Mike Cooley
Bass, Harmony Vocals - Shonna Tucker
Drum - Brad Morgan
Fiddle - Scott Danbom
Pedal Steel Guitar - John Neff
Piano - Spooner Oldham

3:06 1
3 Dimes Down (clip preview)
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Bass, Harmony Vocals - Shonna Tucker
Drums - Brad Morgan
Guitar, Harmony Vocals [High Harmony] - Patterson Hood
Guitar, Other [Hammer On Mic Stand] - David Barbe
Guitar, Slide Guitar - John Neff
Guitar, Vocals - Mike Cooley
Organ [Wurlitzer, Hammond B3] - Spooner Oldham
3:19 -
play_circle_filled The Righteous Path (clip preview)
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Bass - Shonna Tucker
Drums - Brad Morgan
Guitar - Mike Cooley
Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar - John Neff
Guitar, Vocals - Patterson Hood
4:13 0
play_circle_filled I'm Sorry Huston (clip preview)
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Bass, Lead Vocals - Shonna Tucker
Drums - Brad Morgan
Guitar, Harmony Vocals - Mike Cooley, Patterson Hood
Organ [Hammond B3] - Spooner Oldham
Pedal Steel Guitar - John Neff
3:11 0
play_circle_filled Perfect Timing (clip preview)
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Acoustic Guitar - Patterson Hood
Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals - Mike Cooley
Bass - Shonna Tucker
Drums - Brad Morgan
Lead Guitar [Lead Acoustic Guitar] - John Neff
2:57 1

B side songs

Title Lyrics Song Credits Duration Plays
play_circle_filled Daddy Needs A Drink (clip preview)
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Acoustic Guitar, Vocals - Patterson Hood
Bass, Harmony Vocals - Shonna Tucker
Drums - Brad Morgan
Electric Guitar - Mike Cooley
Organ [Wurlitzer] - Spooner Oldham
Pedal Steel Guitar - John Neff
3:48 1
play_circle_filled Self Destructive Zones (clip preview)
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Bass - Shonna Tucker
Drums - Brad Morgan
Guitar - John Neff
Guitar, Harmony Vocals - Patterson Hood
Guitar, Lead Vocals - Mike Cooley
Organ [Wurlitzer] - Spooner Oldham
4:12 0
play_circle_filled Bob (clip preview)
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Acoustic Guitar, Vocals - Mike Cooley
Bass - Shonna Tucker
Drums - Brad Morgan
Guitar - Patterson Hood
Lap Steel Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar - John Neff
Piano - Spooner Oldham
2:15 0
play_circle_filled Home Field Advantage (clip preview)
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Bass, Lead Vocals - Shonna Tucker
Drums - Brad Morgan
Electric Guitar - John Neff, Mike Cooley, Patterson Hood
Harmony Vocals - Will Johnson
Organ [Wurlitzer] - Spooner Oldham
5:01 0
play_circle_filled The Opening Act (clip preview)
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Acoustic Guitar, Piano [Piano Chord], Lead Vocals - Patterson Hood
Bass, Harmony Vocals - Shonna Tucker
Drums - Brad Morgan
Lead Guitar - Mike Cooley
Organ [Wurlitzer] - Spooner Oldham
Pedal Steel Guitar [Late Night Pedal Steel] - John Neff
6:45 0

C side songs

Title Lyrics Song Credits Duration Plays
play_circle_filled Lisa's Birthday (clip preview)
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Acoustic Guitar - Patterson Hood
Acoustic Guitar, Vocals - Mike Cooley
Bass, Harmony Vocals - Shonna Tucker
Drums, Tambourine - Brad Morgan
Pedal Steel Guitar - John Neff
Piano - Spooner Oldham
3:19 0
play_circle_filled That Man I Shot (clip preview)
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Bass - Shonna Tucker
Drums - Brad Morgan
Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar - Patterson Hood
Organ [Wurlitzer] - Spooner Oldham
Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar - John Neff, Mike Cooley
6:03 0
play_circle_filled The Purgatory Line (clip preview)
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Acoustic Guitar - Patterson Hood
Bass, Vocals - Shonna Tucker
Drum - Brad Morgan
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] - Spooner Oldham
Lead Guitar [Echoplex Lead Guitar] - Mike Cooley
Pedal Steel Guitar [Double E-Bow Pedal Steel] - John Neff
3:48 0
play_circle_filled The Home Front (clip preview)
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Bass - Shonna Tucker
Drums [Military Drums] - Brad Morgan
Guitar - Mike Cooley
Guitar, Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals - Patterson Hood
Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar - John Neff
Organ [Hammond B3] - Spooner Oldham
3:15 0
play_circle_filled Checkout Time In Vegas (clip preview)
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Bass, Harmony Vocals - Shonna Tucker
Drums - Brad Morgan
Guitar - Patterson Hood
Guitar, Vocals - Mike Cooley
Organ [Wurlitzer] - Spooner Oldham
Pedal Steel Guitar - John Neff
2:40 0

D side songs

Title Lyrics Song Credits Duration Plays
play_circle_filled You And Your Crystal Meth (clip preview)
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Guitar - Mike Cooley
Loops, Effects - David Barbe
Pedal Steel Guitar - John Neff
Piano, Vocals - Patterson Hood
2:19 0
play_circle_filled Goode's Field Road (clip preview)
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Bass - Shonna Tucker
Drums - Brad Morgan
Guitar - David Barbe, Mike Cooley
Guitar, Vocals - Patterson Hood
Organ [Wurlitzer] - Spooner Oldham
Pedal Steel Guitar - John Neff
5:28 0
play_circle_filled A Ghost To Most (clip preview)
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Bass - Shonna Tucker
Drums - Brad Morgan
Guitar, Harmony Vocals - Patterson Hood
Guitar, Vocals - Mike Cooley
Organ [Wurlitzer, Hammond B3] - Spooner Oldham
Pedal Steel Guitar - John Neff
4:39 0
play_circle_filled The Monument Valley (clip preview)
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Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals - Patterson Hood
Bass, Harmony Vocals - Shonna Tucker
Drums - Brad Morgan
Lead Guitar - Mike Cooley
Organ [Hammond B3] - Spooner Oldham
Pedal Steel Guitar - John Neff
4:31 0
About

© & ℗ 2007 New West Records, LLC (labels)
© & ℗ 2008 New West Records, LLC (sleeve)
All songs © Razor & Tie Music (BMI) except A4 & B4 (BMI)

Album Credits

A&R - Peter Jesperson
Administrator [Web] - Jenn Bryant, Knuckle Sammitch
Art Direction - Lilla Hood
Artwork, Painting - Wes Freed
Booking [Europe] - Asgard Agency, Paul Fenn
Booking [USA] - Frank Riley (2), High Road Touring, Matt Hickey (2)
Crew [Additional Support] - Craig Lieske, Josh Taylor (9), Mark Messner
Crew [Bus Driver] - John Kennedy (31)
Engineer [Additional] - Andy LeMaster
Engineer [Assistant] - Ben Holst, Billy Bennett (2), Brannen Miles, Drew Vandenberg, Mark Brut
Engineer [Live Sound Engineer] - Matt DeFilippis
Legal - J. Reid Hunter, Serling, Rooks & Ferrara, LLP
Lighting [And Mule Maintenance] - Brian Spett
Management - Mike Luba
Management [Business] - Robert Bachman, Tom Scott (17), Trinity Accounting Group
Management [Road Manager & Chief Mule Wrangler] - Matt DeFilippis
Mastered By - Greg Calbi
Mastered By [Vinyl] - Ray Janos
Photography By - Jason Thrasher
Producer, Engineer, Mixed By - David Barbe
Production Manager [Stage Production & Mule Wrangling] - Damon Scott, Justin Crockett (2)
Public Relations [Press & Publicity] - Thirty Tigers, Traci Thomas
Written By - David Barbe (D1)
Written-By - Drive-By Truckers (A1 to A5, B2 to C4, D2 to D4), John Neff (B1, C5, D1), Mike Cooley (A2, A5 to B3, C1, C5, D1, D3), Patterson Hood (A1, A3, B1, B5, C2, C4 to D2, D4), Shonna Tucker (A4, B1, B4, C3, C5), Spooner Oldham (B1, C5)