Sundown on the Forest
Sundown on the Forest is an album by the rock group Kingfish. It was recorded over a period of several years with different combinations of musicians, and released in 1999. It was the first studio album by Kingfish since Trident in 1978.
The various musical lineups on Sundown on the Forest include past and present members of Kingfish, such as Matthew Kelly, Steve Kimock, Barry Sless, Barry Flast, Danny "Rio" DeGennaro, Fred Campbell, Mookie Siegel, Robbie Hoddinott, Jimmy Sanchez, and Ana Rizzo. A number of guest musicians and singers also perform on the album, including Jenni Muldaur, the daughter of Maria Muldaur.
Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, another former member of Kingfish, appears on several songs, and sings lead vocals on "Padlock Cufflinks", as well as a duet with Barry Flast on "Starship Ride". Jerry Garcia plays guitar on "Ridin' High", a track created by combining a recording session from 1973 with newly recorded parts.
Track listing
- "Hurt Enough"
- "Sundown on the Forest"
- "It Don't Take Much"
- "Burning in My Heart"
- "Ridin' High"
- "Padlock Cufflinks"
- "Goodbye, So Long"
- "Every Little Light"
- "Eyes of the Night"
- "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry"
- "My Baby Left Me"
- "Tennessee Blues"
- "Starship Ride"
- "Jump for Joy"
Personnel
Musicians
- Matthew Kelly – guitar, harmonica, vocals
- Danny DeGennaro – vocals
- Barry Flast – piano, vocals, keyboard bass
- Rick Anderson – bass
- Fred Campbell – bass, acoustic guitar, vocals
- Caitlen Cornwell – vocals
- Jerry Cortez – guitar
- Bill Cutler – vocals
- Greg Douglas – guitar
- Zoe Ellis – vocals
- Jerry Garcia – guitar
- Robbie Hoddinott – guitar
- Steve Kimock – guitar
- Jenni Muldaur – vocals
- James A. Nelson III – percussion
- Eric Parker – drums
- Ray Parnell – guitar
- David Perper – drums
- Jimmy Pew – keyboards
- Robert Powell – pedal steel guitar
- Ari Rios – vocals
- Ana Rizzo – vocals
- Jimmy Sanchez – drums
- Mookie Siegel – piano, Hammond B3 organ, electric piano, synth flute, percussion
- David Simon-Baker – acoustic guitar
- Barry Sless – guitar, pedal steel guitar
- Bobby Vega – bass
- Bob Weir – acoustic guitar, vocals
Production
- Matthew Kelly and Barry Flast – producers
- Ari Rios, David Simon-Baker – mixing and mastering
- Stephen Hart, Michael Semanick – basic track engineers
- Eric Thompson – asst. engineer
- Tad Flynn – executive producer
- Mark Perlson – project coordinator
- Bruce Harman – cover artwork
- Sharon Carson – Kingfish logo design
- Yalitza Ferreras – design and layout
- Joanie Grayson, Robin Gascon – Kingfish's management