Out January 15th 2010 on Elisha James Music/Orange Mountain Music, Sunshine In My Pocket is "an album of easygoing soulfulness and often heart-tugging honesty, combining ruefulness, humor, romantic longing and more than a little wisdom in a 12-song set that is also - no surprise here - catchy as hell."
Produced by Hector Castillo
Executive Producer: Dave McNair
1. Sunshine In My Pocket
Acoustic Guitar and Vocal: Jim Keller
Drums: Ben Perowsky
Bass: Todd Sickafoose
Electric Guitars: Marc Ribot (solo on my brothers 1966 Gretsch Chet Atkins Nashville.
Hammond Organ: Glenn Patscha
Background Vocals: Keith Fluit, Glenn Patscha and Neal Casal
2. I Will
Acoustic Guitar and Vocal: Jim Keller
Drums: Ben Perowsky
Bass: Byron Isaacs
Hammond Organ: Glenn Patscha
Electric Guitars: Marc Ribot
Background Vocals: The Holmes Bros
3. Brighter Day
Acoustic Guitar and Vocal: Jim Keller
Drums: Steve Goulding
Bass: Brian Stanley
Keyboards: Andy Burton
Electric Guitars Mark Spencer
Horns: Sax-Chris Griffin, Trumpet-Jeff Hermanson, Trombone Alan Ferber
Horns Arranged by Chris Griffin
Background Vocals: Syd Straw and Christine Ohlman
4. A Girl Like You
Acoustic Guitar: Jim Keller
Drums: Steve Goulding
Bass: Brian Stanley
Electric Guitars: Marc Ribot and Eric Ambel
Background Vocals: Catherine Russell, Ada Dyer and Keith Fluit
5. Indigo
Electric Fender Tremolo Guitar and Vocal: Jim Keller
Electric Baritone Guitar: Marc Ribot
6. If Walls Could Talk (written by Jim Keller and David Gilman.
Acoustic and Electric Guitars and Vocal: Jim Keller
Harmony Vocal: Syd Straw
Drums: Steve Goulding
Bass: Brian Stanley
Keyboards: Andy Burton
Electric and Slide Guitars: Mark Spencer
7. Wonderful World
Acoustic Guitar and Vocal: Jim
Drums: Ben Perowsky
Bass: Todd Sickafoose
Electric Guitars: Marc Ribot
Hammond Organ: Glenn Patscha
Background vocals: Keith Fluit and Glenn Patscha
8. Sad Ending
Acoustic Guitar and Vocal: Jim Keller
Harmmony Vocal: Dawn Landes
Drums: Ben Perowsky
Bass: TIm Luntzel
Hanmond Organ: Glenn Patscha
9. Further Down the Road
Acoustic Guitar and Vocal: Jim Keller
Drums: Ben Perowsky
Bass: Byron Isaacs
Hammond Organ: Glenn Patscha
Electric Guitar: Marc Ribot
Horns: Sax-Chris Griffin, Trumpet-Jeff Hermanson, Trombone-Alan Ferber?
Horns Arranged by Chris Griffin
Strings Arranged by Stephen Barber performed by the Tosca String Quartet
Handclaps: Glenn Patscha, Byron Isaacs, Michael T, Jim & Hector
Background Vocals: Catherine Russell, Ada Dyer and Keith Fluit
10. Love Cannonball
Acoustic and Electric Guitars and Vocal: Jim Keller
Drums: Steve Goulding
Bass: Brian Stanley
Keyboards: Andy Burton & Glenn Patscha
Electric and Slide Guitars: Mark Spencer
Background Vocals: Glenn Patscha and Byron Isaacs
Trumpet Solo: Jeff Hermanson
11. I’ve Got You
Acoustic Guitar and Vocal: Jim Keller
Upright Bass: Byron Isaacs
Piano: Glenn Patscha
Background Vocals: The Holmes Brothers, arranged by Glenn Patscha
Electric Guitar: Marc Ribot
12. Hangin Out
Vocal and 1937 Martin Ukulele bequeathed by Great Uncle Stanley James: Jim
Daughter: Franny Keller
Percussion on all tracks: Doug Yowell, Steve Holley and Everett Bradley.
Engineers:
Hector Castillo, Dave McNair, Ichiho, Michel T, Adam Thompson, Chris Griffin.
Studios: Looking Glass, Mission, Brooklyn Recording.
Spiritual Guidance as always: Jack O’Hara.
God bless you both: Dave who jumped in with me and Hector who swam out with the raft.
Cover Photo: Kike Arnal.
Design: Peter Buchanan-Smith.
Thanks to: Chrisitan Rutledge, Zoe Knight. Sue Jacobs, David Bither, Mark Podlaseck, Syd Straw, Rich Pagano, Stuart Wolferman, Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits, and Eric Ambel for listening. Mark Ransom for turning me on to all the cool music. Steve, Brian, Andy, Mark, Chris, Jeff, Keith Lentin, Tom Curiano, and Jack O'Hara for the gigs and jams.
Mastered by Dave McNair at Masterdisc.
Mixed by: Hector Castillo- “Sunshine In My Pocket”, “I’ve Got You”, “Further Down The Road”, “Sad Ending”, “If Walls Could Talk”, “A Girl Like You”
Dave McNair- “Wonderful World”, “I Will”, “Brighter Day”, “Indigo”, “Love Cannonball”