Chasin' the Sun

Chasin' the Sun is the third studio album by American country music singer and songwriter Lionel Cartwright. It was released on August 31, 1991, via MCA Records. It contains his only number one single, "Leap of Faith." Two other singles released from the album, "What Kind of Fool" and "Family Tree," charted at numbers 24 and 62 respectively.

Track listing

All songs written by Lionel Cartwright except where noted.

Release history

Chart performance

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.

Musicians

• Lionel Cartwright – vocals, acoustic piano (4, 8, 9), acoustic guitar (6–8), mandolin (5)
• Mike Lawler – keyboards (2, 10)
• Matt Rollings – acoustic piano (2, 10)
• John Jorgenson – acoustic guitar (1, 3, 4, 9), acoustic guitar solo (1), mandolin (1, 4), electric guitars (3, 4)
• John Willis – acoustic guitar (1, 3, 4), electric guitars (9), gut string guitar (9)
• George Marinelli – electric guitar (2, 10)
• Don Potter – acoustic guitar (2, 10)
• Chris Leuzinger – electric guitars (5, 6, 8)
• Biff Watson – acoustic guitar (5, 6, 8)
• Bob Britt – electric guitar (7)
• Mac McAnally – acoustic guitar (9)
• Buddy Emmons – steel guitar (1, 3)
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar (2, 10)
• Weldon Myrick – steel guitar (4, 9)
• Greg Trostle – steel guitar (5, 7)
• Jerry Douglas – dobro (6, 8)
• Mike Brignardello – bass (1, 3, 4, 9)
• Michael Rhodes – bass (2, 10)
• Glenn Worf – bass (5, 6, 8)
• Dale Jarvis – bass (7)
• Harry Stinson – drums (1, 3, 4, 9), percussion (4)
• Eddie Bayers – drums (2, 5, 6, 8, 10)
• Alex Torrez – drums (7)
• Glen Duncan – fiddle (6)
• Paul Kramer – fiddle (7)

Background and Harmony vocalists

• Mac McAnally – backing vocals (1, 9), harmony vocals (4)
• Jim Photoglo – backing vocals (1)
• Ricky Skaggs – backing vocals (1), harmony vocals (1)
• Alison Krauss – harmony vocals (2)
• Harry Stinson – harmony vocals (2, 4), backing vocals (3, 9, 10)
• Russell Smith – backing vocals (3)
• Marty Brown – harmony vocals (5, 7)
• Lionel Cartwright – harmony vocals (7)
• Doug Clements – backing vocals (8)
• Lewis Nunley – backing vocals (8)
• Judy Rodman – backing vocals (8)
• Karen Taylor-Good – backing vocals (8)
• George Marinelli – backing vocals (10)
• Hershey Reeves – backing vocals (10), harmony vocals (10)

Production

• Ed Seay – producer (1, 3, 4, 9)
• Harry Stinson – producer (1, 3, 4, 9)
• Barry Beckett – producer (2, 10)
• Tony Brown – producer (2, 10)
• Andy Byrd – producer (5–8)
• Lionel Cartwright – producer (5–8)
• Anthony Martin – additional production assistance (1, 3, 4, 9)
• Katherine DeVault – art direction, design
• Jim "Señor" McGuire – photography
• Noel Fox – management

Technical credits

• Denny Purcell – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee)
• Ed Seay – engineer (1, 3, 4, 9)
• Marshall Morgan – mixing (1, 3–9), engineer (5–8)
• Mike Clute – engineer (2, 10)
• John Guess – mixing (2, 10)
• Andy Byrd – engineer (5–8)
• Mike Poole – second engineer (1, 3, 4, 9)
• Ed Simonton – second engineer (1, 3, 4, 9)
• Douglas Edwards – second engineer (2, 10)
• Marty Williams – second mix engineer (2, 10)
• Christy Follmar – second engineer (5–8)
• Brad Jones – second engineer (5–8)
• John Kunz – second engineer (5–8)
• Chad Shearer – second engineer (5–8)

References