side two: 1. Think I Feel A Hitchhike Coming On 2. Willoughby Grove 3. Life Of A Good Man 4. Kindred Spirit 5. Farther Along (all words and music by Larry Jon Wilson)
musicians: Larry Jon Wilson - Lead & Harmony Vocals, Acoustic Guitar Larry Byrom - Acoustic, Acoustic Slide and Gut String Guitar Reggie Young - Electric Guitar Clayton Ivey - Keyboards Jesse Boyce - Bass Roger Clark - Drums Larrie Londin - all percussions Greg "Fingers" Taylor - Harmonica The Muscle Shoals Horns Recorded at Wishbone Sound Engineers: Steve Moore, Bruce Albertine
musicians: Larry Jon Wilson - Lead Vocal, Acoustic Guitar Reggie Young - Electric Guitar Bobby Wood, Bobby Ogdin - Keyboards Joe Osborn, Tom Cogbill - Bass Henry Strzelecki - Acoustic Bass Hayward Bishop - Drums Weldon Myrick - Dobro Greg "Fingers" Taylor - Harmonica Buddy Spicher - Fiddle Mickey Newburry - Hums, Whistles
Recorded at Pete Drake Studio and Creative Workshop, Berry Hill, TN Engineers: Al Pachucki, Brent Meher
from the liner notes:
The reason there's no "Side A" and "Side B" is that I did part of the music in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, with their great pickers, and part of the music in Nashville, Tennessee with their great pickers - and in both places I had the most fun Ive ever had recording.
My love for different kinds of music has apparently left the music that I write and perform with no "bag" to be places in. This album supports that fact.
Sometimes I wish that I performed and wrote some particular, identifiable kind of music ... but, I don't. I've loved and personally subscribed to so many different forms of music throughout my life that I can neither write, perform, nor listen to any particular kind for long. This album also supports that fact.
But, since I can't transfer beauty to an audience ... (I've never been busted for my beauty), or immense talent (any hotel I go to has someone that's probably better than me in their lounge), or incredible "hipness" (I've never won a fencing match).
The only thing I'd like to transfer to an audience is that I love to sing, and write, and play music. And I hope, most of all, this album supports that fact!! L. J. Wilson
musicians: Larry Jon Wilson - Lead Vocals and Acoustic Guitar Reggie Young, John Christopher, Steve Gibson, Mac Gayden - Guitars Tommy Cogbill, Mike Leech - Bass Bobby Wood, Bobby Emmons - Keyboards Bobby Ogdin - Moog Synthesizer Hayward Bishop - Drums Farrell Morris - Percussion Greg "Fingers" Taylor - Harmonica The Shelly Kurland Strings Patti Leatherwood, Janie Fricke, Lea Jane Berinati, Mickey Newbury, Johnny Rodriguez, Larry Gatlin, Steve Gatlin, Rudy Gatlin, Dave Loggins - Vocal Harmonies
Recorded at Creative Workshop, Studio One Inc. and Woodland Sound Studio Engineers: Brent Maher, Stan Dacus, Tommy Strong, David McKinley and Danny Hilley
from the liner notes:
SOJOURNER - (def) "A brief visitor in a strange place"
"Larry Jon, when you were 13 I could tell that you were destined to be a nocturnal sojourner and here you are, 24 years later, exactly that - so here's to you" (a toast from Bill Lenz at Papa Joe's Pizza Place, N. Augusta, S.C. on my birthday, October 7, 1977.
I dedicate this album to my wife "Pot" for teaching me the intricacies of survival - and Bill Lenz, 25 year broadcasting veteran of WBBQ, Augusta, Gerogia, who gave us our honeymoon as a wedding present. L. J. Wilson
The first two Monument LPs were rereleased on one CD in England on SEE FOR MILES Records in 2000 (SEECD 711, ASIN B00004SE2L), but currently out of print. The original LPs are being sold on www.ebay.com or www.musicstack.com .
