Robben Ford & The Blue Line

Produced by Robben Ford & C. Roscoe Beck

Track 1 - The Brother (For Jimmie & Stevie) - 4:41
Robben Ford (Tamale Music, Geffen Again Music/BMI, Administered by Music
Corporation of America, Inc.)

Russell Ferrante - keyboards

Track 2 - You Cut Me To The Bone - 4:47
Robben Ford (Tamale Music, Geffen Again Music/BMI, Administered by Music
Corporation of America, Inc.)

Track 3 - I'm A Real Man - 5:29
John Hiatt (Lillybilly Music/BMI)

Bill Boublitz - keyboards
The Big 2 Horns: Bob Malach - saxophone
Dan Fornero - trumpet

Arranged by Robben Ford & The Big 2 Horns

Track 4 - My Love Will Never Die - 5:26
Otis Rush (ARC Music/BMI)

Bill Boublitz - keyboards
Bob Malach - saxophone

Track 5 - Step On It - 5:56
Robben Ford (Tamale Music, Geffen Again Music/BMI, Administered by Music
Corporation of America, Inc.)

Bill Boublitz - keyboards

Track 6 - Prison Of Love - 4:24
Robben Ford (Tamale Music, Geffen Again Music/BMI, Administered by Music
Corporation of America, Inc.)

William "Smitty" Smith - keyboards
Mark Ford - harmonica

Track 7 - Tell Me I'm Your Man - 6:12
Robben Ford (Tamale Music, Geffen Again Music/BMI, Administered by Music
Corporation of America, Inc.)

Russell Ferrante - keyboards

Track 8 - Start It Up - 3:45
Robben Ford (Tamale Music, Geffen Again Music/BMI, Administered by Music
Corporation of America, Inc.)

Bill Boublitz - keyboards

Track 9 - Life Song (One for Annie) - 7:33
Robben Ford (Tamale Music, Geffen Again Music/BMI, Administered by Music
Corporation of America, Inc.)

Russell Ferrante - keyboards

All songs written by Robben Ford, except I'm A Real Man, written by John Hiatt, and My Love Will Never Die, written by Willie Dixon.

Produced by Robben Ford & C. Roscoe Beck
Executive Producers: Chick Corea & Ron Moss
Engineered & mixed by Walter New
Associate Executive Producer: Joel Strote

Featuring:
Robben Ford - guitar & vocals
Roscoe Beck - electric & acoustic bass
Tom Brechtlein - drums & clean sneakers

Recorded at Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, CA
Assistant Engineer: Jeff Sheehan
Mixed at Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Assistant Engineers: Robert Read & Darren Mora

The Brother & Prison Of Love engineered by Paul duGre at Paul & Mike's Studio, Los Angeles,CA
Additional engineering on Prison Of Love by Jeff Sheehan
Stretch Production Coordinator: Evelyn Brechtlein
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood

Post-production by Michael Landy, Joseph Doughney & Adam Zelinka at The Review Room/NYC
Post-Production monitoring performed using Acoustic Energy AE1 Speakers courtesy of Panor Corporation, Hauppauge, NY

Management: Gabriel LeConte
Atomic Communications Group
9724 Washington Blvd. Ste. 200
Culver City, CA 90232

Legal Representation: Jeffrey Taylor Light of Cooper, Epstein & Hurewitz

Special thanks to:Ron Moss & Chick Corea for their patience and support;
Ron Kaplan & the staff at American Famous Talent;Larry Rosen, Mark Wexler &
Dave Grusin at GRP Records;Aimee Gold & Madison King at the
Atomic Communications Group; Dan Smith & everyone at the Fender Custom Shop;
Michael Stevens, Stevens Guitars, Alpine, Texas; Alexander Dumble for his AMPS!;
Don Dawson & D'Addario Strings;Aspen Pittman & Groove Tubes;Trace Elliot Bass Products;
Norm's Rare Guitars, Tubeworks & Paul Rivera; Monster Cable; Jim Williamson Music;
Catharina Masters; Jim Foote & Hank Quayle at Music Works;
Hagiwara, Shuji, Naitoh, Steve Ettleson & Jay Wanamaker of Yamaha Japan & USA;
Armand Zildjian, Lenny DiMuzio, Colin Schofield, Mike Morse of Zildjian Cymbals;
Mark Brunner of Shure drum microphones; George Barrett of Remo, Inc.;
Rocco D'Amico of Rimshot sticks.

To Cara Blake, my love, a "King"-size hug and a 'nanner sandwich...R.B.

To Evelyn for the T.L.C. and just being...T.B.

Extra special thanks to Dal Booth (tour manager-Superman) from the guys: "Thanks Bubba, you're the best!"

Very special thanks to Anne Kerry Ford for her love, support and..."the garden."

WITHOUT OUR MUSICAL FOREFATHERS, NONE OF US COULD PLAY A LICK. THIS RECORD IS
DEDICATED TO THEM.

Russell Ferrante appears courtesy of GRP Records

GRP Production Coordinator: Michael Pollard
Assisted by Doreen Kalcich
Photography: Guy Webster
Assistant to the photographer: Ladye Eugenia Stewart
Grooming by Beverley George
Art Director/Graphic Designer: Michael Manoogian
Graphic design: Dan Serrano, David Gibb, Andy Ruggirello, Scott Johnson & Sonny Mediana
Assisted by Emili Bogin
GRP Creative Director: Andy Baltimore

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