Liner Notes for Peter Elkas, Wall of Fire

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Produced by Charlie Sexton
Mixed by Charlie Sexton
Engineered by Kyle Crusham
Ass't Engineers: Stephen Koszler at Monumental, Brad Bell at Wire


Recorded in July 2006 at Monumental Sound in Toronto, Ontario as well as at Charlie's house and Wire Recording in Austin, Texas

Mixed at Wire Recording in Austin, Texas

Mastering by Joe Gastwirt at Joe Gastwirt Mastering in Oak Park, California

Photography by Richard Beland
www.richardbeland.com

 

Super-sized gift baskets to the following:

Larry and Sheryl Wanagas, Caitlin North, Matt Finkelstein, Antonello Di Domenico, Bumstead Productions, Tom Kemp, Andy Maize and everyone at MapleMusic Recordings, Joe Dunphy, Ian McGettigan, Stuart Sullivan, Stacey Mitsopolous, Joel Plaskett and the Emergency, Ron Sexsmith, Amanda Burt, Tim McAuliffe, the Elkas family, and Anisa (xox).

Teary-eyed bro-hugs to the Elkaholics: Prof. Doug, Dr. Jeff, and Coach Gav, to Kyle “Crush” Crusham, and to the magical and far too handsome Charlie Sexton, who secretly knows, but will never say, what the bear did next. Yeah-woo.

Fall Apart Again

Peter Elkas: vocals, piano

Charlie Sexton: background vocals, 2 nd drum kit, percussion, electric guitar, 6-string bass guitar

Jeff Heisholt: Hammond organ

Doug Fiesen: electric bass

Gavin Maguire: drums

 

Willpower

Peter Elkas: vocals, acoustic guitar, resonator guitar

Charlie Sexton: 2 nd drum kit, percussion

Jeff Heisholt: Wurlitzer piano, Hammond organ

Doug Friesen: electric bass

Gavin Maguire: drums

Ron Sexsmith: harmony vocal

 

Paid Back

Peter Elkas: vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar

Charlie Sexton: background vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, 2 nd drum kit, percussion

Jeff Heisholt: clavinet, Wurlitzer piano

Doug Friesen: electric basses

Gavin Maguire: drums

 

Sweet Nancy

Peter Elkas: vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, harmonica

Charlie Sexton: resonator guitar, 2 nd drum kit, percussion

Jeff Heisholt: background vocal, Hammond organ, piano,

Doug Friesen: upright bass, electric bass

Gavin Maguire: drums

 

Wall Of Fire

Peter Elkas: vocals, electric guitar, electric slide guitar, acoustic guitar

Charlie Sexton: 2 nd drum kit, percussion, paper sac, acoustic guitar

Jeff Heisholt: Hammond organ, Rhodes piano,

Doug Friesen: upright bass, electric bass

Gavin Maguire: drums

 

Darling See

Peter Elkas: vocals, electric guitar

Charlie Sexton: 2nd drum kit, percussion

Jeff Heisholt: Rhodes piano

Doug Friesen: electric bass, electric guitar

Gavin Maguire: drums

 

Something Beaming

Peter Elkas: vocals, electric guitar, piano, Nashville guitar, good times (hand claps and cheering)

Charlie Sexton: 2 nd drum kit, 6-string bass guitar, acoustic guitar, good times

Marlon Sexton: Serious good times – like, 5 tracks of it.

Jeff Heisholt: Hammond organ, piano, clavinet, good times

Doug Friesen: electric bass, good times

Gavin Maguire: drums, good times

 

My Well Runs Deeper

Peter Elkas: vocals, acoustic guitar, electric mando-guitar

Charlie Sexton: vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar, electric mando-guitar, baritone guitar, 2 nd drum kit, percussion

Jeff Heisholt: Wurlitzer piano, Hammond organ

Doug Friesen: electric bass

Gavin Maguire: drums

 

Sunlight

Peter Elkas: vocals, acoustic guitar, resonator guitar

Charlie Sexton: 2 nd drum kit, percussion, acoustic guitar, electric slide mando-guitar

Jeff Heisholt: Wurlitzer piano, Hammond Organ, piano, Rhodes piano

Doug Friesen: electric bass

Gavin Maguire: drums

 

See It With Me

Peter Elkas: vocals, piano, electric guitar

Charlie Sexton: 2 nd drum kit

Jeff Heisholt: Hammond Organ, Rhodes piano

Doug Friesen: upright bass

Gavin Maguire: drums

 

www.peterelkas.com