Pegi Young
Singer-songwriter Pegi Young's third release, Bracing For Impact, spotlights Pegi's beautifully spare and resonant vocals, world-weary and eloquent lyricism, and a hushed yet immediate emotional landscape. Bracing For Impact features Pegi and her acclaimed recording and touring band, The Survivors: legendary keyboardist Spooner Oldham, bassist Rick Rosas, guitarist Kevin Holly and drummer Phil Jones.
This album was produced by Pegi Young and The Survivors, with the exception of the final track, "Song For A Baby Girl," produced by Elliot Mazer.
Eight of the album's eleven songs are originals written by Pegi, with highlights including, "Flatline Mama" (featuring a horn section and background vocals by The Watson Twins) as well as "No Heart Beat Sound" and "Trouble In A Bottle."
Neil Young penned the rollicking "Doghouse" and contributes background vocals and harmonica on the track. Neil is also spotlighted on electric guitar during "Lie" and "Song For A Baby Girl." He adds harmonica to the late bluesman Tarheel Slim's tune, "Number 9 Train."
The group also covers "I Don't Want To Talk About It," a song by Crazy Horse's Danny Whitten that first appeared on that group's 1971 album.
FLATLINE MAMA (P. Young)
Vocal/Acoustic Guitar: Pegi Young
Electric Guitar/Acoustic Guitar: Kelvin Holly
Electric Piano/Hammond B3: Spooner Oldham
Bass Guitar: Rick Rosas
Drums: Phil Jones
Sax: Joe Sublett
Trumpet: Darrell Leonard
Trombone: Jock Ellis
Baritone Sax: Larry Cragg
Background Vocals: The Watson Twins
MED LINE (P. Young)
Vocal/Acoustic Guitar: Pegi Young
Electric Guitar/Acoustic Guitar: Kelvin Holly
Electric Piano/Farfisa: Spooner Oldham
Bass Guitar: Rick Rosas
Drums: Phil Jones
Sax: Joe Sublett
TROUBLE IN A BOTTLE (P. Young)
Vocal: Pegi Young
Electric Guitar/Acoustic Guitar: Kelvin Holly
Electric Piano: Spooner Oldham
Bass Guitar: Rick Rosas
Drums: Phil Jones
Sax: Joe Sublett
Trumpet: Darrell Leonard
Trombone: Jock Ellis
NO HEART BEAT SOUNDS (P. Young)
Vocal/Acoustic Guitar: Pegi Young
Electric Guitar/Acoustic Guitar: Kelvin Holly
Electric Piano/Farfisa: Spooner Oldham
Bsss Guitar: Rick Rosas
Drums/Tambourine/Tom-Tom Heartbeat: Phil Jones
I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT (D. Whitten)
Vocal: Pegi Young
Electric Guitar/Acoustic Guitar: Kelvin Holly
Electric Piano: Spooner Oldham
Bass Guitar: Rick Rosas
Drums: Phil Jones
Additional Vocal: Chandra Watson
LIE (P. Young)
Vocal/Electric Piano: Pegi Young
Electric Guitar/Acoustic Guitar: Kelvin Holly
Farfisa: Spooner Oldham
Bass Guitar: Rick Rosas
Drums/Tambourine: Phil Jones
Electric Guitar: Neil Young
NUMBER 9 TRAIN (Tarheel Slim)
Vocal/Acoustic Guitar: Pegi Young
Electric Guitar/Dobro: Kelvin Holly
Electric Piano: Spooner Oldham
Bass Guitar: Rick Rosas
Drums/Slate & Anvil: Phil Jones
Harmonica: Neil Young
DADDY MARRIED SATAN (P. Young)
Vocal: Pegi Young
Electric Guitar/Acoustic Guitar: Kelvin Holly
Electric Piano: Spooner Oldham
Bass Guitar: Rick Rosas
Drums: Phil Jones
Dobro: Larry Cragg
Background Vocals: The Watson Twins
DOGHOUSE (N. Young)
Vocal: Pegi Young
Electric Guitar: Kelvin Holly
Electric Piano: Spooner Oldham
Bass Guitar: Rick Rosas
Drums/Cowbell: Phil Jones
Background Vocal/Harmonica: Neil Young
Background Vocals: "The Doghouse Choir" (Larry Cragg, Geoff Neal, Brother Sal, Douglas Busby, Patrick Volkommer)
GONNA WALK AWAY (P. Young)
Vocal: Pegi Young
Electric Guitar/Acoustic Guitar: Kelvin Holly
Electric Piano/Farfisa: Spooner Oldham
Bass Guitar: Rick Rosas
Drums/Conga Drum/Shaker: Phil Jones
SONG FOR A BABY GIRL (P. Young)
Vocal/Acoustic Guitar: Pegi Young
Pedal Steel Guitar: Ben Keith
Acoustic Guitar: Anthony Crawford
Piano: Spooner Oldham
Bass Guitar: Rick Rosas
Drums: Chad Cromwell
Electric Guitar: Neil Young
All Songs Produced By Pegi Young With The Survivors, Except "Song For A Baby Girl" Produced By Elliot Mazer.
"Bracing For Impact"
"Foul Deeds"
"Pegi Young"