The Great Divide (Tommy Shaw album)

The Great Divide
Studio album by Tommy Shaw
Released	March 22, 2011
Genre	Bluegrass
Length	33:26
Label	Pazzo Music
Producer	Tommy Shaw Brad Davis Will Evankovich
Tommy Shaw chronology
7 Deadly Zens (1998) The Great Divide (2011)

The Great Divide is the Bluegrass debut solo album by Styx guitarist/vocalist Tommy Shaw, released on March 22, 2011.

Track listing

1. "The Next Right Thing" (Shaw) – 3:05
2. "Back In Your Kitchen" (Shaw, Gary Burr) – 3:02
3. "Sawmill" (Shaw) – 2:27
4. "The Great Divide" (Shaw, Paula Breedlove) – 3:16
5. "Shadows in the Moonlight" (Shaw, Gary Burr) – 3:10
6. "Get On The One" (Shaw) – 2:09
7. "Umpteen Miles" (Shaw, Brad Davis) – 3:17
8. "Cavalry" (Shaw, Gary Burr) – 2:34
9. "Afraid To Love" (Shaw, Brad Davis) – 2:59
10. "Give 'em Hell Harry" (Shaw) – 4:36
11. "I'll Be Coming Home" (Shaw, Brad Davis) – 2:56

Personnel

• Tommy Shaw – lead vocals, resonator guitar (1, 5, 9, 11), dobro (2, 3), guitars (4, 6-8, 10)
• Brad Davis – guitars (1-9)
• Sam Bush – mandolin (1-9)
• Scott Vestal – banjo (1, 2, 6)
• Greg Davis – banjo (3)
• Rob Ickes – dobro (1, 5, 6, 8)
• Jerry Douglas – dobro (4, 9)
• Byron House – bass (1-9)
• Chris Brown – drums (1-3, 5, 6, 8)
• Stuart Duncan – fiddle (1, 3, 5, 7-11)
• Dwight Yoakam – backing vocals (1)
• Will Evankovich – backing vocals (2, 7), guitars (4, 11)
• Alison Krauss – backing vocals (4, 9)

Production

• Tommy Shaw – producer
• Brad Davis – producer
• Will Evankovich – producer, vocal producer, engineer, mixing, editing
• Matt Andrews – engineer
• Alan Hertz – mixing
• Gordon Hammond – additional engineer
• John Golden – mastering at John Golden Mastering (Ventura, California)
• Sterling Bacon – design, layout
• Myriam Santos-Kayda – photography
• Charlie Brusco – management

Chart performance

Chart (2011)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums	2

References

• The Great Divide at AllMusic. Retrieved 16:48, 1 May 2021 (UTC).

External links

• Official Site