After Midnight (The Seldom Scene album)

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After Midnight
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Released1981
Recorded1981
Genre Bluegrass, progressive bluegrass
Label Sugar Hill
Producer Bill McElroy
The Seldom Scene chronology
Act IV
(1979)
After Midnight
(1981)
At the Scene
(1983)
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After Midnight is an album by the progressive bluegrass band The Seldom Scene. [2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Lay Down Sally" (Eric Clapton, Marcy Levy, George Terry) 4:08
  2. "Hearts Overflowing" (Michael Brewer) 3:56
  3. "The Old Home Town" (Lester Flatt) 2:39
  4. "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Benny Goodman, Andy Razaf, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb) 3:28
  5. "The Border Incident" (John Duffey) 4:25
  6. "Come Early Morning" (McDill) 2:56
  7. "After Midnight" (JJ Cale) 4.51
  8. "If I Had Left It Up To You" (Merle Haggard) 3:24
  9. "Heartsville Pike" (Jim McReynolds, Jesse McReynolds) 3:26
  10. "Stolen Love" (Phil Rosenthal) 3:51
  11. "Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way" (Louie Clark, Loys Southerland) 3:07

Personnel

The Seldom Scene

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