Life’s Windows
John’s CD project “Life’s Windows,” a classic rock and pop album recorded in Nashville, Franklin, TN and Pensacola, FL (2008).
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01: BABY BROWN EYES
(Jane R. Snyder, Jeff Snyder, John Nanni)
Vocal: John Nanni
Background Vocals: Gary Talley, Amber Clark
Acoustic Guitar: Tab Laven
Electric Guitars: Bob Hatter
Bass: Michael Wheeler
Keyboards: Henry Beckett, Jeff Snyder
B3 Organ: Lucky Kelson
Drums: Peter Young
Tambourine: Peter Young
Nothing Plain About… this Jane! (ASCAP), Triple Creeks Music (ASCAP)
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02: MY BLUEBIRD SKY
(Bob Hatter, Peter Young, John Nanni)
Vocal: John Nanni
Background Vocals: Dennis Gossman, Michael Wheeler, Jeff Johnson, Carol Findlay-Wheeler, John Nanni
Electric Guitars: Bob Hatter
Flamenco Guitars: Joe Silva
Bass: Michael Wheeler
Drums: Peter Young
Bongos: John Nanni
Cabasa: John Nanni
Claves: Darren Long
Congas: Paul Garcia
Hand Claps: Dennis Gossman, Michael Wheeler, Jeff Johnson, Carol Findlay-Wheeler, John Nanni
Rattle: John Nanni
Triangle: Darren Long
VibraSlap: Darren Long
Bob Hatter Music (ASCAP), PGroovy Music (BMI), Triple Creeks Music (ASCAP)
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03-Outta Nowhere
(Darren Long, John Nanni)
Vocal: John Nanni
Background Vocals: John Nanni
Acoustic Guitar: Lance Doss, Tab Laven
Electric Guitars: Lance Doss
Piano: Rodger Morris
B3 Organ: Lucky Kelson
Bass: Michael Wheeler
Drums: Peter Young
Cabasa: John Nanni
Cowbell: Darren Long
Tambourine: Darren Long
Rabbit Creek Music (ASCAP), Triple Creeks Music (ASCAP)
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04-Little Grains of Sand
(Henry Beckett, Paul Marshall, John Nanni)
Vocal: John Nanni
Background Vocals: John Nanni
Electric Guitars: Bob Hatter
Electric Piano: Henry Beckett
Flugelhorn Solo: Michael Fair
Saxophone: Jimmy Bowland
Trombone: Roy Agee
Trumpet: Michael Fair
Bass: Michael Wheeler
Drums: Peter Young
Congas: John Nanni
Tambourine: John Nanni
Horn Arrangement & Score by Henry Beckett
Henry Beckett Music, Nashville, TN (ASCAP), Triple Creeks Music (ASCAP)
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05-Dust Off Your Dreams
(Darren Long, John Nanni)
Vocal: John Nanni
Background Vocals: John Foster, John Nanni
Acoustic Guitars: John Nanni
Electric Guitars: Bob Hatter, John Nanni
Lead Guitar: John Nanni
Electric Sitar: Gary Talley
Electric Piano: Henry Beckett
Bass: Michael Wheeler
Drums: Peter Young
Bongos: John Nanni
Cabasa: John Nanni
Guiro: Darren Long
Tambourine: John Nanni
Rabbit Creek Music (ASCAP), Triple Creeks Music (ASCAP)
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06-She Was Runnin’ Away
(Lucas P. Gravell, Tirk Wilder, John Nanni)
Vocal: John Nanni
Background Vocals: Tirk Wilder, John Nanni
Acoustic Guitar: Tab Laven
Electric Guitars: Bob Hatter
Lead Guitar: John Nanni
Piano: Henry Beckett
Saxophone: Jimmy Bowland
Bass: Michael Wheeler
Drums: Peter Young
Tirk Wilder Music Group (BMI), Loose Gravel Music (BMI), Triple Creeks Music (ASCAP)
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07-Life’s Windows
(John Nanni)
Vocal: John Nanni
Background Vocals: Jonell Mosser, John Nanni
Acoustic Guitars: Bob Hatter
Electric Guitars: Bob Hatter
Electric Piano: Henry Beckett
Saxophones: Jimmy Bowland
Bass: Michael Wheeler
Drums: Peter Young
Chimes: Darren Long
Congas: John Nanni
Guiro: Darren Long
Rattle: Darren Long
Horn Arrangement by Jimmy Bowland
Triple Creeks Music (ASCAP)
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08-If You Need Me
(Lance Doss, John Nanni)
Vocal: John Nanni
Background Vocals: John Nanni
Electric Guitars: Bob Hatter , Lance Doss
Lead Guitar: Lance Doss
Piano: Henry Beckett
Electric Piano: Henry Beckett
B3 Organ: Lucky Kelson
Bass: Michael Wheeler
Drums: Peter Young
Lance Doss Music (BMI), Triple Creeks Music (ASCAP)
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09-Rails, Rivers and Highways
(Jane R. Snyder, John Nanni)
Vocal: John Nanni
Background Vocals: Amber Clark, John Foster
Acoustic Guitars: Bob Hatter
Electric Guitars: John Foster
Accordion: Tim Lauer
Mandolin: John Nanni
Bass: Michael Wheeler
Drums: Peter Young
Nothing Plain About… this Jane! (ASCAP), Triple Creeks Music (ASCAP)
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10-Right in Front of Me
(Jeff Snyder, Lance Doss, Michael Wheeler, John Nanni)
Vocal: John Nanni
Background Vocals: Jonell Mosser, Lance Doss
Acoustic Guitar: Michael Wheeler
Electric Guitars: Lance Doss
B3 Organ: Lance Doss
Fender Rhodes: Jeff Snyder
Bass: Michael Wheeler
Drums: Peter Young
Chinchula Records (BMI), Lance Doss Music (BMI), Triple Creeks Music (ASCAP)
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11-One of Those Days
(Darren Long, Michael Wheeler, John Nanni)
Vocal: John Nanni
Background Vocals: Michael Wheeler, John Nanni
Electric Guitars: Bob Hatter
Piano: Henry Beckett
Bass: Michael Wheeler
Drums: Peter Young
Shaker: Peter Young
Tambourine: Peter Young
Rabbit Creek Music (ASCAP), Chinchula Records (BMI), Triple Creeks Music (ASCAP)
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12-Tennessee Meadow Green
(John Nanni)
Vocal: John Nanni
Background Vocals: Gary Talley
Acoustic Guitars: Tab Laven
12-String Acoustic: Nathan Nanni
Electric Guitars: Bob Hatter
Piano: Henry Beckett
Harmonica: Jamey Garner
Banjo: Durwood Edwards
Bass: Michael Wheeler
Drums: Peter Young
Triple Creeks Music (ASCAP)
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13-The Jaded Side
(Henry Beckett, John Nanni)
Vocal: John Nanni
Background Vocals: Henry Beckett, Jonell Mosser
Electric Guitars: Bob Hatter, Gary Talley
Lead Guitar: Gary Talley
Piano: Henry Beckett
Saxophone: Jimmy Bowland
Trombone: Roy Agee
Trumpet: Michael Fair
Bass: Michael Wheeler
Drums: Peter Young
Congas: John Nanni
Guiro: John Nanni
Rattle: Darren Long
VibraSlap: John Nanni
Horn Arrangement & Score by Henry Beckett
Henry Beckett Music, Nashville, TN (ASCAP), Triple Creeks Music (ASCAP)
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14-Rise Above It
(Bo Price, Gary Lockwood, Gary Myers, Joe Walsh, Rusty Meharg, John Nanni)
Vocal: John Nanni
Background Vocals: Bo Price, Gary Lockwood, Rusty Meharg
Electric Guitars: Bob Hatter, Gary Lockwood
Bass: Michael Wheeler
Drums: Peter Young
Triple Creeks Music (ASCAP)
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15-In My Own Backyard
(Dan Adkins, John Nanni)
Vocal: John Nanni
Background Vocals: Dan Adkins, Mitch Malloy, John Nanni
Acoustic guitar: John Nanni
Electric Guitars: Bob Hatter, John Nanni
Lead Guitar: John Nanni
Steel Guitar: Josh Dubin
Bass: Michael Wheeler
Drums: Peter Young
Tambourine: Peter Young
Backyard Picnic compiled from Nanni & Abbott Family Reunion Home Videos
Take the Road Home Music, (ASCAP), Triple Creeks Music (ASCAP)
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JOHN NANNI
LIFE’S WINDOWS
Produced by Henry Beckett & John Nanni
Executive Producer: John Nanni
Recorded at Lucky K Studio, Pensacola, FL; Beckett Audio Studio, Nashville, TN; Three Creeks Music, Franklin, TN
Recording Engineers: Lucky Kelson, Henry Beckett, John Nanni
Mix Engineer: John Nanni, Three Creeks Music, Franklin, TN
Mastering Engineer: Richard Dodd, Nashville, TN
Graphic Design & Photography: Michael Wheeler
Special Thanks and Love to: Dana, Nathan, Shawn and Dominic.
Audio file conversions: Bob McGilpin
Studio Technical Support: Paul Marshall
Gary Talley appears courtesy of The Box Tops.
Bob Hatter appears courtesy of Arista Recording Artist, Keith Anderson.
Horn Section Arrangements: Henry Beckett, Jimmy Bowland.