Annual Waltz

{{Infobox album|

| name = Annual Waltz

| type = Album

| artist = John Hartford

| cover = Annual Waltz.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1987

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Bluegrass, country

| length = 29:47

| label = Dot

| producer = Jack Clement

| prev_title = Vassar Clements, John Hartford, Dave Holland

| prev_year = 1985

| next_title = Me Oh My, How the Time Does Fly: A John Hartford Anthology

| next_year = 1987

}}

Annual Waltz is an album by the American musician John Hartford, released in 1987.{{cite news |last1=Hochman |first1=Steve |title='Boogie'-Man Hartford Keeps On Rolling Along |work=Los Angeles Times |date=22 Aug 1986 |department=Calendar |page=2}}{{cite news |title=Composer vows to keep song out of commercials |work=Windsor Star |date=9 Jan 1987 |page=C6}} Recorded in Nashville, the album was produced by Jack Clement.{{cite news |last1=Van Matre |first1=Lynn |title=Hartford's Work from 'The Heart' |work=Chicago Tribune |date=15 Oct 1986 |department=Tempo |page=3}}{{cite news |last1=Hurst |first1=Jack |title=On the Record |work=Chicago Tribune |date=18 Sep 1986 |page=9A}} It was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best Contemporary Folk Recording" category.{{cite web |title=John Hartford |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/john-hartford/10772 |website=Recording Academy |access-date=6 May 2023}}

Track listing

All songs by John Hartford unless otherwise noted.

  1. "All in My Love for You" – 2:25
  2. "Ohio River Rag" – 3:57
  3. "Annual Waltz" – 3:52
  4. "Gone, Gone, Gone" (Harlan Howard) – 1:54
  5. "Love Wrote This Song" (Hartford, Charles Cochran) – 2:43
  6. "Learning to Smile All Over Again" – 3:26
  7. "Pennington Bend" – 3:45
  8. "Here's to Your Dreams" – 4:14
  9. "Short Life of Trouble" – 1:36
  10. "Living in the Mississippi Valley" – 1:55

Personnel

  • John Hartford – banjo, fiddle, guitar, harmony vocals
  • Mark Howard – guitar, mandolin
  • Roy Huskey, Jr. – bass
  • Jack Clement – guitar
  • Kenny Malone – percussion
  • Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle, mandolin
  • Gary Janney – harmony vocals

Production notes:

  • Jack Clement – producer
  • Richard Adler – mixing
  • Milan Bogdan – master tape preparation
  • Camile Engel – design
  • Simon Levy – art direction
  • Glenn Meadows – master tape preparation
  • Mark Howard – engineer, mixing

References

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