The New Nashville Cats

The New Nashville Cats is a country album by Mark O'Connor, in conjunction with a variety of other musical artists. O'Connor selected a group of over fifty Nashville musicians, many of whom had worked with him as session musicians. The album was intended to "showcase the instrumental side of the Nashville recording scene" (O'Connor's liner notes). It was awarded two Grammys: Best Country Instrumental Performance for O'Connor, and Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, and Steve Wariner's performance in "Restless". This song also charted at #25 on Hot Country Songs in 1991.

The New Nashville Cats
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 16, 1991
Recorded1989–90
GenreCountry, country rock, bluegrass, western swing, instrumental country
Length63:48
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerMark O'Connor, Jim Ed Norman
Mark O'Connor chronology
Retrospective
(1990)
The New Nashville Cats
(1991)
Johnny Appleseed
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

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All songs were composed by Mark O'Connor, except where noted.

  1. "Bowtie" – 2:40
  2. "Restless" (Carl Perkins) – 5:25
  3. "Nashville Shuffle Boogie" – 6:10
  4. "Pick It Apart" – 4:59
  5. "Traveler's Ridge" – 3:35
  6. "Granny White Special" – 3:53
  7. "Cat in the Bag" – 2:43
  8. "The Ballad of Sally Anne" (Traditional; lyrics by Alice Randall, arranged by O'Connor and Harry Stinson) – 2:36
  9. "Swang" – 4:52
  10. "Dance of the Ol' Swamp Rat" – 3:03
  11. "A Bowl of Bula" – 4:05
  12. "Limerock" (Traditional; arranged by O'Connor and Edgar Meyer) – 2:23
  13. "Sweet Suzanne" – 5:12
  14. "Orange Blossom Special" (Ervin T. Rouse) – 5:39
  15. "Now It Belongs to You" (Steve Wariner) – 6:33

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Chart (1991) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 44
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 14

Notes

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