Co-Balt is the second studio album

Studio album

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 by the Athens, Georgia

Athens, Georgia

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-based band brute.

Brute.

brute. was a side project band by guitarist Vic Chesnutt and the members of Widespread Panic.-History:The first known grouping of Chesnutt with the members of the band was at John Keane's studio in Athens, Georgia. There, the collaboration recorded an album in early December 1993...

, which was a collaboration band between guitarist Vic Chesnutt

Vic Chesnutt

James Victor "Vic" Chesnutt was an American singer-songwriter from Athens, Georgia. His first album, Little, was released in 1990, but his breakthrough to commercial success didn't come until 1996 with the release of Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation, a tribute album of mainstream artists...

 and the members of Widespread Panic

Widespread Panic

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. It was released seven years after the band's debut release, Nine High a Pallet

Nine High a Pallet

Nine High a Pallet is the first studio album by the Athens, Georgia-based band brute., which was a collaboration band between guitarist Vic Chesnutt and members of Widespread Panic....

, on April 9, 2002. The night of the release, the band played their final live concert (though they would play a radio show a few weeks later) at The Tabernacle

The Tabernacle

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 in Atlanta, Georgia

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.

Track listing

1. "You Got It All Wrong" – 2:51
2. "Expiration Day" – 4:32
3. "Adirondacks" – 4:10
4. "You're With Me Now" – 3:35
5. "Scholarship" – 4:28
6. "Cutty Sark" – 3:36
7. "Morally Challenged" – 4:36
8. "No Thanks" – 4:24
9. "Puppy Sleeps" (Chesnutt, Schools) – 3:44
10. "All Kinds" – 5:31
11. "Cobalt Blue" – 8:59

All tracks by Vic Chesnutt unless otherwise noted.

Personnel

brute.

Brute.

brute. was a side project band by guitarist Vic Chesnutt and the members of Widespread Panic.-History:The first known grouping of Chesnutt with the members of the band was at John Keane's studio in Athens, Georgia. There, the collaboration recorded an album in early December 1993...

• Vic Chesnutt – guitar, vocals, harmonica, keyboards, cover design
• John Bell – dobro, vocals
• Michael Houser – guitar
• Todd Nance – drums, vocals
• Dave Schools – bass
• John Hermann – organ, piano
• Domingo S. Ortiz – percussion

Guest performer

• John Keane – pedal steel, guitar (acoustic, electric), vocals

Production

• John Keane – engineer, producer, mixer
• Chris Byron – assistant
• Billy Field – assistant
• Glenn Schick – mastering
• Scott Sosebee – layout design

External links

• Vic Chesnutt.com
• Widespread Panic.com
• Eveyday Companion
• [ All Music entry]