Shine is the second studio album and the major label debut for the Richmond, VA based Pat McGee Band

Pat McGee Band

The Pat McGee Band is a rock band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed by frontman Pat McGee, who attended Longwood University in Farmville, VA. On the heels of his solo release From the Wood in 1995, the Pat McGee Band signed with Warner Bros. Records subsidiary Giant Records in 1999...

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On the heels of successful independent releases in Revel

Revel (Pat McGee Band album)

Revel is the first official release by the Richmond, Virginia, based Pat McGee Band.-Track listing:#"Passion" 4:21#"Straight Curve" 5:27#"Rebecca" 4:46#"Flooding Both of Us" 6:51#"Can't Miss What You Never Had" 4:27#"All Around Us" 6:23...

and General Admission

General Admission (Pat McGee Band album)

General Admission is a live acoustic rock album by the Pat McGee Band released on June 15, 1999. It was recorded live without overdubbing at The Bayou in Washington, D.C. and The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia...

, the band inked an album contract with Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...

 subsidiary Giant Records. Shine was composed mostly of new material written for the record, though two previously recorded songs were reworked: "Haven't Seen For a While," which originally appeared on McGee's 1996 solo From the Wood

From the Wood

From the Wood is the debut album of Pat McGee, who would go on to form the Pat McGee Band. It was released independently in 1995. There are two versions that exist, both containing 9 songs...

, and "Rebecca," from Wood and Revel.

Singles from the album were "Runaway" and "Rebecca."

Track listing

1. "Runaway" 3:57
2. "Rebecca" 4:56
3. "Anybody" 4:08
4. "Drivin'" 4:13
5. "Haven't Seen For a While" 5:32
6. "Hero" 3:59
7. "Lost" 4:24
8. "Fine" 4:18
9. "What Ya Got" 3:31
10. "Gibby" 4:12
11. "Minute" 4:09
12. "I Know" 6:25
13. "Shine" 4:44

There is a hidden track

Hidden track

In the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...

 immediately following the conclusion of "Shine" that instrumentally reprises the 12th track, "I Know."

Personnel

• The Pat McGee Band:
  • Pat McGee
    Pat McGee (musician)
    Pat McGee is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Annandale, Virginia, and is a founding member and frontman of the Pat McGee Band.-Biography:...
    
    , lead vocals and guitars
  • Al Walsh, acoustic guitar
  • Jonathan Wiliams
    Jonathan Williams (pianist)
    Jonathan Williams is a pianist, songwriter and vocalist from Richmond, Virginia. He currently plays the keyboard and provides backup vocals for the Pat McGee Band.-References:...
    
    , keyboards and backup vocals
  • Chardy McEwan, percussion
  • Chris Williams, drums
  • |John Small]], bass guitar
  • Brian Fechino electric guitar on Hero and What Ya Got
• Michael Ghegan: saxophone
• Warren Haynes: slide guitar on "Shine" and "Anybody"