The Great American Midrange is the fourth and final original full-length album from American rock band The Elms

The Elms (band)

The Elms were an American rock and roll band known for their breed of rootsy, blues-based rock, with the essence of the music of the 60's and 70's. Although the band had been in existence since 2000, 2001 saw the release of their first full-length album, with the first musical contribution from...

. The album was released via the band's own Trust, Inc., label on September 15, 2009, and is the highest-charting album of The Elms' career, entering the Billboard Heatseekers chart at #18 during the week of October 3, 2009.

The album's first single and video were for the song "Back to Indiana." The song had its national premiere during ABC

American Broadcasting Company

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's television coverage of the 93rd Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis 500

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 motorcar race. The song was also named official theme song of the 2010 Big 10 Men's College Basketball Tournament. Album track "The Shake" appeared on EA Sports

EA Sports

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' hockey video game NHL 09

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.

Track listing

1. Strut
2. Unless God Appears First
3. County Fair
4. The Wildest Heart
5. Long Gone
6. The Shake
7. The Good Guys
8. The Little Ways
9. Back to Indiana
10. This Is How the World Will End
11. Thunderhead
12. A Place in the Sun

iTunes

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 exclusive:

13. Dog Days

Amazon exclusive:

13. Lily

Rhapsody exclusive:

13. Track-by-track synopsis from Owen Thomas

Recording

Recording sessions took place in February and March 2009 at Warner Studios in Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee

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. The album was mixed at Studio X in Seattle, Washington, in April 2009.

Personnel

The Elms

• Owen Thomas - vocals, guitar, songwriting
• Christopher Thomas - drums, percussion
• Thomas Daugherty - guitar
• Nathan W. Bennett - bass guitar

Additional

• Brent Milligan
  Brent Milligan
  Brent Milligan is an Grammy Award-nominated, American record producer and session bass guitar player currently residing in Nashville, TN. He was born in Baton Rouge, LA, and moved to Nashville after graduating from Louisiana State University in 1992...
  
   - producer, engineer
• Andrew Bazinet - engineer
• David Alan - keyboards
• Adam Kasper
  Adam Kasper
  Adam Kasper is a Seattle area record producer and engineer, working with such bands as Cat Power, Pond, Seaweed, The Tragically Hip, Truly, Mudhoney, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, R.E.M., Soundgarden and Pearl Jam...
  
   - mix engineer
• Sam Hofstedt - assistant engineer
• Bob Ludwig
  Bob Ludwig
  Bob Ludwig is an American mastering engineer.He is a well known and respected figure within the music industry. His name is credited on the covers of albums released across the world, and he has won numerous awards....
  
  - mastering engineer
• Cliff Ritchey - photography
• Marshall Jones - design