The Real McCall: An American Storyteller is an album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by country

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 musician C. W. McCall

C. W. McCall

C. W. McCall is the pseudonym of William Dale Fries, Jr. , an American singer, activist and politician known for his truck-themed outlaw country songs.-Biography:...

, released on American Gramaphone

American Gramaphone

American Gramaphone is an American record company, and was formed in 1974 by Chip Davis. It is best-known for releasing Davis' solo and Mannheim Steamroller albums...

 in 1990 (see 1990 in music

1990 in music

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) and rereleased in 1999 (see 1999 in music

1999 in music

-Events:*January 7**After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation.**Paul McCartney attends the first of his stepdaughter Heather's first housewares collection in Georgia....

). It features revamped digital versions of some of McCall's better known songs, including "Convoy

Convoy (song)

"Convoy" is a 1975 novelty song performed by C. W. McCall that became a number-one song on both the country and pop charts in the US. Written by McCall and Chip Davis, the song spent six weeks at number one on the country charts and one week at number one on the pop charts...

", "Wolf Creek Pass" and "Black Bear Road", rerecorded by the artist for the album. It contains more songs than any other release by the artist, with sixteen tracks in total. It features songs from most of McCall's albums, the exceptions being his later works, C. W. McCall & Co.

C. W. McCall & Co.

C. W. McCall & Co. is country musician C. W. McCall's sixth and last album of original songs, released on Polydor Records in 1979 , before McCall announced his retirement from the music industry...

and Roses for Mama. One new track, "Comin' Back for More", telling the story of the infamous American

United States

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 cannibal Alferd Packer

Alferd Packer

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, was recorded for the album and serves as its opener.

Track listing

1. "Comin' Back for More" (Bill Fries, Chip Davis
   Chip Davis
   Louis F. "Chip" Davis, Jr. is the founder and leader of the music group Mannheim Steamroller.He also wrote the music for C.W. McCall, including the 1975 hit "Convoy".-Biography:...
   
   ) – 3:51
2. "Ghost Town" (Fries, Davis) – 3:59
3. "Glenwood Canyon" (Fries, Davis) – 3:26
4. "There Won't Be No Country Music" (Fries, Davis) – 3:50
5. "Roy" (Fries, Davis) – 0:40
6. "The Little Brown Sparrow" (Fries, Davis) – 4:34
7. "Wilderness" (Fries, Davis) – 3:19
8. "Aurora Borealis" (Fries, Davis) – 4:11
9. "The Silverton" (Fries, Davis) – 3:51
10. "Wolf Creek Pass" (Fries, Davis) – 3:58
11. "Night Rider" (Fries, Davis) – 2:34
12. "Rocky Mountain September" (Fries, Davis) – 3:39
13. "Black Bear Road" (Fries, Davis) – 2:08
14. "Camp Bird Mine" (Fries, Davis) – 3:33
15. "Convoy" (Fries, Davis) – 3:50
16. "Columbine" (Fries, Davis) – 5:08

Personnel

• C. W. McCall - Vocals, Jacket Concept
• Liz Westphalen, Pam Kalal, Denise Fackler, LynnDee Mueller, Jackson Berkey, Doug Fackler, Jim Kalal - Background Vocals
• Chip Davis - Background Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Producer, Jacket Concept
• Jackson Berkey - Keyboards
• Eric Hansen - Bass, Trumpet
• Steve Hanson - Banjo
• Ron Cooley - Guitars
• Willis Ann Ross - Flute
• Bob Jenkins - Oboe
• Mary Walter - Harp
• Wayne Jesz - Percussion, Engineering Assistant, Mastering
• Arnie Roth
  Arnie Roth
  Arnold "Arnie" Roth is an American, Chicago-based Grammy Award-winning conductor, composer, and record producer, best known for conducting numerous video game concerts. He is also a classically-trained violinist and a member of the Grammy Award-winning music group Mannheim Steamroller...
  
  - Concert Master
• Ruben Gonzalez, Samuel Magad, Everett Mirsky, Peter Labella, Edgar Muenzer, Thomas Yang, Florentina Ramniceanu, Joseph Golan, Helen Nightengale, Steve Shipps, Clara Lindner, Thomas Hall, Gail Salvatori, Ronald Satkiewicz - Violin
• Oatakar Sroubek, Danial Strba, Robert Swan, John Bartholomew, Roger Moulton, Martin Abrams, Marlou Johnston - Viola
• Barbara Haffner, Lenny Chausow, Phillip Blum, Judith Stone, Felix Wurman, Mark Lekas - Cello
• Dale Clevenger, Alice Render Clevenger, Richard Oldberg, David Kappy - French Horn
• Joseph Guastafeste, Collins Trier, Virginia Dixon, Gregory Sarchet - Bass
• George Vosburgh - Trumpet
• Ed Kocher, Arthur Linsner, Charlie Vernon - Trombone
• Dale Hoaglan - Locomotive Whistle

Additional personnel

• John Boyd - Recording, Mixing
• Bill Bradley - Strings and Bass Engineering
• Arnie Roth - Orchestral Conducting
• Brian Ackley, John Armstrong - Engineering Assistants
• Louis J. Stout, Jr. - Orcherstral Assistant
• Louis F. Davis, Sr. - Keyboard Technician
• Hirsch Design - Art Production

External links

• NarrowGauge.org album information for The Real McCall: An American Storyteller