Kelly Willis is the third album from the Austin, Texas-based singer. There were a couple of minor Billboard hits in the #63 "Heaven's Just a Sin Away" (covering a 1977 #1 hit for The Kendalls) and the #72 "Whatever Way the Wind Blows." Also of note is a duet with Kevin Welch, "That'll Be Me."
Tony Brown produced the album, with co-production by Don Was and John Leventhal on the tracks "Get Real" and "Shadows of Love".
Track listing
"Take It All Out on You" (Bruce Robison, Mas Palermo) – 2:33
"Heaven's Just a Sin Away" (Jerry Gillespie) – 2:30
"One More Night" (Palermo, Charlie Robison) – 3:17
"That'll Be Me" [with Kevin Welch] (Kevin Welch) – 4:23
"Whatever Way the Wind Blows" (Marshall Crenshaw) – 3:23
"Get Real" (Kelly Willis, John Leventhal) – 2:56
"I Know Better Now" (Jim Lauderdale) – 3:48
"Up All Night" (Libby Dwyer) – 4:06
"World Without You" (Willis, Paul Kennerley) – 3:17
"Shadows of Love" (Willis, Leventhal) – 4:02
Personnel
Richard Bennett - acoustic guitar
Billy Bremner - electric guitar
Dan Dugmore - steel guitar
Andrew Gold - background vocals
Mike Henderson - electric guitar, mandolin
Jellyfish (band) - background vocals
Kieran Kane - bouzouki, mandolin, background vocals
Fats Kaplin - accordion, fiddle, flute
John Leventhal - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, organ, percussion, piano
Roger Joseph Manning Jr. - background vocals
Jonell Mosser - background vocals
Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
Harry Stinson - drums, background vocals
Andy Sturmer - background vocals
Benmont Tench - keyboards
Don Was - bass guitar
Kevin Welch - acoustic guitar and duet vocals on "That'll Be Me" Kelly Willis - lead vocals, background vocals Glenn Worf - bass guitar
References
Kelly Willis albums
1993 albums
Albums produced by Tony Brown (record producer) Albums produced by Don Was Albums produced by John Leventhal MCA Records albums