The Civil War offers the complete recorded adaptation of Frank Wildhorn's acclaimed stage musical; spread across two discs, the assembled roster spans not only the musical spectrum (everyone from Hootie and the Blowfish to Patti LaBelle to Deana Carter) but also the worlds of drama (Danny Glover, James Garner and Ellen Burstyn) and even literature (Dr. Maya Angelou). The results are often fascinating -- both the personal and political drama of the war between the states resonate throughout these songs, and the performances achieve an intriguing balance between period texture and contemporary energy. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
Civil War: The Complete Work
01/05/1999
All Music Guide Review
Civil War: The Complete Work Track Listing
Credits of Civil War: The Complete Work
- Paulette McWilliams
- Vocals (Background)
- Arif Mardin
- Arranger, Producer
- Raymond McLeod
- Vocals
- Jerry McPherson
- Guitar
- Gene Miller
- Vocals, Performer, Vocals (Background)
- Karen Milne
- Violin
- Dennis Molchan
- Violin
- Tommy Morgan
- Harmonica
- Lee Musiker
- Piano
- Dan Neufeld
- Viola
- Maria Newman
- Viola
- James Nichols
- Engineer, Mixing
- Barbara Northcutt
- Oboe
- Michael Omartian
- Organ, Arranger, Tabla, Producer, Piano, Accordion
- Michael O'Reilly
- Engineer, Mixing
- Simon Oswell
- Viola
- Bobbi Page
- Vocals
- Dean Parks
- Guitar
- Leon Pendarvis
- Piano
- Edward Persi
- Viola
- Dave Pomeroy
- Bass
- Roy Poper
- Trumpet
- John Popper
- Guitar, Producer, Mixing, Vocals, Harmonica
- Karie Prescott
- Viola
- Michele Richards
- Violin
- Karl Richardson
- Producer, Mixing
- Fritz Richmond
- Washboard, Jug
- Andrea Robinson
- Vocals
- Rachel Robinson
- Violin
- Chris Rodriguez
- Guitar (Electric), Vocals (Background)
- Marcus Rojas
- Tuba
- Anatoly Rosinsky
- Violin
- Brent Rowan
- Guitar (Electric)
- Sheldon Sanov
- Violin
- Steve Schaeffer
- Percussion
- Kim Scharnberg
- Arranger, Conductor, Associate Producer
- Haim Shtrum
- Violin
- Pamela Sixfin
- Violin
- Steve Skinner
- Harmonium, Keyboards
- Milton Sledge
- Drums
- Joe Spivey
- Fiddle
- David Stenske
- Violin, Viola
- Jackie Street
- Bass
- Brett Swain
- Assistant Engineer
- George Thatcher
- Trombone
- Kevan Torfeh
- Cello
- Carmen Twillie
- Vocals
- Rich Veltrop
- Assistant Engineer
- Mark Walker
- Drums
- Oren Waters
- Vocals
- Paul Wertheimer
- Assistant Engineer
- Frank Wildhorn
- Producer, Executive Producer
- Yvonne Williams
- Vocals
- John Willis
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
- Evan Wilson
- Viola
- Benjamin Winans
- Producer, Drum Programming
- John Wittenberg
- Violin
- Mihail Zinovyev
- Viola
- Chris Farren
- Producer
- Avril Brown
- Violin
- Armstead Christian
- Vocals (Background)
- Jon Lewis
- Trumpet
- Rob Murphy
- Assistant Engineer
- Frank Pagano
- Percussion
- Robert Peterson
- Violin
- Luis Quine
- Assistant Engineer
- Debra Shufelt
- Viola
- Edmund Stein
- Violin
- Aaron Swihart
- Assistant Engineer
- Waters, Julia
- Vocals
- Deana Carter
- Performer
- Lorra Baylis
- Violin
- Peter Miller
- Copyist
- R.F. Peterson
- Concert Master, Contractor
- Flip Anderson
- Percussion, Producer
- Rick Dolan
- Violin
- James Self
- Tuba
- BeBe Winans
- Vocals, Performer
- Kevin Sharp
- Performer
- Trace Adkins
- Performer
- Sandy DeCrescent
- Contractor
- Steve Amerson
- Vocals
- Lindiwe Dlamini
- Vocals (Background)
- Steve Krause
- Engineer
- Joe Privitelli
- Digital Engineer
- Bob Biles
- Engineer
- Jeremy Roberts
- Synthesizer, Digital Engineer, Piano, Engineer
- Doug Trantow
- Engineer, Mixing
- Rich Vink
- Producer, Mixing, Engineer
- Eric Greedy
- Assistant Engineer
- William Reichenbach
- Trombone
- Caryl Paisner
- Cello
- Bob Joyce
- Vocals
- Roger Sommers
- Assistant Engineer
- Tim Coyle
- Digital Editing, Assistant Engineer
- Greg Pinto
- Engineer, Assistant Engineer
- Laura Bontrager
- Cello
- Dave Clemmons
- Vocals
- Lindiwe Hlengwa
- Vocals (Background)
- Bart Pursley
- Assistant Engineer
- Rafael Rishik
- Violin
- Judith Siirila
- Vocals
- Jim Sonefeld
- Percussion, Drums, Vocals (Background)
- Aya Takemura
- Assistant Engineer
- Dean Felber
- Bass, Vocals (Background)
- Nick Grant
- Violin
- Tony Rambo
- Assistant Engineer
- Michael Roth
- Violin
- Tina L. Smith
- Project Coordinator
- Jeff Robinette
- Assistant Engineer
- Chuck Wagner
- Vocals
- Martha Ashton
- Recording Coordinator
- Kenny Beard
- Vocals (Background)
- Gloria Gabriel
- Production Manager
- Dominic Gonzales
- Assistant Engineer
- Darrin McCann
- Viola
- John Barnett
- Engineer
- Brian Garten
- Assistant Engineer
- Laura Oatts
- Violin
- David Washburn
- Trumpet
- Theresa MacDonnell
- French Horn
- Naomi Katz
- Violin
- Fred Paragano
- Digital Editing
- Fred Hedemark
- Assistant Engineer
- Kelly Schoenfeld
- Assistant Engineer
- Keith Fluitt
- Vocals (Background)
- Dennis Cronin
- Assistant Engineer
- Edith Markman
- Violin
- Dale Baab
- Bass
- Roberto Cani
- Violin
- Tim Christensen
- Bass
- Tim Morrison
- Trumpet
- Jim Carvana
- Assistant Engineer
- Cheryl Freeman
- Performer
- John Miller
- Bass (Acoustic)
- Linda Eder & Choir
- Performer
- Broadway All-Stars
- Performer
- Michael Bell
- Performer
- Brian Young
- Assistant Engineer
- Steve Richards
- Cello
- James Garner
- Performer
- Linda Eder
- Vocals, Performer
- Shiloh
- Performer
- David Foster
- Piano
- Jay Berliner
- Banjo
- John Miller
- Contractor
- Eric Weissberg
- Banjo
- Lisa Fischer
- Vocals (Background)
- Betty Buckley
- Performer
- Sid Page
- Fiddle, Violin
- Richard Todd
- Horn
- Ellen Burstyn
- Performer
- John Berry
- Performer
- Hootie & the Blowfish
- Performer
- Bryan White
- Performer
- Brad Aaron
- Engineer, Mixing
- John Acevedo
- Viola
- John Acosta
- Cello
- Murray Adler
- Violin
- Martin Agee
- Violin
- Maya Angelou
- Performer
- Jerry Barnes
- Bass, Tambourine
- Katreese Barnes
- Vocals (Background)
- Belinda Whitney-Barratt
- Violin
- Joan Beal
- Vocals
- Tony Beard
- Drums
- Michael Bell
- Performer
- Marissa Benedict
- Trumpet
- Herb Besson
- Trombone
- Lisa Bevill
- Vocals (Background)
- Timm Boatman
- Percussion
- William Booth
- Trombone
- Gregory Boyd
- Liner Notes
- Mike Brignardello
- Bass
- Alfred Brown
- Viola
- Mark Bryan
- Guitar, Vocals (Background)
- Kenneth Burward-Hoy
- Viola
- Amick Byram
- Vocals
- Mark Capps
- Assistant Engineer
- H. Robert Carlisle
- French Horn
- Butch Carr
- Percussion, Engineer, Mixing
- Regina Carter
- Violin
- Sarah Carter
- Cello
- Mark Casstevens
- Guitar (Acoustic)
- Charlie Daniels
- Performer
- Terry Christian
- Engineer, Mixing
- Jon Clarke
- Oboe
- Larry Corbett
- Cello
- Susan Cowsill
- Vocals
- Wade Culbreath
- Percussion
- Franklyn d'Antonio
- Violin
- David Davidson
- Violin
- Louise Di Tullio
- Flute
- Brian Dembow
- Viola
- Joel Derouin
- Violin
- George Doering
- Guitar
- Bernie Dresel
- Drums
- David Duke
- Horn
- Alan Estes
- Percussion
- Charles Everett
- Violin
- Shannon Ford
- Drums
- Crystal Garner
- Viola
- Don Gehman
- Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- James Getzoff
- Violin
- Glenn Grab Strings
- Cello
- Danny Glover
- Performer
- Carl Gorodetzky
- Contractor
- John Goux
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar
- Tony Green
- Assistant Engineer
- Ron W. Griffin
- Engineer, Mixing
- Rob Hajacos
- Fiddle
- Linda Harmon
- Vocals
- Tony Harrell
- Piano
- Marc Harris
- Keyboards
- Tom Hemby
- Guitar (Acoustic), Harmonica, Mandolin, Guitar (Electric)
- Luana Jackman
- Vocals
- Jon Joyce
- Vocals
- James Kanter
- Clarinet
- Alan Kaplan
- Trombone
- Karen Karlsrud
- Violin
- Karl Kawahara
- Violin
- Armen Ksadjikian
- Cello
- Kevin Kuhn
- Guitar (Acoustic)
- Michael Scott Lanning
- Performer
- Will Lee
- Vocals
- David Leonard
- Mixing
- Jesse Levy
- Cello
- Rick Logan
- Vocals
- B. James Lowry
- Guitar (Acoustic)
- Travis Tritt
- Performer
- Trisha Yearwood
- Performer
- Michael English
- Performer
- Amy Grant
- Performer
- Carl Anderson
- Performer
- Dr. John
- Performer
- Patti LaBelle
- Performer
- Tracy Lawrence
- Producer, Performer











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