1978 December

1978 December
Studio album by Sonia Leigh
Released September 27, 2011
Genre Country, Americana
Length 41:37
Label Southern Ground
Producer Zac Brown
John Driskell Hopkins
Clay Cook
Matt Mangano
Sonia Leigh chronology
Angel on My Shoulder
(2008)		 1978 December
(2011)
Singles from 1978 December
  1. "My Name Is Money"
    Released: July 25, 2011
  2. "Bar"
    Released: March 12, 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

1978 December is the fifth studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Sonia Leigh. It was her first album on Southern Ground and was released on September 27, 2011. The first single off the album was "My Name Is Money," which Juli Thanki of Engine 145 gave a "thumbs up."[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Sonia Leigh; "I Won't Tell" and "Roamin'" co-written by Zac Brown.

No. Title Length
1. "Ain't Dead Yet"   4:17
2. "My Name Is Money"   3:33
3. "Bar"   4:13
4. "Ribbon of Red"   3:30
5. "I Just Might"   5:59
6. "Virginia" (featuring Amy Ray) 3:54
7. "A Poem from the Ocean Floor"   4:08
8. "I Won't Tell"   3:02
9. "Roamin'" (featuring Zac Brown) 4:21
10. "1978 December"   4:34
Total length:
 41:37

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Billboard Top Country Albums[3] 43
US Billboard Top Heatseekers[3] 15

Singles

Year Single Peak positions
US Country
2011 "My Name Is Money" 45
2012 "Bar" —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes

In 2010, Bar was covered by Zac Brown Band although she was featured on there. It is evidenced on the track listing of Pass the Jar: Zac Brown Band and Friends Live from the Fabulous Fox Theatre In Atlanta.

Personnel

Musicians
  • Sonia Leigh – lead vocals, guitar (acoustic), percussion
  • Zac Brown - guitar (acoustic), vocals
  • Luke Bulla - fiddle
  • Courtlan Clement - guitar (electric)
  • Clay Cook - guitar (12 string acoustic), guitar (12 string electric), guitar (acoustic), guitar (baritone), guitar (electric), lap steel guitar, Mellotron, organ (Hammond) piano, vocals, Wurliter
  • Nic Cowan - vocals
  • Josh Day - percussion
  • Donald Dunlavey - guitar (electric)
  • Chris Fryar - drums, percussion
  • Tom Giampietro - percussion
  • Katie Herron - percussion
  • John Driskell Hopkins - vocals
  • Kevin Leahy - drums (steel), percussion
  • Kristy Lee - vocals
  • Levi Lowrey - vocals
  • Matt Mangano - bass, guitar (acoustic)
  • Amy Ray - vocals
  • Barry Waldrep - banjo
  • Tiffany White - vocals
  • Oliver Wood - guitar (electric)
Technical
  • Sonia Leigh - composer
  • Zac Brown – producer, composer
  • Clay Cook - producer
  • John Driskell Hopkins - engineer, producer
  • John Kelton - engineer, mixing
  • Matt Mangano - engineer, producer
  • Frank Sandler - engineer
  • Hank Williams - mastering

References

  1. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "1978 December review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  2. ↑ Thanki, Juli (July 27, 2001). "Sonia Leigh — "My Name Is Money"". Engine 145. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Chart listing for 1978 December". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
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