MotorCycle

MotorCycle
Studio album by Daniel Amos
Released	1993
Recorded	The Golden Recording Room (Huntington Beach, California) Neverland Studios (Cerritos, California) McCrums Studios (Whittier, California)
Genre	Neo-psychedelia, alternative rock
Label	BAI
Producer	Terry Scott Taylor, Jerry Chamberlain, Daniel Amos
Daniel Amos chronology
Kalhöun (1991) MotorCycle (1993) BibleLand (1994)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

MotorCycle is the tenth studio album by Christian alternative rock band Daniel Amos, issued in 1993 on BAI Records. It was the band's first album under the Daniel Amos moniker - as opposed to the shortened DA - since Vox Humana in 1984.

The album saw the band temporarily shift their sound to neo-psychedelia and saw the return of longtime guitarist Jerry Chamberlain. The album was dedicated to the memory of singer-songwriter Mark Heard, who died in 1992.

"Grace is the Smell of Rain" was later rerecorded by lead singer Terry Scott Taylor's other band, the Lost Dogs, for their 2004 album MUTT.

Track listing

1. "Banquet at the World's End" (words and music by Taylor) (3:47)
2. "Traps, Ensares" (words and music by Taylor/Chamberlain) (3:49)
3. "Hole in the World" (words and music by Taylor) (5:32)
4. "(Whats Come) Over Me" (words and music by Taylor) (3:48)
5. "Buffalo Hills" (words and music by Taylor) (4:24)
6. "Guilty" (words and music by Taylor) (4:35)
7. "Motorcycle" (words by Taylor, music by Taylor/Flesch/Chandler) (3:33)
8. "Wonderful" (words by Taylor/Chamberlain/McCall, music by Taylor/Chamberlain) (2:16)
9. "So Long" (words and music by Taylor) (0:56)
10. "My Frontier" (words and music by Taylor) (3:48)
11. "Grace is the Smell of Rain" (words by Taylor, music by Taylor/Chamberlain) (4:01)
12. "Noelle" (words and music by Taylor) (2:43)
13. "Wise Acres" (words and music by Taylor) (2:14)
14. "So Long Again" (words by Taylor, music by Taylor/Chamberlain) (2:53)

Personnel

• Jerry Chamberlain — lead and rhythm guitars, lap-steel guitar, electric sitar, backing vocals, and lead vocal on "Wonderful"
• Tim Chandler — bass guitar and backing vocals
• Greg Flesch — lead and rhythm guitars, pan flute, and squeeze box
• Ed McTaggart — drums, percussion, and backing vocals
• Terry Scott Taylor — guitars, harmonica, and lead vocals

Additional musicians

• Gene Eugene — piano
• Steve Hindalong — additional percussion
• Buckeye Dan Michaels — trumpet
• Rob Watson — piano, organ, and synthesizer
• Background vocals — Terry Taylor, Jerry Chamberlain, Sharon McCall

Production notes

• Engineered by Gene Eugene.
• Additional engineers: Bob Moon, Dave Hackbarth, Chris Colbert.
• Recorded at The Golden Recording Room, Huntington Beach, California; Neverland Studios, Cerritos, California and McCrums, Whittier, California.
• Mixed at the Golden Recording Room.
• Mastered by Doug Doyle at Digital Brothers.
• Cover concept: Terry Taylor, Bruce Heavin, Jerry Chamberlain.
• Illustration: Bruce Heavin.
• Art direction and design: Ed McTaggart.
• All musical arrangements by Daniel Amos.
• Preproduction demos recorded at Wax Lips Studios.

References

1. MotorCycle at AllMusic