Appalachian Melody

Appalachian Melody is an album by Mark Heard, released in 1979 on Solid Rock Records.

Appalachian Melody
Studio album by Mark Heard
Released	1979
Recorded	1977–1979
Genre	Folk, rock
Label	Solid Rock
Producer	Larry Norman
Mark Heard chronology
Mark Heard (1975) Appalachian Melody (1979) Fingerprint (1980)

Track listing

All songs written by Mark Heard.

Side one

1. "On the Radio" - 3:41
2. "Castaway" - 3:30
3. "Bless My Soul" - 4:08
4. "Here I Am (Once Again)" - 4:41
5. "With the Setting Sun" - 1:47

Side two

1. "Appalachian Melody" - 4:25
2. "Happy Cornbread Anniversary" - 0:48
3. "Two Trusting Jesus" - 4:18
4. "Jonah's Song" - 5:30
5. "Sidewalk Soliloquy" - 3:22
6. "The Last Time" - 3:19
7. "The Saints" - 0:27

Compact disc bonus tracks

1. "Bless My Soul" (Demo) - 3:28
2. "Appalachian Melody" (Demo) - 4:02
3. "Happy Cornbread Anniversary" (Demo) - 0:34
4. "Two Trusting Jesus" (Demo) - 2:06
5. "Jonah's Song" (Demo) - 3:37
6. "The Saints" (Demo) - 0:46
7. "Saints Are Singin'" (Demo) - 2:25

Personnel

The band

• Mark Heard – acoustic and electric guitars, piano, mandolin, hambone, vocals, harmonies, arranging, co-producer, mixing, photography, album artwork
• Larry Norman – background vocals, producer, arranger, photography, album artwork
• Randy Stonehill – background vocals
• Tom Howard – Fender Rhodes, orchestration
• Jon Linn – lead guitar
• Flim Johnson – bass guitar
• Peter Johnson – drums

Additional musicians

• Al Perkins – pedal steel guitar, dobro
• Chuck Long – electric and acoustic guitars, additional photography
• Alex MacDougall – percussion and congas
• Janet Sue Heard – harmony, additional photography
• Tom Howard String Ensemble conducted by Tom Howard

Production notes

• Recorded December 1977 through January 1979
• Horse and Sandwich and the Hooey Room – pre-production location
• Ken Suesov – engineer, mixing
• George Price – engineer
• John Rhys – engineer
• Skip Saylor – engineer
• Tom Seufert – engineer
• EXR Exciter System – mixing system
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• A&M – mastering location
• David K. Hills – additional photography