- Released: April 22, 1997
- Label: Sugarhill
- 1.Head South
- 2.Banjo Clark
- 3.You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive
- 4.It's a Great Day to Be Alive
- 5.I Wish
- 6.The Ballad of Martha White
- 7.It's the Whiskey That Eases the Pain
- 8.Spelling Bee Romance
- 9.Life Is Cheap
- 10.Heartbreak Town
- 11.Title of the Song
Personnel: Darrell Scott (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, dobro, banjo, autoharp, mandolin, harmonica, bass guitar, drums, bass drum, background vocals); Verlon Thompson (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Sam Bush (mandolin, fiddle); Randy Howard (fiddle); Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson (harmonica); Maury Rosenberg, Steve Cohn (accordion); Glenn Dickson (clarinet); Wesley Bulla (vibraphone); Roy M. "Junior" Husky (acoustic bass); Kenny Malone (drums, congas, percussion); Chad Cromwell (drums); Tom Roady (percussion); John Mabe, Miles Wilkinson (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Darrell Scott; Jim Dineen; Miles Wilkinson.
Recording information: EMI Studios, Nashville, TN.
Photographer: Se¤or McGuire.
Unknown Contributor Role: Darrell Scott.
Darrell Scott's debut album is an ambitious fusion of various American roots musics, intercut with touches of jazz. Scott's songwriting isn't always fully formed, yet his music is rich and welcoming, featuring layers of guitars, banjos, dobros, trumpets, accordions and sighing steel guitars. Occasionally, it loses itself in the mist, but Aloha from Nashville is a fascinating and often compelling listen. ~ Thom Owens