On Turning to Dust
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Mark Heard is the title of the first solo album by Mark Heard, originally released in 1975, and rereleased as On Turning To Dust on Solid Rock Records in 1978.
Track Listing
All songs written by Mark Heard, except "Cabin in Gloryland" by O. A. Parris, writer /Cpl. Curtis Stewart. "Greensleeves interlude" is a 16th Century English Melody. "There is a Fountain" is an Early American melody, words by William Cowper, 1771. "Passion Chorale" is by Hans Leo Hassler, 1601; harmony by J. S. Bach, 1729, words by Bernard of Clairvaux, eleventh Century. "Dinner at Grandma's" - by Mark Heard, Pat Terry, Jeff Vansant, Wayne King. All other songs by Mark Heard.Side One
- "On Turning To Dust"
- "Dinner At Grandma's"
- "Cabin In Gloryland"
- "A Friend"
- "Lullabye"
Side Two
- "Solid Rock"
- "To Diane"
- "Interlude (Traditional: Greensleeves & There Is A Fountain)"
- "The Road"
- "Interlude (Traditional: Passion Chorale)"
- "All"
The Band
- Mark Heard: Guitars, vocals, piano, synthesizer and hambone.
- Earl Grigsby: Bass. Frank Godby: Banjo.
- John Heinrich: Pedal Steel.
- Chuck Long: Sandblocks.
- Jim Pennington: Percussion.
- Strings arranged by Dave Aldrich and performed by the Lamay String Quartet.
Production Notes
- Engineer: Cecil Jones.
- Photography and cover design by Mark and Janet Sue Heard.
- Recorded at Lemco Studios, Lexington, Kentucky.
| Mark Heard |
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| Discography |
| Setting Yesterday Free | Mark Heard | On Turning to Dust | Appalachian Melody Fingerprint | Stop the Dominoes | Victims of the Age | Eye of the Storm | Ashes and Light | Mosaics Tribal Opera | Dry Bones Dance | Second Hand | Satellite Sky | High Noon | Mystery Mind | Hammers and Nails |
| Tribute Albums |
| Strong Hand of Love | Orphans of God |
| Related Articles |
| Fingerprint Records | Fingerprint Recorders |
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