15 Years: A Retrospective

15 Years: A Retrospective
Compilation album by
Sons of the San Joaquin
ReleasedOct 8, 2002
GenreWestern
LabelWestern Jubilee Recording Company/Shanachie
Sons of the San Joaquin chronology
Sing One For the Cowboy
(2000) 		15 Years: A Retrospective
(2002) 		For the Young, and the Young At Heart
(2005)

15 Years: A Retrospective is the tenth Sons of the San Joaquin album. It contains three previously unreleased songs. According to the liner notes, the previously released material was "digitally re-mixed and re-mastered."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jack Hannah, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Happy Cowboy" (Bob Nolan)2:08
2."Timber Trail" (Tim Spencer)2:15
3."The Gift" (Ian Tyson)4:05
4."Great American Cowboy"4:07
5."Along the Santa Fe Trail" (Al Dubin, Edwina Coolidge, Will Grosz)3:15
6."Song of the Rover" (Bob Nolan)2:08
7."Wyoming On My Mind" (Charlie Daniels)4:18
8."Is It Because"4:19
9."Anything But a Cowboy"3:25
10."From Whence Came the Cowboy"4:25
11."I Ride Along and Dream"5:03
12."Charlie and the Boys"5:32
13."Texas Plains" (Stuart Hamblen)3:21
14."UTAH (With One Eye)" (Previously unreleased)3:50
15."Ghost Riders in the Sky" (Stan Jones, previously unreleased)4:45
16."The Legend of Jake Kincaid" (Previously unreleased)3:21

Personnel

Sons of the San Joaquin

  • Jack Hannah – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion
  • Joe Hannah – vocals, bass fiddle, percussion
  • Lon Hannah – vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, percussion

Additional personnel

  • Robert Wagoner – guitar
  • Richard Chon – fiddle
  • "Doc" Denning – lead guitar, rhythm guitar
  • Dennis Mack – bass, rhythm guitar, accordion
  • Jeff Hall – percussion, tambourine, lead guitar
  • Mike Dana – guitar
  • John Lauffenberger – bass
  • Rich O'Brien – lead guitar, rhythm guitar
  • Bob Embry – clarinet
  • Ray Appleton – tambourine, accordion
  • Mark Abbott – bass
  • Randy Elmore – fiddle
  • Dale Morris – fiddle
  • Hereford Percy – banjo
  • Tim Alexander – accordion
  • Eddie Gordon – harmonica

Production

  • Sons of the San Joaquin – executive producers
  • Jeff Hall – producer (except where noted)
  • Russ Pate – producer (except where noted)
  • Recorded at:
    • Maximus Recording Studios, Fresno, CA
      • Jeff Hall – engineer
      • Nye Morton – engineer
      • Eric Scherbon – engineer
    • Eagle Audio, Ft. Worth, TX ("I Ride Along and Dream")
      • Rich O'Brien – producer
      • Mark Talmadge – engineer
    • Warehouse Theater, Colorado Springs CO ("Charlie and the Boys", "Texas Plains")
      • Rich O'Brien – producer
      • Scott O'Malley – producer
      • Butch Hause – engineer
      • Mark Petty – engineer
  • Mastered at:
    • Capitol Mastering, Los Angeles, CA
      • Robert Vosgien – mastering
      • Pete Papageorges – mastering
  • Analog to digital transfers at:
    • Maximus Media, Fresno, CA
      • Eric Sherbon – digital transfers
  • David Martin Graham – photography