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Released on Mercury Records, also Livin’ on a Prayer (Bon Jovi), Space Oddity (David Bowie) and You Give Love a Bad Name (Bon Jovi)
Recorded at Columbia Studios, also Understand Your Man (Johnny Cash), Ring of Fire (Johnny Cash) and Orange Blossom Special (Johnny Cash)
Produced by Audie Ashworth, also Lies, Carry On and Cajun Moon
Mixed by Ron Reynolds, also City Girls, Mama Don’t and Don’t Wait
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
149 other songs on fono were recorded at Columbia Studios, by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs and Charlie Rich and others
Audie Ashworth produced 7 of J.J. Cale’s top 10 songs
Audie Ashworth produced 65 songs on fono
J.J. Cale produced 61 songs on fono
Credits
All 16 credits
- Written by
- Roger Tillison
- Produced by
- Audie Ashworth and J.J. Cale
- Performed by
- Bobby Emmons, David Briggs, J.J. Cale, John Christopher, Kenny Buttrey, Mike Lawler, Steve Gibson and Tommy Cogbill
- Engineered by
- Rick Horton
- Mixed by
- Ron Reynolds
- Part of
- Grasshopper
- Recorded at
- Columbia Studios
- Released on
- Mercury Records
- Written by
- Roger Tillison
- Produced by
- Audie Ashworth and J.J. Cale
- Performed by
- Bobby Emmons, David Briggs, J.J. Cale, John Christopher, Kenny Buttrey, Mike Lawler, Steve Gibson and Tommy Cogbill
- Engineered by
- Rick Horton
- Mixed by
- Ron Reynolds
- Part of
- Grasshopper
- Recorded at
- Columbia Studios
- Released on
- Mercury Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Audie Ashworth
Same mixer: Ron Reynolds
Same engineer: Rick Horton
Same label: Mercury Records
Same studio: Columbia Studios
Same producer: Audie Ashworth
Same mixer: Ron Reynolds
Same engineer: Rick Horton
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz One Step Ahead of the Blues was performed by Bobby Emmons
One Step Ahead of the Blues was performed by Bobby Emmons
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz One Step Ahead of the Blues was performed by David Briggs
One Step Ahead of the Blues was performed by David Briggs
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz One Step Ahead of the Blues was performed by J.J. Cale
One Step Ahead of the Blues was performed by J.J. Cale
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz One Step Ahead of the Blues was performed by John Christopher
One Step Ahead of the Blues was performed by John Christopher
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz One Step Ahead of the Blues was performed by Kenny Buttrey
One Step Ahead of the Blues was performed by Kenny Buttrey
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz One Step Ahead of the Blues was performed by Mike Lawler
One Step Ahead of the Blues was performed by Mike Lawler
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz One Step Ahead of the Blues was performed by Steve Gibson
One Step Ahead of the Blues was performed by Steve Gibson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz One Step Ahead of the Blues was performed by Tommy Cogbill
One Step Ahead of the Blues was performed by Tommy Cogbill
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz One Step Ahead of the Blues was produced by Audie Ashworth
One Step Ahead of the Blues was produced by Audie Ashworth
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz One Step Ahead of the Blues was produced by J.J. Cale
One Step Ahead of the Blues was produced by J.J. Cale
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz One Step Ahead of the Blues was written by Roger Tillison
One Step Ahead of the Blues was written by Roger Tillison
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz One Step Ahead of the Blues is part of the release Grasshopper
One Step Ahead of the Blues is part of the release Grasshopper
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz One Step Ahead of the Blues was recorded at Columbia Studios
One Step Ahead of the Blues was recorded at Columbia Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz Mercury Records is the label of the song One Step Ahead of the Blues
Mercury Records is the label of the song One Step Ahead of the Blues
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz One Step Ahead of the Blues was engineered by Rick Horton
One Step Ahead of the Blues was engineered by Rick Horton
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz One Step Ahead of the Blues was mixed by Ron Reynolds
One Step Ahead of the Blues was mixed by Ron Reynolds
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz One Step Ahead of the Blues was released on 1982
One Step Ahead of the Blues was released on 1982
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026