Richard Bennett discography

Richard Bennett 18 July 2008 at the NAC in Ottawa

Richard Bennett is an American guitarist, composer, and record producer. In addition to his 5 solo albums, and his recordings with Neil Diamond and Mark Knopfler, he has been featured as a performer and producer on many albums by other artists.

## Solo albums

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* 2004: Themes from a Rainy Decade (Moderne Shellac)
* 2008: Code Red Cloud Nine (Moderne Shellac)[1]
* 2010: Valley of the Sun (Moderne Shellac)[2]
* 2013: For the Newly Blue (Moderne Shellac)[3]
* 2015: Contrary Cocktail (Moderne Shellac)[4]
* 2018: Ballads in Otherness (Moderne Shellac)

## With Neil Diamond

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* 1974: Serenade (Columbia)
* 1976: Beautiful Noise (Columbia)
* 1977: I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight (Columbia)
* 1978: You Don't Bring Me Flowers (Columbia)
* 1979: September Morn (Columbia)
* 1981: On the Way to the Sky (Columbia)
* 1982: Heartlight (Columbia)
* 1984: Primitive (Columbia)
* 1986: Headed for the Future (Columbia)
* 1988: The Best Years of Our Lives (Columbia)
* 2014: Melody Road (Capitol)
* 2016: Acoustic Christmas (Capitol)

## With Mark Knopfler

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* 1996: Golden Heart (Warner Bros.)
* 2000: Sailing to Philadelphia (Warner Bros.)
* 2002: The Ragpicker's Dream (Warner Bros.)
* 2004: Shangri-La (Warner Bros.)
* 2006: All the Roadrunning (Mercury) with Emmylou Harris
* 2009: Get Lucky (Reprise)
* 2012: Privateering (Mercury)
* 2015: Tracker (Mercury)
* 2018: Down the Road Wherever (Virgin EMI)

## As composer

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* 1988: Steve Earle - Copperhead Road (Uni) - track 8, ""Waiting on You" (co-written with Steve Earle)
* 1991: Steve Earle and the Dukes - Shut Up and Die Like an Aviator (MCA) - track 2, "Good Ol' Boy (Gettin' Tough)" (co-written with Steve Earle)

## As producer

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* 1986: Steve Earle \- Guitar Town (MCA) associate producer
* 1987: Steve Earle and the Dukes - Exit 0 (MCA) co-producer
* 1989: Emmylou Harris \- Bluebird (Reprise) co-producer
* 1990: Emmylou Harris - Brand New Dance (Reprise) co-producer
* 1992: Emmylou Harris and the Nash Ramblers - At the Ryman (Reprise)
* 1994: Marty Brown \- Cryin', Lovin', Leavin' (MCA)
* 1995: Kim Richey \- Kim Richey (Mercury)
* 1996: Steve Earle - I Feel Alright (Warner Bros.) co-producer
* 2005: various artists - Train of Love: A Tribute to Johnny Cash (CMH)
* 2009: Phil Lee - So Long, It's Been Good to Know You (Palookaville)
* 2017: Steve Earle and the Dukes - So You Wannabe An Outlaw (Warner Bros.)

## Also appears on

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### 1972 - 1973

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* 1972: Four Tops \- Keeper of the Castle (Dunhill)
* 1972: Alex Harvey \- Souvenirs (Capitol)
* 1973: Vikki Carr \- Ms. America (Columbia)
* 1973: Jim Grady - Jim Grady (20th Century)
* 1973: Chuck Jackson \- Through All Times (ABC)
* 1973: Billy Joel \- Piano Man (Columbia)
* 1973: Barbara Keith - Barbara Keith (Reprise)
* 1973: The Partridge Family \- Bulletin Board (Bell)
* 1973: Austin Roberts \- The Last Thing On My Mind (Chelsea)
* 1973: T-Bone Walker \- Very Rare (Reprise)
* 1973: Andy Williams \- Solitaire (Columbia)

### 1974 - 1979

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* 1974: Karl Erikson - I Am Next (United Artists)
* 1974: Lobo \- Just A Singer (Big Tree)
* 1974: Billy Joel - Streetlife Serenade (Columbia)
* 1974: Dave Mason \- Dave Mason (Columbia)
* 1974: Kenny Rankin \- Silver Morning (Little David
* 1974: Jim Stafford \- Jim Stafford (MGM)
* 1974: Ringo Starr \- Goodnight Vienna (Apple)
* 1975: Eric Andersen \- Be True to You (Arista)
* 1975: Jim Stafford - Not Just Another Pretty Foot (MGM)
* 1976: Bellamy Brothers \- Let Your Love Flow (Curb)
* 1977: Michael Omartian \- Adam Again (Myrrh)
* 1977: Helen Reddy \- Ear Candy (Capitol)
* 1978: Bellamy Brothers \- Beautiful Friends (Warner Bros.)
* 1978: Helen Reddy - We'll Sing in the Sunshine (Capitol)
* 1978: Neil Diamond - You Don't Bring Me Flowers (Columbia)
* 1979: Dave Lambert \- Framed (Polydor)

### 1980 - 1985

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* 1980: Allan Clarke \- Legendary Heroes (Elektra)
* 1981: Rodney Crowell \- Rodney Crowell (Warner Bros.)
* 1981: Carole Bayer Sager \- Sometimes Late at Night (Boardwalk)
* 1982: Rosanne Cash \- Somewhere in the Stars (Columbia)
* 1983: Sissy Spacek \- Hangin' Up My Heart (Atlantic)
* 1983: "Weird Al" Yankovic \- "Weird Al" Yankovic (Rock 'n Roll)
* 1984: Vince Gill \- Turn Me Loose (RCA)
* 1985: Vince Gill - The Things That Matter (RCA)
* 1985: George Strait \- Something Special (MCA)

### 1986 - 1999

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* 1986: Mac Davis \- Somewhere in America (MCA)
* 1986: Waylon Jennings \- Will the Wolf Survive (MCA)
* 1986: Nicolette Larson \- Rose of My Heart (MCA)
* 1986: George Strait - #7 (MCA)
* 1986: Rodney Crowell - Street Language (CBS)
* 1987: Waylon Jennings - Hangin' Tough (MCA)
* 1987: Conway Twitty \- Borderline (MCA)
* 1987: Ricky Van Shelton \- Wild-Eyed Dream (Columbia)
* 1989: Lyle Lovett and his Large Band - Lyle Lovett and His Large Band (MCA / Curb)
* 1989: Juice Newton \- Ain't Gonna Cry (RCA)
* 1990: Rosanne Cash - Rosanne Cash (Columbia)
* 1991: Vince Gill - Pocket Full of Gold (MCA)
* 1992: Alabama \- American Pride (RCA Victor)
* 1992: Vince Gill - I Still Believe In You (MCA)
* 1992: Joan Baez \- Play Me Backwards (Virgin)
* 1994: Hal Ketchum \- Every Little Word (Curb)
* 1995: Emmylou Harris - Wrecking Ball (Elektra)
* 1995: Billy Pilgrim \- Bloom (Atlantic)
* 1997: Matraca Berg \- Sunday Morning to Sunday Nights (Rising)
* 1997: Phillips Craig & Dean \- Where Strength Begins (Star Song Communications)
* 1998: Allison Moorer \- Alabama Song (MCA)

### 2000 - 2009

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* 2000: Allison Moorer - The Hardest Part (MCA Nashville)
* 2000: Trisha Yearwood \- Real Live Woman (MCA Nashville)
* 2000: Wynonna Judd \- New Day Dawning (Curb)
* 2002: Amy Grant \- Legacy... Hymns and Faith (Word / A&M)
* 2004: Cerys Matthews \- Cockahoop (Rough Trade / Blanco y Negro)
* 2004: Mary Chapin Carpenter \- Between Here and Gone (Columbia)
* 2005: Amy Grant - Rock of Ages... Hymns and Faith (Word)
* 2005: Miranda Lambert \- Kerosene (Epic)
* 2005: Rodney Crowell - The Outsider (Columbia)
* 2006: Eric Church \- Sinners Like Me (Capitol Nashville)
* 2006: Vince Gill - These Days (MCA)
* 2006: Lee Hazlewood \- Cake or Death (Ever)
* 2007: Miranda Lambert - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Sony Music)
* 2008: Eric Brace and Peter Cooper - You Don't Have to Like Them Both (Red Beet)
* 2008: Emmylou Harris - All I Intended to Be (Nonesuch)
* 2009: Miranda Lambert - Revolution (Columbia)

### 2010 - present

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* 2010: Allison Moorer - Crows (Rykodisc)
* 2011: Eric Brace and Peter Cooper - Master Session (Red Beet)
* 2011: Miranda Lambert - Four the Record (MCA)
* 2011: Vince Gill - Guitar Slinger (Hump)
* 2011: Matraca Berg - The Dreaming Fields (Dualtone)
* 2012: Pistol Annies \- Hell on Heels (Columbia)
* 2012: Willie Nelson and Friends - Stars & Guitars (Lost Highway)
* 2013: Sheryl Crow \- Feels Like Home (Old Green Barn / Sea Gayle Music / Warner Bros.)
* 2013: Ashley Monroe \- Like a Rose (Warner Bros.)
* 2014: Miranda Lambert - Platinum (RCA)
* 2014: Beth Nielsen Chapman \- Uncovered (BNC)
* 2014: Garth Brooks \- Man Against Machine (RCA Nashville)
* 2014: Josh Thompson \- Turn it Up (Show Dog)
* 2015: Dawes \- All Your Favorite Bands (HUB)
* 2015: Amy Grant - Be Still and Know... Hymns & Faith (Universal)
* 2015: Ashley Monroe - The Blade (Warner Music Nashville)
* 2015: Spooner Oldham \- Pot Luck (Light in the Attic)
* 2016: Paul Burch \- Meridian Rising (Plowboy)]
* 2016: Mo Pitney \- Behind This Guitar (Curb)
* 2016: Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle - Colvin and Earle (Fantasy)
* 2016: Vince Gill - Down to My Last Bad Habit (MCA Nashville / Universal)
* 2016: Darrell Scott \- Couchville Sessions (Full Light)
* 2017: Rodney Crowell - Close Ties (New West)
* 2017: Steve Earle and the Dukes - So You Wannabe an Outlaw (Warner Bros.)
* 2017: Alison Krauss \- Windy City (Capitol / Decca)
* 2018: Tom Rush \- Voices (Appleseed)

## References

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1. ^ Harris, George W. (January 30, 2014). "Ringer of the Week: Richard Bennett: Code Red Cloud Nine, For the Newly Blue". Jazz Weekly. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
2. ^ Ellis, Andy (January 30, 2014). "Super Session Ace Richard Bennett". Guitar Player. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
3. ^ "Richard Bennett: The Epiphone Interview". Epiphone. June 7, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
4. ^ Allen, Rick (October 1, 2015). "Richard Bennett: Contrary Cocktail". Vintage Guitar. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

## External links

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* Official website
* Richard Bennett at AllMusic
* Richard Bennett discography at Discogs