The New Nashville Cats

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Released April 16, 1991 Length 63:48 Artist Mark O'Connor Genre Country music		Recorded 1989-90 Label Warner Bros. Release date 16 April 1991

The New Nashville Cats(1991) Johnny Appleseed(1992) Producers Mark O'Connor, Jim Ed Norman Awards Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance Similar The Fiddle Concerto, Fanfare for the Volunteer, The American Seasons, Midnight on the Water, Hot Swing!

Mark o connor and the new nashville cats bowtie

The New Nashville Cats is a country album by Mark O'Connor, in conjunction with a variety of other musical artists. O'Connor selected a group of over fifty Nashville musicians, many of who had worked with him as session musicians. The album was intended to "showcase the instrumental side of the Nashville recording scene" (O'Connor's liner notes). It was awarded two Grammys: Best Country Instrumental Performance for O'Connor, and Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, and Steve Wariner's performance in "Restless". This song also charted at #25 on Hot Country Songs in 1991.

Mark o connor the new nashville cats at the cma awards restless

Track listing

All songs were composed by Mark O'Connor, except where noted.

"Bowtie" – 2:40
"Restless" (Carl Perkins) – 5:25
"Nashville Shuffle Boogie" – 6:10
"Pick It Apart" – 4:59
"Traveler's Ridge" – 3:35
"Granny White Special" – 3:53
"Cat in the Bag" – 2:43
"The Ballad of Sally Anne" (traditional, lyrics Alice Randall, arr. O'Connor and Harry Stinson) – 2:36
"Swang" – 4:52
"Dance of the Ol' Swamp Rat" – 3:03
"A Bowl of Bula" – 4:05
"Limerock" (traditional, arr. O'Connor, Edgar Meyer) – 2:23
"Sweet Suzanne" – 5:12
"Orange Blossom Special" (Ervin T. Rouse) – 5:39
"Now It Belongs to You" (Steve Wariner) – 6:33