Land of the Bottom Line

All tracks are written by John Gorka, unless otherwise noted.

Musicians: (see individual song listings below)

Production:

• Produced – Bill Kollar
• Recorded/Mixed – Bill Kollar at London By Night Productions, Woodbridge, New Jersey
• Assembled – Rhonda Schoen at Sterling Sound, New York City
• Mastered – Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, New York City, using the AUDIO AUTOMATION MUSE CONSOLE
• Arrangements – Janice Kollar
• Strings and English Horn written and arranged by Bill & Janice Kollar

Artwork:

• Concept and Art Direction – Anne Robinson
• Graphic design – Candace Upman
• Photography – Ann Marsden
• Photo printing – Myrslava Dziuk

1. "Land of the Bottom Line"

   Gorka first recorded the song for a 1984 issue of Fast Folk Musical Magazine (FF 103, March 1984)

   Musicians:

   • John Gorka – vocals, harmony vocals, & acoustic guitar
   • Bill Kollar – electric guitar
   • Kevin Jenkins – bass
   • Marshal Rosenberg – conga
   • Janice Kollar – congas, salt shaker, vox voices, & harmony vocals
   • Tommy West – harmony vocals

2. "Armed with a Broken Heart"

   Musicians:

   • John Gorka – vocals, & acoustic guitar
   • Vic Colucci – bass
   • Michael Blair – Chinese drum
   • Claudia Schmidt – harmony vocals
   • Barry Mitterhoff – mandolin

3. "Raven in the Storm"

   The lyrics to Raven in the storm were co-written with Geoff Bartley. The two artist also collaborate on the song "Mystery to Me" which appeared years later on Gorka's Out of the Valley.

   There have been a number of artists to cover this song:

   • Mary Black, on her album, Circus (1995 Grapevine)
   • Ten Sugar Coffee on their Addicted (1998 Huge Secret)
   • The John Wright Band, on Language of the Heart (2001 Greentrax)

   Musicians:

   • John Gorka – vocals, harmony vocals, & acoustic guitar
   • Vic Colucci – bass
   • Chuck Loeb – electric guitar
   • Elliott Randall – electric guitar
   • Bill Kollar – electric guitar
   • Marshal Rosenberg – bongos
   • Janice Kollar – heartbeat, snare, cowbell, & shaker

4. "The One That Got Away"

   Musicians:

   • John Gorka – vocals & acoustic guitar
   • Vic Colucci – bass
   • Shawn Colvin – harmony volcals

5. "Full of Life"

   Musicians:

   • John Gorka – vocals & acoustic guitar
   • Vic Colucci – bass
   • Janice Kollar – accordion, harmony vocals, & tambourine
   • Michael Blair – Uru, clay drum, klangobjete, & shaker
   • Claudia Schmidt – harmony vocals
   • Joe Ascione – bass drum

6. "Stranger in My Driver's Seat"

   Musicians:

   • John Gorka – vocals, harmony vocals, & acoustic guitar
   • Elliott Randall – electric guitar
   • Vic Colucci – bass
   • Janice Kollar – bass drum & keyboards
   • Michael Blair – spox, crasher

7. "The Sentinel"

   Musicians:

   • John Gorka – vocals, harmony vocals, & acoustic guitar
   • Vic Colucci – bass
   • Marsha Heller – English horn

8. "Dream Street"

   Musicians:

   • John Gorka – vocals, harmony vocals, & acoustic guitar
   • Vic Colucci – bass
   • Chuck Loeb – electric guitar
   • Janice Kollar – bass drum, punching bag, gravel shaker, conga & harmony vocals
   • Shawn COlvin – harmony vocals
   • Tommy West – harmony vocals

9. "Mean Streak"

   Gorka's liner notes read, "'Mean Streak' is dedicated to Cliff Eberhardt and his bad attitude."

   Musicians:

   • John Gorka – vocals, harmony vocals, & acoustic guitar
   • Kefin Jenkins – bass
   • Janice Kollar – bass drum, shotgun, & cowbell
   • Bill Kollar – crasher
   • Vic Colucci – lead bass

10. "Italian Girls"

    Musicians:

    • John Gorka – vocals, & acoustic guitar
    • Vic Colucci – bass
    • Timothy Pitt – acoustic guitar
    • Frank Vignola – electric guitar
    • Eugene Friesen – cello

11. "Jailbirds in the Bighouse"

    Musicians:

    • John Gorka – vocals, harmony vocals, & acoustic guitar
    • Vic Colucci – bass
    • Chuck Loeb – electric guitar
    • Janice Kollar – drums, percussion, keyboards, & harmony vocals
    • Claudia Schmidt – harmony vocals

12. "Promnight in Pigtown"

    Musicians:

    • John Gorka – vocals & acoustic guitar
    • Vic Colucci – bass
    • Barry Mittenhoff – mandolin
    • Kenny Cosek – violin
    • Michael Blair – marching drum, cymbals, & klangobjekte

13. "I Saw a Stranger With Your Hair"

    "I Saw a Stranger with Your Hair" is one of two songs that previously appeared on Gorka's debut album for Red House Records, I Know at the request of Will Ackerman.

    Musicians:

    • John Gorka – vocals, harmony vocals, & acoustic guitar
    • Eugene Friesen – cello
    • Kenny Cosek – violin
    • Vic Colucci – bass
    • Janice Kollar – keyboards & harmony vocals
    • Shawn Colvin – harmony vocals
    • Tommy West – harmony vocals

14. "Love Is Our Cross to Bear"

    This is the other song re-recorded by Gorka that originally appeared on I Know.

    Musicians:

    • John Gorka – vocals & acoustic guitar
    • Chuck Loeb – electric guitar

15. "That's How Legends Are Made"

    Musicians:

    • John Gorka – vocals & acoustic guitar
    • Vic Colucci – bass
    • Timothy Pitt – acoustic guitar
    • Barry Mittenhoff – mandolin
    • Michael Blair – shaker

• Land of the Bottom Line page at the official John Gorka website (lyrics & audio samples)
• Land of the Bottom Line entry at Allmusic