Tracklist

1	It's Not For Me To Judge	3:59
2	What Kind Of Love	3:57
3	Lovin' All Night	3:47
4	Life Is Messy	4:32
5	I Hardly Know How To Be Myself	4:42
6	I Don't Get Better Than This	2:42
7	Alone But Not Alone	5:05
8	Let's Make Trouble	4:26
9	The Answer Is Yes	4:19
10	Maybe Next Time	4:58

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Columbia Records
• Pressed By – DADC
• Recorded At – The Kiva
• Recorded At – Conway Studios
• Recorded At – Capitol Studios
• Recorded At – The Village Recorder
• Recorded At – GroundStar Laboratories
• Recorded At – Masterfonics
• Recorded At – Recording Arts
• Recorded At – Enactron Truck
• Recorded At – Quad Recording Studios
• Recorded At – Platinum Island Studios
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
• Published By – Sony Tunes Inc.
• Published By – Sony Music Publishing
• Published By – Blue Sky Rider Songs
• Published By – Orbisongs
• Published By – Chelcait Music
• Published By – Bug Music, Inc.
• Published By – Lev-A-Tunes
• Published By – Little Reata Music Inc.
• Published By – Dee Klein Music

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar – John Leventhal (tracks: 1), Rodney Crowell (tracks: 3)
• Art Direction – Bill Johnson
• Backing Vocals – Jonell Mosser (tracks: 4), Lari White (tracks: 4, 10), Vicki Hampton (tracks: 4), Vince Santoro (tracks: 9, 10)
• Bass – John Leventhal (tracks: 6), Larry Klein (tracks: 2, 7, 8), Leland Sklar (tracks: 5, 9), Michael Rhodes (tracks: 1, 3, 4)
• Design [Assistant] – Jennifer Johnson
• Drums – Alex Acuna* (tracks: 8), Eddie Bayers (tracks: 3, 4, 5, 9), Jeff Porcaro (tracks: 1), Larrie Londin (tracks: 6, 10), Mickey Curry (tracks: 2)
• Drums [Slack] – Reginal Sales (tracks: 8)
• Electric Guitar – John Leventhal (tracks: 1), Steuart Smith (tracks: 1)
• Electric Piano – Barry Beckett (tracks: 3)
• Engineer [Additional] – Chris Theis, Donivan Cowart, Jim Dineen, Julie Last, Keith Odle
• Engineer [Assistant] – Brett Swain, Charlie Paakkari, Chris Theis, Cliff Norrell*, John Wall , Julie Last, Rob Hart
• Engineer [Mixing Assistant] – Bruck Dawit, Chris Theis
• Engineer [Recording] – Dan Marnien (tracks: 2, 7, 8), Jim Dineen (tracks: 1, 6, 10), Michael Verdick (tracks: 1), Roger Nichols (tracks: 3, 4, 5, 9)
• Guitar – John Leventhal (tracks: 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10), Steuart Smith (tracks: 2, 7, 8)
• Guitar [Tremolo] – Larry Klein (tracks: 7)
• Harmony Vocals – B.C.* (tracks: 1), Don Henley (tracks: 3), Lari White (tracks: 3), Linda Ronstadt (tracks: 2), Marc Cohn (tracks: 1), Shawn Colvin (tracks: 7), Steve Winwood (tracks: 4, 9), Vicki Hampton (tracks: 9), Vince Santoro (tracks: 3)
• Keyboards – C.J. Vanston* (tracks: 1, 4), John Leventhal (tracks: 10), Larry Klein (tracks: 2, 7, 8)
• Lead Vocals – Rodney Crowell
• Mastered By – Greg Calbi
• Mixed By – Dan Marnien (tracks: 2, 7,8), Michael Brauer* (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10)
• Organ – Barry Beckett (tracks: 5, 9, 10), Booker T. Jones (tracks: 2)
• Percussion – Alex Acuna* (tracks: 8), Eddie Bayers (tracks: 4), John Leventhal (tracks: 3, 10), Larrie Londin (tracks: 10), Rodney Crowell (tracks: 3), Vinnie Colaiuta (tracks: 7)
• Photography By – David Roth
• Piano – John Leventhal (tracks: 5, 6)
• Producer – Bobby Colomby (tracks: 1), C.J. Vanston* (tracks: 4), John Leventhal (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10), Larry Klein (tracks: 2, 7, 8), Rodney Crowell (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 9, 10)
• Saxophone – Jim Horn (tracks: 3)
• Slide Guitar – Steuart Smith (tracks: 1)
• Vocals – Albert Lee (tracks: 6), Jim Lauderdale (tracks: 6), John Leventhal (tracks: 6), Larry Byrom (tracks: 6), Sam Phillips (tracks: 8)
• Written-By – John Leventhal (tracks: 6, 10), Larry Klein (tracks: 7), Rodney Crowell, Rosanne Cash (tracks: 5), Roy Orbison (tracks: 2), Will Jennings (tracks: 2)

Notes

Studios; The Kiva/L.A., Conway Recorders/Hollywood, Capitol Studio A/Hollywood, Village Recorders Santa Monica, Groundstar Laboratories/Nashville, Masterfonics 6/Nashville, Recording Arts/Nashville, The Enactron Truck/Near MY House/Quad Recording/New York, Platinum Island/New York.

© ℗ 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
All selections published by Sony Tunes Inc. (ASCAP) Administered by Sony Music Publishing except:
Track 2 published by Sony Tunes Inc. (ASCAP)/Blue Sky Rider Songs/Orbisongs (BMI)
Track 5 published by Sony Tunes Inc. (ASCAP) Administered by Sony Music Publishing/Chelcait Music (BMI) Administered by Bug Music Inc.
Tracks 6, 10 published by Sony Tunes Inc. (ASCAP)/Lev-A-Tunes (ASCAP)
Track 7 published by Sony Tunes Inc. (ASCAP)/Little Reata Music Inc./Dee Klein Music (BMI)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 0 7464-47985-2
• Matrix / Runout: DIDP-077431 3
• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Rights Society: BMI

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CK 47985	Rodney Crowell	Life Is Messy ‎(CD, Album)	Columbia	CK 47985	US	1992
A 702215	Rodney Crowell	Life Is Messy ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Sony Music Custom Marketing Group	A 702215	US	2006
471868 2, COL 471868 2	Rodney Crowell	Life Is Messy ‎(CD, Album)	Columbia, Columbia	471868 2, COL 471868 2	Europe	1992
CK 47985	Rodney Crowell	Life Is Messy ‎(CD, Album)	Columbia	CK 47985	US	1992
CT 47985	Rodney Crowell	Life Is Messy ‎(Cass, Album)	Columbia	CT 47985	US	1992

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