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OAK LAKE Team:
Tannis chose to work with a team of musical experts, co-producing the album with partner Lewis Melville, Josh Finlayson (Skydiggers), Nick Craine (Black Cabbage), and John Charlton (Benji), and mixing the album with Scott Merritt and Chris Marks.

The Tracks:
1.  Falling Together
2.  Maisy Go Round
3.  There's A Lift
4.  What To Do (John Charlton)
5.  It's Quite A Job
6.  Starting Now
7.  A Miracle
8.  Why Can't You Read My Mind
9.  I've Known It
10.  My Body Moves (Lewis Melville)

The Players:
The album features guest performances by many musical friends. The players, in order of appearance, are Lewis Melville, John Charlton (Benji), Nik Tjelios, Sue Smith (Bird Sisters), Ralph Dame, Jeff Bird (Cowboy Junkies), Dave Clark (Woodchoppers Association, Rheostatics), Dale Morningstar (Dinner is Ruined), Dr. Pee (Dinner is Ruined), Murray Ritchie (The Hoofbeats), Tristan O'Malley (The Neutron Stars, Black Cabbage), Sam Cino, Jack Walker, Rebecca Campbell, Vicki Fraser, Alfons Fear (Woodchoppers Association), Harry Manx, Nathan Lawr, Nick Craine (Black Cabbage), Andy Maize (Skydiggers), Kate Richmond (Black Cabbage), Gwen Swick (Quartette), Vandana Sharma (House of Velvet), Jeremy Shute (House of Velvet) and Hughes Massicotte.
The tune "There's A Lift" is enhanced by "The Lift Me Higher Choir" of 26 singers from Guelph's ultra-musical community (Haidee Ogden, Jacqui Tracy, Jim Slansky, Doug Norris, Amy Corner, Beth Cosentino, Alicia Miecznikowski, Eleanor Kure, Kate Richmond, Tracy Woodford, Kate Vsetula, Mike Kosir, Chantal von Maydell, Nick Craine, Sue Richards, Fiona Eden, Mike Sharp, Emma Smith, Lynn Broughton, Pam Harrision, Sylvia Wilton, Tannis Maynard-Langedijk, Morvern McNie, Brenan Pangborn, Heather McIvor, Craig Black, and Lewis Melville).

The Pit Crew:
Recorded by Lewis Melville except for Track 1 recorded by John Charlton and Tannis.
Produced by Tannis with Josh Finlayson (track 2, 7), Nick Craine (8, 9), John Charlton (1), and Lewis Melville (3, 4, 5, 6, 10).
Mixed by Chris Marks (2, 4, 7, 8, 9), Scott Merrit (1, 5), and Lewis Melville (3, 6, 10), with assistance from Josh, Nick, John and Tannis.
Mastered by Joao Carvalho at Umbrella Sound, Toronto.
Artwork: Maria Pezzano, Tracy Harrison, Carolyn Riddell, Angel Calnek, Lewis Melville.
Photography: Cover photo by Susan Smith; Other photographs by John Charlton, Trevor Slimmon, Lewis Melville, Tannis, Greg Floyd and Bill Hale.
Graphic artwork/wizardry: Brian Smith of Hydesmith Communications, and Lewis Melville.
Website design: Michael Findlay of thindesign.com

DESIGN: CHRIS MacLEAN /
CONTACT: tannis@tannis.ca