General Store (album)

General Store is the debut album by American singer/songwriter Owen Temple. It was released in 1997 on El Paisano Records.

General Store
Studio album by Owen Temple
Released	December 10, 1997
Recorded	Austin, Texas, June 1997
Genre	Country
Length	37:55
Label	El Paisano
Producer	Lloyd Maines
Owen Temple chronology
General Store (1997) Passing Through (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Austin Chronicle	link

Track listing

All songs (Temple) except where noted

1. “When I Hit San Antone” - 3:59
2. “Me and Maria” - 3:43
3. “Tennessee Highway” (Temple, Lendon Lewis) - 3:58
4. “Dry Creek” - 3:16
5. “Jaded Lover” (Chuck Pyle) - 3:47
6. “The Wanna Wanna Bar” - 4:31
7. “Mary” - 3:57
8. “You Never Can Tell” - 3:00
9. “James' Blues” - 3:28
10. “If You Called” - 3:45

Credits

Musicians

• Owen Temple - Acoustic
• Lloyd Maines - Electric guitar, Acoustic, Pedal steel, Mandolin, and Dobro
• John Inmon - Electric guitar, Acoustic
• Michael Tarabay - Bass
• Richard Bowden - Fiddle, Mandolin
• Rich Brotherton - Mandolin
• Riley Osbourn - keyboards
• Bob Livingston - Harmonica
• Stan Smith - Clarinet
• John Treanor - Washboard
• Bukka Allen - Accordion
• Mark Patterson - drums
• Fred Remmert - percussion
• Cory Morrow - Vocals on "Jaded Lover"
• Pat Green - Vocals on "Jaded Lover"
• Paul Lee - Harmony vocals on "When I Hit San Antone", "Tennessee Highway", "Mary", "The Wanna Wanna Bar", "Jaded Lover", and "You Never Can Tell"
• Terri Hendrix - Harmony vocals on "If You Called"
• Graham Sones - Harmony vocals on "Me and Maria" and "James' Blues"

Production

• Produced by Lloyd Maines
• Engineered by Fred Remmert
• Recorded at Cedar Creek Studios, Austin, Texas

Artwork

• Art Direction/Design by Jennifer Jones
• Photography by Stephen L. Clark

Releases

year	format	label	catalog #
1997	CD	El Paisano Records	EPR CD 650175

Cover art

The cover art depicts Temple standing in front of the Fischer Store, a structure located in Fischer, Texas that dates back to 1902.

External links

• Owen Temple website
• El Paisano Records website