j. loren wince - vocals , guitar , violin , banjo , string arrangement paul spatola - guitar , dobro , piano josh ansley - bass evan johns - drums additional personnel eric greedy - producer , engineering , mixing leon zervos - mastering lenny castro - percussion valerie carter - additional vocal support machan taylor - additional vocal support elaine caswell - additional vocal support eyvonne williams-hines - additional vocal support lynn fiddmont - additional vocal support novi novog - string arrangement dave klotz - string arrangement , programming larry tuttle - string arrangement brian winshell - programming jason benham - additional engineering cecil gregory - additional engineering tom gloady - additional engineering ted taylor - art director , photography reception the album was praised by both fans and critics .