2001 Jennifer Warnes – The Well
The Well is the eighth studio album by Jennifer Warnes. It was released in 2001, Warnes’ first album in nine years. It includes her own compositions and covers renown songwriters Arlo Guthrie, Billy Joel, Allen Toussaint and Tom Waits. Guthrie lends guest vocals to his “Patriot’s Dream” while Doyle Bramhall I duets with Warnes on the classic Eddy Arnold song “You Don’t Know Me”. The album has been reissued over the years, first in 2003 in the Super Audio CD format, and then in 2009 with additional bonus tracks. The album saw its debut European release in 2016, when it was released by BMG records on March 4.
Tracks
1 The Well (Jennifer Warnes; Doyle Bramhall II) 04:43
2 It’s Raining (Allen Toussaint) 03:25
3 Prairie Melancholy (Jennifer Warnes; Nancy Bacal) 05:43
4 Too Late Love Comes (Jennifer Warnes) 04:20
5 Invitation To The Blues (Tom Waits) 05:10
6 And So It Goes (Billy Joel) 04:35
7 The Panther (Jennifer Warnes; Doyle Bramhall II) 04:21
8 You Don’t Know Me (Eddy Arnold; Cindy Walker) 02:58
9 The Nightingale (Jude Johnstone) 05:31
10 Patriot’s Dream (Arlo Guthrie) 05:15
11 The Well (Reprise) (Jennifer Warnes; Doyle Bramhall II) 01:54
Biography
Musicians
1 The Well
| Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Doyle Bramhall II |
| Guitar | George Doering |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Acoustic Guitar | Doyle Bramhall II |
| Keyboards | Martin Davich |
| Vocals | Jennifer Warnes |
2 It’s Raining
| Bass | Armando Compean |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Doyle Bramhall II |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Acoustic Guitar | Doyle Bramhall II |
| Piano | Martin Davich |
| Vioin | Joel Darouin |
| Background Vocals | Blondie Chaplin |
| Background Vocals | Kenny Edwards |
| Background Vocals | Max Carl |
| Vocals | Jennifer Warnes |
3 Prairie Melancholy
| Bass | Dave Stone |
| Guitar | George Doering |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Greg Leisz |
| Harmonium | Martin Davich |
| Piano | Martin Davich |
| Cello | Daniel Smith |
| Cello | Larry Corbett |
| Viola | Karie Prescott |
| Violin | Joel Derouin |
| Violin | Michele Richards |
| Vocals | Jennifer Warnes |
4 Too Late Love Comes
| Bass | Simeon Pilich |
| Guitar | Rick Cunha |
| Mandolin | Matt Cartsonis |
| Piano | Martin Davich |
| Viola | Craig Eastman |
| Violin | Joel Derouin |
| Bagpipes | Eric Rigler |
| Vocals | Jennifer Warnes |
5 Invitation To The Blues
| Bass | Armando Compean |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Doyle Bramhall II |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Piano | Martin Davich |
| Synthesizer | Martin Davich |
| Trumpet | Lee Thornburg |
| Violin | Joel Derouin |
| Vocals | Jennifer Warnes |
6 And So It Goes
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Piano | Martin Davich |
| Synthesizer | Steve Porcaro |
| Synthesizer | Martin Davich |
| Strings | Joel Derouin |
| Vocals | Jennifer Warnes |
7 The Panther
| Guitar | Doyle Bramhall II |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Vocals | Jennifer Warnes |
8 You Don’t Know Me
| Bass | Dave Stone |
| Drums | Doyle Bramhall |
| Acoustic Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Cello | Larry Corbett |
| Cello | Suzie Katayama |
| Viola | Jimbo Ross |
| Viola | Ralph Fielding |
| Viola | Robert Becker |
| Violin | Joel Derouin |
| Violin | Michele Richards |
| Violin | Sid Page |
| Vocals | Doyle Bramhall |
| Vocals | Jennifer Warnes |
9 The Nightingale
| Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | George Doering |
| Guitar | Rick Cunha |
| Acoustic Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Piano | Martin Davich |
| Synthesizer | Martin Davich |
| Violin | Joel Derouin |
| Background Vocals | Blondie Chaplin |
| Background Vocals | Kenny Edwards |
| Background Vocals | Max Carl |
| Vocals | Jennifer Warnes |
10 Patriot’s Dream
| Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Drums | John Spooner |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Guitar | George Doering |
| Mandolin | Dean Parks |
| Mandolin | George Doering |
| Piano | Martin Davich |
| Accordion | Van Dyke Parks |
| Violin | Joel Derouin |
| Bagpipes | Eric Rigler |
| Background Vocals | Blondie Chaplin |
| Background Vocals | Kenny Edwards |
| Background Vocals | Max Carl |
| Vocals | Arlo Guthrie |
| Vocals | Jennifer Warnes |
11 The Well (Reprise)
| Drums | Alex Acuna |
| Piano | Denny Freeman |
| Harmonium | Martin Davich |
| Synthesizer | Martin Davich |
Liner Notes
Producer – Jennifer Warnes, Martin Davich (Tracks 1 to 6, 9, 10, 11)
Producer – David Campbell, Doyle Bramhall II (Tracks 7, 8)
Arranged By (Voices)- Jennifer Warnes (Track 1)
Arranged By (Voices) – Martin Davich (Track 9)
Arranged By (Violin), Choir – Martin Davich (Tracks 1, 4, 5)
Arranged By (Violin) – Joel Derouin (Tracks 3, 9)
Arranged By (Strings Additional) – David Campbell (Tracks 3, 8)
Arranged By (Strings) – Martin Davich (Track 6)
Arranged By (Chorale) – Martin Davich (Track 10)
Engineer (Additional) – Bil Lane, Bruce Ablin, Koji Egawa, Steve Genewick, Stuart Brawley, Wayne Cook, Wil Donovan
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Mixed By – Elliot Scheiner, Frank Wolf, George Massenburg, Mark Cross
Art Direction, Design – Richard Elen
Photography – Norman Seeff
Recorded At Andora, LA, CA
Recorded At Capitol, LA, CA
Recorded At Groovemaster, LA, CA
Recorded At Rainbow Garage, LA, CA
Recorded At Royaltone, LA, CA
Recorded At Schnee Studio, LA, CA
Recorded At Stardog Studios, Austin, TX
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michael valentino
February 25, 2026 @ 06:10
Thank you. I love the back up vocals on “Nightingale.”. You seem to be the only site that lists them. I never knew that Kenny Edwards sang on this.