Original Release Date: October 11, 2005

“Lyrics are still the most important part of a song,” says Manders. “It’s a fine line between a good feeling song and a well written song. My goal was to try to bring those two together.”

Mark reached his goal with Cannonball, where wild nights of drinking meet the hazy, slow moving mornings. “With a lot of these songs, I’m just having fun. With others, I just wanted to let stuff out.” The first single, “I’m Alright,” immediately hooks you with its flirtatious acoustic guitar accompanied by Manders’ casual voice singing “I’m Alright if you’re alright, Alright?” You can not help but reminisce about those crazy nights when you’ve just had to laugh with a friend at what you’ve gotten yourselves into. “God only knows what a trip it’s been. But tomorrow we’re gonna do it all again.”

Mark does, in fact, do it all again by bringing back his popular bar sing-a-long “Three Fingers Tequila.” An instant hit originally, the song is reincarnated with the talented genius of Ed Cherney, the Grammy-winning engineer most known for his work with the Rolling Stones. Recorded at the famous Village Recorder in Los Angeles, Mark was joined by his former fiddle player, Heather Woodruff, Bonnie Raitt’s musicians and Blondie Chaplin, who tours with the Rolling Stones. The eclectic collaboration results in a faster, wilder tribute to crazy nights had by shots of the devil’s nectar.

Tracks:

1. I’m Alright
   
2. Good Enough for Me
   
3. Three Fingers Tequila
   
4. Eight Track
   
5. Frio River
   
6. Last Supper
   
7. Cannonball (L.A. Mix)
   
8. Fort Worth
   
9. My Old Friend
   
10. All It Takes
    
11. Take a Look Around
    
12. Cannonball (Austin Mix)