On the turntable this Sunday...Space Wrangler

Space Wrangler is the first studio album by the Athens, GA based band Widespread Panic. It was first released by a small Atlanta label, Landslide Records, on February 4, 1988. It was later reissued three times, the first two times by Capricorn Records/Warner Bros. Records, and, in 2001, by Zomba Music Group.

Due to time restraints on the original issue, concert staple "Conrad" was not included in the 1988 release. The reissues featured three extra tracks not found on the original release. Holden Oversoul and Contentment Blues were both from a John Keane Studio session in September 1990. Me and The Devil Blues / Heaven was recorded as one take and was taken from "try-out" sessions with Capricorn Records that would result in the Widespread Panic album.

Space Wrangler has been released on vinyl, cassette and CD.

All songs written and composed by John Bell, Michael Houser, Todd Nance, Domingo Sunny Ortiz, and Dave Schools unless otherwise stated.

1. "Chilly Water"   5:40

2. "Travelin' Light" (written by J. J. Cale) 3:36

3. "Space Wrangler"   6:49

4. "Coconut"   5:04

5. "The Take Out"   2:16

6. "Porch Song"   2:52

7. "Stop-Go"   4:50

8. "Driving"   8:29

9. "Holden Oversoul"   3:32

10. "Contentment Blues"   5:06

11. "Gomero Blanco"   1:11

12. "Me and the Devil Blues[b]/Heaven[a][c]"   15:11

^ a Produced by Johnny Sandlin

^ b "Me and the Devil Blues" written by Robert Johnson

^ c "Heaven" written by David Byrne and Jerry Harrison

Personnel: Widespread Panic

John Bell - Vocals, Guitar

Michael Houser - Guitar, Vocals

Todd Nance - Percussion, Drums, Vocals

Domingo S. Ortiz - Percussion

Dave Schools - Bass, Percussion, Vocals

Additional Personnel

Tim White - Keyboards

John Keane - Vocals, Producer Engineer

Alberto Salazarte - Rap

David Blackman - Fiddle

Bill Jordan - Laughs

Page McConnell (and Phish crew) - Organ on "Holden Oversoul"

T. Lavitz - Organ on "Me And The Devil Blues"/"Heaven"

Jim Bickerstaff - remixing

Jeff Coppage - engineer, remixing

James Flournoy - artwork, design

Heather Laurie - design

Benny Quinn - mastering

Johnny Sandlin - producer, remixing

Steve Tillisch - engineer