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Rio Rocko
Produced & engineered by Bruce Kaphan
Recording took place at:
Fantasy Studios, Studio A, Berkeley, CA, assistant-James Willetts
Sunset Sound, Studio 2, Hollywood, CA, assistant-Erich Talaba
Sunset Sound Factory, Studio B, Hollywood, CA, assistant-Jason Mott
Niagara Falls, Fremont, CA
Quad Studios, Studio C, Nashville, TN
Additional production & engineering by P.T. Houston & Rhys Clark at Off the Row Studio, Franklin, TN
Mixed by Bruce Kaphan at Niagara Falls, Fremont, CA
Mastered by Jim Demain at Yes Master, Nashville, TN, assistant-Alex McCollough
Copyist-Jeffrey Wash
Horn arrangement on Gecko Tango by Jeffrey Wash & Jimmy Nichols
Horn & string arrangements on Dark Clouds by Bruce Kaphan
String arrangements on The Actor and Shy Away by Bruce Kaphan
String arrangement on Pavement by Bruce Kaphan & Sharlene Ayestaran
Art direction & design by Joseph & Jonathan Berry at JBProdux.com, Long Beach, CA
Special thanks to Nina Bombardier at Fantasy Studios, Mark Greenwood at Quad Studios, Craig Hubler at Sunset Sound Factory, Phil MacConnell at Sunset Sound Factory
© Phantom Roc Records, a division of Phantom Roc Music Company, Inc.(ASCAP), Long Beach, CA, all rights reserved, contact: Rick Caplan, 562-435-7416, fax 562-435-0228, racaplan1@aol.com
Web Site: www.riorocko.com
Credits
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1. Airplane Home Play
Airplane Home
Written by Gregory John Patzner and Sharlene Ayestaran
© 2007 Phantom Roc Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP) All rights reserved. Used by Permission. International copyright secured.
CHORUS
I missed the airplane home
A pretty little girl I met last night
The Airplane home,
Now everything’s gonna be alright.

Tired of workin' and doin’ this overtime
Needed to get free, so I left this place behind
My love life was draggin’, my boss was in my face
So I packed my bags and took a island break

REPEAT CHORUS

Two weeks on the beach, the hotties were fine
Cracking coconuts and mixing limes
Doin’ the limbo and waxing my board
Strumming my guitar on the island shore

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Last night at the hotel, I dreaded going home
This pretty girl said "Hey man, don’t drink alone"
She joined me for a jamba juice, we partied until dawn
When I finally awoke to see my airplane was gone

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"No need to leave so soon" she said
"There's plenty of limes left, you're not dead"
Just want to party all night long You've got to remember all the old times are gone

REPEAT CHORUS
Lyrics
Airplane Home
Credits
Written by Gregory John Patzner and Sharlene Ayestaran
© 2007 Phantom Roc Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP) All rights reserved. Used by Permission. International copyright secured.

drums-Jim E. Christie; electric bass-Taras Prodaniuk; Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond B3-Skip Edwards; Vox Continental, accordion-Augie Meyers; electric guitars-Gregory John Patzner, Bruce Kaphan; pedal steel guitar-Dan Dugmore; steel pans-Jeff Narell; tambourine, conga, timbale, bell-Karl Perazzo; shaker-Bruce Kaphan; lead vocals-Gregory John Patzner; female vocals-Sharlene Ayestaran; backing vocals-Wes Hightower, Raz Kennedy, Marty Atkinson.
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2. Overnight Cowboy Play
Overnight Cowboy
Written by Gregory John Patzner
© 2007 Phantom Roc Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP) All rights reserved. Used by Permission. International copyright secured.
Silver belt buckle and a Stetson hat
Faded blue jeans and boots to match
I bought all of this to look good for you
There I was in my permanent press
Shirt and pants, what a mess
Slightly out of place
Couldn’t look you in the face
Like I wanted to
CHORUS
You know it’s hard to be an overnight cowboy
Singin’ along to the songs playing on the radio
Yes it’s hard to be an overnight cowboy
But I’d Like to spend all my overnights with you

Saw you dancin’ days ago
At a honky-tonk like a picture show
A pretty big order for my new boots to fill
That’s when I knew I was missing my call
So I wrote this song under stars and all
And now I’m singing this song just for you
REPEAT CHORUS

Silver belt buckle and a Stetson hat
Faded blue jeans and boots to match
I bought all of this to look good for you

REPEAT CHORUS
Lyrics
Overnight Cowboy
Credits
Written by Gregory John Patzner
© 2007 Phantom Roc Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP) All rights reserved. Used by Permission. International copyright secured.

drums-Jim E. Christie; electric bass-Taras Prodaniuk; Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond B3-Skip Edwards; accordion-Augie Meyers; electric guitar-Doug Pettibone; acoustic guitar-P.T. Houston; tambourine-Rhys Clark; steel pans-Jeff Narell; congas, maracas, clave-Karl Perazzo; lead vocals-Gregory John Patzner; backing vocals-Wes Hightower.
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3. Middle of the Night Play
Middle of the Night
Written by Gregory John Patzner
© 2007 Phantom Roc Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP) All rights reserved. Used by Permission. International copyright secured.
CHORUS
In the middle of the night
I was dreaming of you
When I found you with somebody else
And you said we were through

I had this bad dream about you
I’m gonna tell you why
It was the feeling you gave me inside
That day and that night
It was the look on your face
The smile you gave him
That brought on the nightmare
In the middle of the night
REPEAT CHORUS

I go to church on Sundays
I follow all those rules
I’d just do anything
So that nightmare don’t come true
REPEAT CHORUS
Lyrics
Middle of the Night
Credits
Written by Gregory John Patzner
© 2007 Phantom Roc Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP) All rights reserved. Used by Permission. International copyright secured.

drums-Jim E. Christie; electric bass-Taras Prodaniuk; grand piano-Skip Edwards; fiddle-Byron Berline; pedal steel guitar-Dan Dugmore; electric guitar-Doug Pettibone; acoustic guitar-Bruce Kaphan; lead vocals-Gregory John Patzner; backing vocals-Wes Hightower, Marty Atkinson.
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4. Shy Away Play
Shy Away
Written by Gregory John Patzner
© 2007 Phantom Roc Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP) All rights reserved. Used by Permission. International copyright secured.
Well I saw her yesterday and I knew
I Knew I’d never lose
If I walked right up to her
And asked her name
But every time I get up the nerve
This feeling just gets worse
And the bashfulness inside me
Turns me away

CHORUS
So then one more time
One more time
One more time
I shy away

Well I must be a crazy fool
Here I am loving you
And never even once have I looked in your eyes
Well for some people love comes and goes
For me it moves so slow
I could never find an end to loving you.
REPEAT CHORUS

Lyrics
Shy Away
Credits
Written by Gregory John Patzner
© 2007 Phantom Roc Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP) All rights reserved. Used by Permission. International copyright secured.

drums-Jim E. Christie; electric bass-Taras Prodaniuk; grand piano, Hammond B3-Skip Edwards; fiddle-Byron Berline; pedal steel guitar-Dan Dugmore; electric guitar-Gregory John Patzner; electric 12 string guitar-Doug Pettibone; shaker, cymbal, acoustic guitar-Bruce Kaphan; violins-Irene Sazer, Alisa Rose; viola-Dina Maccabee; cello-Jessica Ivry; lead vocals-Gregory John Patzner; female vocals-Sharlene Ayestaran; backing vocals-Wes Hightower, Marty Atkinson.
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5. Chauffer Driver Play
Chauffer Driver
Written by Gregory John Patzner
© 2007 Phantom Roc Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP) All rights reserved. Used by Permission. International copyright secured.
I’m goin’ from South San Diego to Berdino
I’m takin’ the car cuz it gets me there all the way
I’m takin’ this band to a one night stand in the company limo
Just pack your bags, oh yeah, and you’re on your way

CHORUS
Cuz I’m a chauffeur driver and I spend my time behind the wheel
And I’ll take you any place you’d ever want to go
I’m a chauffeur driver and I got to admit I’ve got the feel
Cuz I always spend my time behind the wheel

He said sonny, do you know the way up to Reno
Yeah, I been there once before, what a place
Well then make like a free bird and get us soarin’
And pack your bags cuz you’re gonna be gone a couple of days

REPEAT CHORUS
Well, which one of you boys do they call Lynyrd
Well ol’ Lynyrd, he’s up there in the pearly gates
Well now if you’re talkin’ , Mr. Skynyrd
Just pack your suits and your helmets, you’re on your way
So if you see me flyin’ off into the heavens
You know I took that limo oh into to outer space
Cuz I’m a chauffeur driver and I’ll take you any place you want to go

Lyrics
Chauffer Driver
Credits
Written by Gregory John Patzner
© 2007 Phantom Roc Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP) All rights reserved. Used by Permission. International copyright secured.

drums-Jim E. Christie; electric bass-Taras Prodaniuk; upright piano-Skip Edwards; fiddle-Byron Berline; accordion-Augie Meyers; pedal steel guitar-Dan Dugmore; electric guitars-Gregory John Patzner, Doug Pettibone; acoustic guitar-Bruce Kaphan; lead vocals-Gregory John Patzner; backing vocals-Wes Hightower.
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6. Dark Clouds Play
Dark Clouds
Written by Sharlene Ayestaran
© 2007 Phantom Roc Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP) All rights reserved. Used by Permission. International copyright secured.
It ain’t no thing when it disappears It ain’t no thing but a rabbit’s ear
Things got better when we said good-byes
Things came alive before our eyes
Dogs stayed alive and things never died
Things changed but we stayed alive

CHORUS
Dark Clouds on the Mountain, but it never rained
Dark Clouds on the Mountain, but it never rained

Every time I’m runnin’ in, I’m runnin’ out, there ain’t no doubt
Nothin’s ever gonna change my ways
These bad boys are beaten at the poker meetin', low down cheatin’
Can’t stop the sun from shining in

REPEAT CHORUS
Things were good, things were bad,
we were never sad, we had dear ol' dad
Things were good, things were bad,
we were never sad, we had dear ol' dad
REPEAT CHORUS

Lyrics
Dark Clouds
Credits
Written by Sharlene Ayestaran
© 2007 Phantom Roc Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP) All rights reserved. Used by Permission. International copyright secured.

drums-Jim E. Christie; electric bass-Taras Prodaniuk; grand piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond B3-Skip Edwards; synth pad-Jimmy Nichols; tambourine-Rhys Clark; tambourine, shaker-Bruce Kaphan; electric guitars-Gregory John Patzner, Bruce Kaphan, Dan Dugmore, steel guitar-Dan Dugmore; cello-Matt Brubeck; trombone-Kevin Porter; tuba-Brent Herhold; lead vocals, harmonica-Gregory John Patzner.
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7. Reincarnated Cowboy Play
Reincarnated Cowboy
Written by Gregory John Patzner
© 2007 Phantom Roc Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP) All rights reserved. Used by Permission. International copyright secured.

We’re gonna ride into town
We’re gonna push everybody around
We’re gonna cause trouble and confusion
Well now that’s what we use to say
Back in the olden days
When us outlaws got together for a reunion
But then Sheriff John Sloan
Would say you’d better leave my town alone
Or you’ll be pushing up boot hill flowers by sundown
Well now here we are today
And I’m feeling that same old way
Gonna ride to the city lights by tomorrow
But I’m just gonna get my fill
Of playing in the bars and grills
And then me and this guitar will be on our way
CHORUS
Cause I’m reincarnated from a mean cowboy
Look what the angels done
They gave me this guitar
Now I’m singing these songs
Singing em for everyone

So if you’re living outside the law
The angels gonna pay you a call
And they can do to you
Just what they did to me
Well, they took away my gun
They took away my fun
Now I’m barely making a living on this guitar

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Lyrics
Reincarnated Cowboy
Credits
Written by Gregory John Patzner
© 2007 Phantom Roc Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP) All rights reserved. Used by Permission. International copyright secured.

drums-Jim E. Christie; electric bass-Dale Scrivner; grand piano-Skip Edwards; Vox Continental-Augie Meyers; electric guitar-Doug Pettibone; acoustic guitar-P.T. Houston; pedal steel guitars-Dan Dugmore, Bruce Kaphan; lead vocals-Gregory John Patzner; backing vocals-Wes Hightower.
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8. The Actor Play
The Actor
Written by Gregory John Patzner and Larry Thorpe
© 2007 Phantom Roc Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP) All rights reserved. Used by Permission. International copyright secured.
The crowd roared, the actor soared
His fame grew and grew
Was he playing himself
Or was he playing you
He's a man who does all he can
Just to be another man
He can be a biker, a lonely hiker
Or just a hired hand
CHORUS
Everyone's an actor
Everybody plays a role
An ever changing factor
In life's never ending show

To play the role and steal the show
The people all applaud him
critics say he's on his way
Nothin’ that can stop him
To play the part of give or taker
The script is written for all
Alone we meet our maker When the final curtain falls
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Lyrics
The Actor
Credits
Written by Gregory John Patzner and Larry Thorpe
© 2007 Phantom Roc Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP) All rights reserved. Used by Permission. International copyright secured.
drums-Jim E. Christie; electric bass-Taras Prodaniuk; grand piano, Hammond B3-Skip Edwards; pedal steel guitar-Dan Dugmore; electric guitar-Doug Pettibone; tubular bells-Bruce Kaphan; violins-Irene Sazer, Alisa Rose; viola-Dina Maccabee; cello-Jessica Ivry; lead vocals-Gregory John Patzner; backing vocals-Wes Hightower, Marty Atkinson.
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9. Captain Of Your Ship Play
Captain Of Your Ship
Written by Gregory John Patzner
© 2007 Phantom Roc Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP) All rights reserved. Used by Permission. International copyright secured.

I went dancing at Rosie Boa’s Café
I was a teenage idol long ago, or so they say
There was this girl that really caught my eye
And when she looked at me I went shootin’ through the sky
Well I fell all to pieces just like a meteorite
She said oh man are you feelin’ alright?
Well you don’t have to worry, this woman won’t bite
So she takes my hand and we hit the floor
You’re the one I’m lookin’ for
CHORUS
Don’t want to be the captain, the captain of your ship
Just want to be your lover, someone you can’t resist

Well she kicked off her heels and took off my coat
Did the jive jumble to my dead man’s float
The captain, the captain of your ship
Feelin’ so good, havin’ so much fun tonight
Well we got in her car, she locked the door
You’re the one I’m lookin’ for.
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Lyrics
Captain Of Your Ship
Credits
Written by Gregory John Patzner
© 2007 Phantom Roc Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP) All rights reserved. Used by Permission. International copyright secured.

drums-Jim E. Christie; upright piano, Hammond B3, Fender Rhodes-Skip Edwards; Vox Continental, accordion-Augie Meyers; tambourine, bell, caxixi-Karl Perazzo; keyboard bass, tambourine, handclap, orchestra bells-Bruce Kaphan; pedal steel guitar-Dan Dugmore; electric guitar-Doug Pettibone; lead vocals-Gregory John Patzner; backing vocals-Wes Hightower, Marty Atkinson, Raz Kennedy.
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10. Gecko Tango Play
Gecko Tango
Written by Gregory John Patzner
© 2007 Phantom Roc Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP) All rights reserved. Used by Permission. International copyright secured.
CHORUS
Do the Gecko Tango at the Rio Rocko
Do the Gecko Tango and get mucho loco
De halo e, let it go, let it go, let it go
De halo e, let it go
It’s no mambo, it’s the Gecko Tango
It’s no rumba, it’s the Gecko Tango
Toto los ojos ti marin quando tu
When you do the Gecko Tango all the eyes are on you
Badges, eh, you don’t need no stinking badges to do the Gecko Tango
De halo e, let it go, let it go, let it go
De halo e, let it go

REPEAT CHORUS

It’s no rumba, it’s the Gecko Tango
It’s no salsa, it’s the Gecko Tango

REPEAT CHORUS
Lyrics
Gecko Tango
Credits
Written by Gregory John Patzner
© 2007 Phantom Roc Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP) All rights reserved. Used by Permission. International copyright secured.
drums-Jim E. Christie; electric bass-Taras Prodaniuk; grand piano-Skip Edwards; electric guitars-Gregory John Patzner, Doug Pettibone; accordion-Augie Meyers; steel pans-Jeff Narell; tambourine, conga, timbale, bell, maracas, guiro-Karl Perazzo; quica, samba whistle-Michael Spiro; trumpets-Bill Ortiz, Don Beck; tenor saxophone-Joe Cohen; trombone-Marty Weiner; lead vocals-Gregory John Patzner; female vocals-Sharlene Ayestaran; backing vocals-Wes Hightower, Gregory John Patzner.
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11. Pavement Play
Pavement
Written by Sharlene Ayestaran
© 2007 Phantom Roc Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP) All rights reserved. Used by Permission. International copyright secured.
Where does the road meet the pavement?
Travel down the road of your life
Is that your pavement, no longer there?
Chipped up and gone, up through the air

Where’s your road? The road that you walk on
That leads your life and soul
Where’s your road?
It’s so dark and cold around where you hide
Where you go down, meets the road

And there’s the time and the clock is never ending
I see the darkened night and it is on the road
Turning hands of time
Can you be so brave?
And you bellow in molten mellowed ways

So, where is your road?
Where does it take you?
Find yourself empty walking down it once again
Where’s your road?
Where does it leave you?
Cobblestone, they say it’s gone
Where’s your road?
Is it pavement now?
Have too many cars driven down?
Where’s your road?
Life is not changed
It separates your mind
And your mind, and your mind
Lyrics
Pavement
Credits
Written by Sharlene Ayestaran
© 2007 Phantom Roc Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP) All rights reserved. Used by Permission. International copyright secured.
drums-Jim E. Christie; electric bass-Taras Prodaniuk; grand piano, Fender Rhodes-Skip Edwards; fiddle-Byron Berline; electric guitars-Gregory John Patzner, Doug Pettibone; electric 12 string guitar-Doug Pettibone; pedal steel guitar-Dan Dugmore; synth pad-Jimmy Nichols; tambourine, shaker, finger cymbals, drum programming, synth pad-Bruce Kaphan; violins-Irene Sazer, Alisa Rose; viola-Dina Maccabee; cello-Jessica Ivry; lead vocals-Gregory John Patzner; backing vocals-Wes Hightower.
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