With his second release, "Factory Man," Eric Hanke proves the praise he drew for his maiden outing, 2006’s "Autumn Blues" — including comparisons to Texas' finest songsmiths and a top 10 of the year pronunciation by the Austin American-Statesman’s Michael Corcoran, the dean of Austin music critics — was well justified. Produced by Merel Bregante, formerly of Loggins and Messina, The Dirt Band, and Chris Hillman, "Factory Man" features performances by guitarists Kenny Grimes and Micio Fassino, keyboardist Riley Osbourn, and steel player Cindy Cashdollar. Recorded and Mixed at The Cribworks Digital Audio, Austin, TX Engineered by Merel Bregante Additional engineering: Sarah Pierce and Eric Hanke Mastered by Jerry Tubb at Terra Nova Digital Audio, Austin, TX Photography by Brad Leese with Wicked Light Photography Graphic Design by Amy Dial Arrangements: Merel Bregante and Eric Hanke Produced by Merel Bregante with Eric Hanke The Players: Eric Hanke- Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar Merel Bregante- Drums, Percussion, Harmony Vocals Carl LoSchiavo- Bass, Acoustic Bass Sarah Pierce- Harmony Vocals Doug Hudson- Mandolin, Harmony Vocals Kenny Grimes- Electric Guitar Maurizio (Micio) Fassino- Electric Guitar Riley Osbourne- Hammond B3, Piano Cindy Cashdollar- Lap Steel, 8 String Steel Guitar, National Baritone Tricone Lynn Daniel- Bass (tracks 2, 8, and 10) Alessandro (Jimmy) Ragazzon- Harmonica (track 6) George Ensle- Acoustic Guitar (track 5) Connie Mims- Harmony Vocals (track 5) Craig Calvert- Harmony Vocals (track 5) "Under a far off sky, shades of blue and green I watch the clouds roll by, I’m walkin in my dream There was a winding road, through a barren hill And away I rode, cause I cant sit still" -Eric Hanke from "Been Knocked Down" www.erichanke.com