1978 December

1978 December
1978 December
Studio album by Sonia Leigh
Released	September 27, 2011
Genre	Country, Americana
Length	41:37
Label	Southern Ground
Producer	Zac Brown; John Driskell Hopkins; Clay Cook; Matt Mangano
Sonia Leigh chronology
Singles from 1978 December
	"My Name Is Money"; Released: July 25, 2011; "Bar"; Released: March 12, 2012;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

1978 December is the fifth studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Sonia Leigh. It was her first album on Southern Ground and was released on September 27, 2011. The first single off the album was "My Name Is Money," which Juli Thanki of Engine 145 gave a "thumbs up."^[2]

Track listing[]

All songs written by Sonia Leigh; "I Won't Tell" and "Roamin'" co-written by Zac Brown.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ain't Dead Yet"	4:17
2.	"My Name Is Money"	3:33
3.	"Bar"	4:13
4.	"Ribbon of Red"	3:30
5.	"I Just Might"	5:59
6.	"Virginia" (featuring Amy Ray)	3:54
7.	"A Poem from the Ocean Floor"	4:08
8.	"I Won't Tell"	3:02
9.	"Roamin'" (featuring Zac Brown)	4:21
10.	"1978 December"	4:34
Total length:		41:37

Chart performance[]

Album[]

Chart (2011)	Peak position
US Billboard Top Country Albums^[3]	43
US Billboard Top Heatseekers^[3]	15

Singles[]

Year	Single	Peak positions
Year	Single	US Country
2011	"My Name Is Money"	45
2012	"Bar"	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes[]

In 2010, Bar was covered by Zac Brown Band although she was featured on there. It is evidenced on the track listing of Pass the Jar: Zac Brown Band and Friends Live from the Fabulous Fox Theatre In Atlanta.

Personnel[]

Musicians

Sonia Leigh – lead vocals, guitar (acoustic), percussion
Zac Brown - guitar (acoustic), vocals
Luke Bulla - fiddle
Courtlan Clement - guitar (electric)
Clay Cook - guitar (12 string acoustic), guitar (12 string electric), guitar (acoustic), guitar (baritone), guitar (electric), lap steel guitar, Mellotron, organ (Hammond) piano, vocals, Wurliter
Nic Cowan - vocals
Josh Day - percussion
Donald Dunlavey - guitar (electric)
Chris Fryar - drums, percussion
Tom Giampietro - percussion
Katie Herron - percussion
John Driskell Hopkins - vocals
Kevin Leahy - drums (steel), percussion
Kristy Lee - vocals
Levi Lowrey - vocals
Matt Mangano - bass, guitar (acoustic)
Amy Ray - vocals
Barry Waldrep - banjo
Tiffany White - vocals
Oliver Wood - guitar (electric)

Technical

Sonia Leigh - composer
Zac Brown – producer, composer
Clay Cook - producer
John Driskell Hopkins - engineer, producer
John Kelton - engineer, mixing
Matt Mangano - engineer, producer
Frank Sandler - engineer
Hank Williams - mastering

References[]

^ Ruhlmann, William. "1978 December review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
^ Thanki, Juli (July 27, 2001). "Sonia Leigh — "My Name Is Money"". Engine 145. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Chart listing for 1978 December". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2012.

[allmusic-1] Ruhlmann, William. "1978 December review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 22, 2012.

[2] Thanki, Juli (July 27, 2001). "Sonia Leigh — "My Name Is Money"". Engine 145. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2011.

[billboard-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Chart listing for 1978 December". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2012.

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