Welder (album)

Welder received mainly favorable reviews from critics, and was ranked the 23rd best album of 2010 (out of 30) by Rolling Stone. Welder was nominated for the Album of the Year award and Song of the Year (for El Camino) at the 2011 Americana Awards and Elizabeth Cook was also nominated for Artist of the Year because of the album. The Washington Post described the album as Cook's best yet, because it was "rawer [than her previous four albums] in all the best senses of that word." ==Track listing==

• Elizabeth Cook – vocals, acoustic guitars • Tim Atwood – keyboards, backing vocals (2, 5) • Tim Carroll – electric guitars, slide guitar, banjo, harmonica, backing vocals • Gary Maurer – acoustic guitars (3) • Tony Paoletta – steel guitar, backing vocals (2, 5) • Matt Combs – mandolin, fiddle, strings, backing vocals (2, 5) • Bones Hillman – bass, backing vocals (2, 5) • Marco Giovino – drums, backing vocals (2, 5) • Buddy Miller – backing vocals (1) • Rodney Crowell – backing vocals (3, 10) • The Carol Lee Singers – backing vocals (7, 10) • Dwight Yoakam – backing vocals (13) Production • Don Was – producer • Krish Sharma – recording, mixing • Heather Strum – assistant engineer • Ted Wheeler – assistant engineer • Tom Spaulding – additional engineer • Yes Master (Nashville, Tennessee) – mastering location • Kristin Barlowe – photography • Theo Antoniadis – design • Veta Cicolello – design • Suzy Kipp – stylist • Brady Wardlaw – hair, make-up ==Chart performance==