MICHAEL POWERS

1. Successful Son
   (Michael Murchison)
2. Can't Quit You Baby
   (Willie Dixon)
3. Baby's Got A Train
   (Howling Wolf)
4. She's About A Mover
   (Sir Douglas)
5. Shock
   (Michael Murchison / Michael Rachinsky)
6. Country Boy
   (Muddy Waters / lyrics Michael Murchison)
7. Bird On A Wire
   (Leonard Cohen)
8. Psychotic Reaction
   (Count Five)
9. Night In Madrid
   (Michael Murchison / Luigi Franconi)
10. Another Man Done
    (Vera Hall)
11. Graffiti
    (Michael Murchison / Michael Rachinsky)
12. All Over Town
    (Michael Murchison)
13. Shimmy Up
    (Michael Murchison / Steve Jordan)

Michael Powers - guitars & vocals
Steve Jordan - drums
Neil Jason - bass
Jimi Zhivago - keyboards & guitar
Amy Helm - background vocals
Fiona McBain - background vocals

Glenn Patscha - piano on "Baby's Got A Train"
Cliff Schmidt - bass on "Country Boy" & "Bird On A Wire"
Patrick Carmichael - drums on "Country Boy" & "Bird On A Wire"

Produced by Steve Rosenthal
Associate Producer: Jimi Zhivago
Engineered by Juan Garcia & Matt Boynton
Mixed by Steve Rosenthal
Assistant Engineer Tom Psipsikas
Recorded & Mixed at The Magic Shop NYC
Mastered by Greg Calbi
Recording information: Studio 900; The Magic Shop, New York, NY.

Living Blues (p.54) - "Powers' singing and playing are gritty and convicing, marking him as a performer to watch and ONYX ROOT as one of the year's must-have debuts."

Mojo (Publisher) (p.108) - 4 stars out of 5 - "Powers brings a funky acoustic guitar and a voice magnificently riven and distressed....The inner power of Powers' music is startlingly original."

Mojo (Publisher) (p.60) - Ranked #4 in Mojo's "Top Ten Blues Albums Of 2005."