Personnel: Rick Moranis (vocals); Tony Scherr (guitar, bass guitar, background vocals); Jason Mercer (banjo); Andy Statman, Daniel Marcus (mandolin); Charlie Burnham (fiddle); Andy Ezrin (piano); Chris Brown (organ); Dan Reiser (drums); Robert Dipietro (shaker).
Clever wordplay and country music form the backdrop for actor Rick Moranis's debut album, the Grammy-nominated AGORAPHOBIC COWBOY, where he's improbably accompanied by members of Norah Jones's backing band on a set that covers a laundry list of nebbishy insecurity in songs like "I Ain't Goin' Nowhere" and "It's the Champagne Talkin'." Though Moranis is no Johnny Cash--or even Ray Stevens--this homespun collection radiates self-deprecating good humor, and the assured backing guarantees that the singer's witticisms go down smoother than Tennessee sippin' whiskey.