December 1997
Studio: Scores/Slackmates & Modern
Raleigh, North Carolina
Ryan Adams
Caitlin Cary
Mike Daly
Ed Crawford
Skillet Gilmore
Chris Stamey
Ben Folds
Notes from answeringbell.com:
Chris Stamey -- "Skillet played drums, I played bass. Recorded in Raleigh at Scores/Slackmates, and at Modern, my place."
"Addendum: I forgot to add that the piano player on the Forever Valentine Whiskeytown sessions was Ben Folds. My memory was jogged by his smashing show this Saturday at the Cradle."
Skillet Gilmore -- "Forever Valentine was recorded around Xmas '97. The band at the time (for the purposes of recording) was Ryan, Caitlin, Mike Daly, Ed Crawford on guitar, Chris Stamey on bass and me." "Although the record was made in about a week, the challenge was actually that Ryan wanted to make a record without the label knowing about it. And so we did."