Cynthiana by Justin Wells

released February 20, 2025

SIDE A
Little Buildings (Wells)
Justin Wells - vocals
Aaron Smith - drums
Wes Smith - Wurlitzer
Justin Craig - slide baritone guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar
Lee Carroll - Hammond B3
Tripp Bratton, congas, maracas, the world’s smallest jimbé

Cyclone (Wells, Lee)
Justin Wells - vocals
Aaron Smith - drums, background vocals, violin
Wes Smith - Background vocals
Justin Craig - bass guitar, piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Lee Carroll - Hammond B3
Tripp Bratton - Congas

Counting Days (Wells)
Justin Wells - vocals
Aaron Smith - drums, background vocals
Wes Smith - piano, background vocals
Justin Craig - acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar

Queen of Queens (Wells)
Justin Wells - vocals
Lee Carroll - piano
J. Tom Hnatow - pedal steel

Woman on the Run (Wells)
Justin Wells - vocals, acoustic guitar, nylon string guitar
Aaron Smith - drums, bass guitar, violin
Wes Smith - piano
Justin Craig - background vocals
Laur Joamets - electric guitar
Lee Carroll - Hammond B3
Duane Lundy - “v”

SIDE Z
Til the Stars Won’t Burn (Wells, Ryan)
Justin Wells - vocals, acoustic guitar
Aaron Smith - drums, background vocals
Wes Smith - piano, background vocals
Robby Cosenza - drums
Justin Craig - bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Rhodes
J. Tom Hnatow - pedal steel, electric guitar
Duane Lundy - percussion

Up There with the Angels (Wells)
Justin Wells - vocals
Aaron Smith - drums, background vocals
Wes Smith - background vocals
Justin Craig - bass guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Lee Carroll - Hammond B3
Michael Patrick F. Smith - hype advisor

Sad, Tomorrow (Wells, Lee)
(For Robby)
Justin Wells - vocals
Aaron Smith - drums
Justin Craig - bass guitar, piano, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, Fairlight synth
Lee Carroll - Hammond B3
Dan Mohler - background vocals
Robby Cosenza - harmonica

Big Benjamin (Wells)
Justin Wells - vocals
Aaron Smith - drums, background vocals
Wes Smith - piano, Wurlitzer, background vocals
Justin Craig - bass guitar, baritone guitar, acoustic guitar, piano
J. Tom Hnatow - pedal steel
Tripp Bratton - conga, bongo
Robert Frahm - guitar
Duane Lundy - RS-09 synth

Stand Anywhere But Still (Wells)
Justin Wells - vocals, background vocals
Aaron Smith - drums
Justin Craig - acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Rhodes
Lee Carroll - piano, Hammond B3


All songs by Justin Wells (BMI), except
“Til the Stars Won’t Burn” by Justin Wells and Matthew Ryan (BMI)
“Cyclone” by Justin Wells and Adam Lee (ASCAP)
and “Sad, Tomorrow” by Justin Wells and Adam Lee (ASCAP).

Produced by Duane Lundy with Justin Wells
Engineered and mixed by Duane Lundy
Recorded at The Lexington Recording Academy in Lexington, Kentucky
Mastering by Justin Perkins at Mystery Room Mastering
Wes and Aaron Smith appear courtesy of Park Hills, KY.

Art and package design by Kellette Elliott
Front cover art Mother Earth by Rhiannon Sanders


For Andrea, always.