On a Mission (Trick Pony album)

On a Mission is the second studio album by American country music group Trick Pony. It was released in 2002 as their final album for Warner Bros. Records. The album's singles were "On a Mission" and "A Boy Like You", the latter of which failed to reach the Top 40 on the Hot Country Songs charts. "Nobody Ever Died of a Broken Heart" was recorded in 2006 by Cowboy Crush, who released it as a single. Willie Nelson's hit single "Whiskey River" is also covered here.

Track listing

 * 1) "On a Mission" (David Lee Murphy, Kim Tribble, Ira Dean) – 2:58
 * 2) "Nobody Ever Died of a Broken Heart" (Wally Wilson, Kenny Greenberg, Terry Radigan) – 2:50
 * 3) "I'm Not Thinkin' Straight Anymore" (Keith Burns, Mark Oliverius) – 3:08
 * 4) "Love Is a Ball" (Burns, Ira Dean) – 2:37
 * 5) "Love Be Still" (Burns, Ira Dean, Ivy Dean, Heidi Newfield) – 4:15
 * 6) "A Boy Like You" (Tom Shapiro, Rivers Rutherford, Newfield) – 3:26
 * 7) "Hillbilly Blues" (Murphy, Tribble, Ira Dean) – 2:38
 * 8) "Leavin' Seems to Be the Goin' Thing" (Burns, Ira Dean, James Garrett) – 3:14
 * 9) "Rain" (Sonny LeMaire, Joshua Ragsdale) – 4:56
 * 10) "Whiskey River" (Johnny Bush, Paul Stroud) – 3:57
 * 11) *feat. Willie Nelson
 * 12) "The Devil and Me" (Karen Staley, Ira Dean) – 3:52
 * 13) "Fast Horse" (Murphy, Tribble, Ira Dean) – 3:30

Trick Pony

 * Keith Burns - acoustic guitar, vocals
 * Ira Dean - bass guitar, electric guitar, vocals
 * Heidi Newfield - harmonica, vocals

Additional Musicians

 * Kenny Aronoff - drums
 * Bruce Bouton - pedal steel guitar
 * Pat Buchanan - electric guitar
 * Shannon Forrest - drums
 * Rob Hajacos - fiddle
 * John Hobbs - keyboards
 * John Jorgenson - electric guitar
 * Randy Kohrs - dobro
 * Andy Leftwich - fiddle
 * Brian Nelson - drums
 * Willie Nelson - acoustic guitar and vocals on "Whiskey River"
 * Michael Spriggs - acoustic guitar
 * Jonathan Yudkin - violin