Satellite Sky is the final album by Mark Heard, released in 1992, on Heard's own Fingerprint Records, shortly before his death. The album, which was almost entirely written on a mandolin, prominently features Heard's own 1939 National Steel electric mandolin. Track listing All songs written by Mark Heard. "Tip of My Tongue" – 4:22 "Satellite Sky" – 3:48 "The Big Wheels Roll" – 4:02 "Orphans of God" – 6:22 "Another Day In Limbo" – 4:31 "Language of Love" – 4:06 "Freight Train to Nowhere" – 4:30 "Long Way Down" – 4:42 "A Broken Man" – 5:42 "Love Is So Blind" – 3:15 "Hammers and Nails" – 4:41 "We Know Too Much" – 5:58 "Lost on Purpose" – 4:20 "Nothing But the Wind" – 3:32 "Treasure of the Broken Land" – 6:22 Personnel The band David Raven – drums Michael Been – bass guitar Fergus Jemison Marsh – stick Mark Heard – electric steel mandolin, electric guitars, acoustic guitars and mandolins, Hammond organ, accordion and harmonica. Buddy Miller – electric guitar Jack Sherman – electric guitar Mark Goldenberg – electric guitar David Miner – standup bass Jim Goodwin – horns David Baker – African percussion Doug Berch]] – hammered dulcimer, mountain dulcimer Sam Phillips – backing vocals Pam Dwinell-Miner – backing vocals Dan Russell – backing vocals Joel Russell – backing vocals Production notes Mark Heard – producer for Fingerprint Productions, engineer, mixing at Fingerprint Recorders, design, artwork Dan Russell – co-producer Jim Scott – co-producer Chuck Long – production associate Jim Scott – engineer at Dodge City, Mama Jo's and Bedrock, Los Angeles Jeff Shannon- assistant engineer Conrad Kalil- assistant engineer Richard Benoit- assistant engineer Joel Russell- assistant engineer Chris Morris – assistant engineer (misspelled as Chris Morse in liner notes) Patrick House – photography Fingerprint – digital editing, graphics Design by Fran Larson – frame References 1992 albums Mark Heard albums