Tom would bring in songs, Mike would engineer, and we recorded about 30 songs.

Early years
Benmont Tench was born in Gainesville Florida the second child of Benjamin Montmorency Tench Jr. Tench penned one of the songs on the album named "The Price" sung by Sara Watkins and himself. He also wrote songs for Kimmie Rhodes ("Play Me A Memory") and Lone Justice ("Sweet Sweet Baby (I'm Falling)").

Benjamin Montmorency "Benmont" Tench III (born September 7 1953) is an American keyboardist best known as a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.