Ghost of a Dog

The album was produced by Tony Berg. Unlike on the debut, where many tracks used session musicians, the New Bohemians play throughout Ghost of a Dog.[11]

The Los Angeles Times thought that "Brickell and the Bohemians band do a reasonable job of recycling the soothing elements of ‘60s pop-folk, but her own views are so childlike and her images so often pointless that it’s hard to work up any feeling for them."[12] Entertainment Weekly wrote: "Brickell can write lyrically about the difference between the desire for romantic independence and desire itself. But just when she starts to show some grit, she’ll drift toward smiley-faced ditties like 'Oak Cliff Bra' — songs so cloying they make you wonder if Brickell underwent a lobotomy between tracks."[6] The New York Times declared that none of the songs recaptured the charm of the first album's "What I Am".[13] The Chicago Tribune wrote that Brickell's "ability to write wisely about the bad stuff of romance with a marked lack of anger toward the opposite sex makes her unique and-for postmodern romantics-endearing."[14]

The New Bohemians

• Edie Brickell – vocals, acoustic guitar
• Kenny Withrow – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, dobro, slide guitar, backing vocals
• Wes Burt-Martin – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals, string arrangements (9)
• Brad Houser – bass
• Matt Chamberlain – drums
• John Bush – percussion

Additional musicians

• Tony Berg – keyboards, guitars, string arrangements (9)
• Paul Fox – keyboards
• Danny Timms – acoustic piano (1)
• Jo-El Sonnier – accordion (3)
• Paul "Wix" Wickens – keyboards (8)
• David Mansfield – acoustic guitar (8)
• Larry Corbett – cello (9)
• Novi Novog – viola (9)
• Sid Page – violin (9)
• John Lydon – backing vocals (8)

• Tony Berg – producer, mixing (5, 14)
• Chris Lord-Alge – recording
• Susan Rogers – recording, mixing (7, 12)
• David Thoener – recording
• Ken Jordan – additional recording
• Greg Goldman – assistant engineer
• Mike Reiter – assistant engineer
• Bob Clearmountain – mixing (1–4, 6, 8–11, 13)
• George Marino – mastering
• Robin Sloane – creative director
• Lyn Bradley – design, layout
• Janet Wolsborn – design, layout
• Ann Cutting – photographic tinting

Studios

• Recorded at Bearsville Studios (Bearsville, New York); The Village Recorder and Zeitgeist Studios (Los Angeles, California).
• Mixed at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California).
• Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York).

Album – Billboard (United States)

Singles – Billboard (United States)