Over flapjacks and caffeine, the plan for Call My Name was hatched, and pre-production of the project began on the spot. Time was of the essence. Dayton had only a small window of opportunity for the project before a West Coast tour and the beginning of his next project, the score for the Rob Zombie movie The Devil's Reject. Dayton's studio sidekick, engineer Steve Chadie, would also sandwich the project in between sessions with Los Lonely Boys and the quirky duo of Willie Nelson and Jessica Simpson (Dukes of Hazzard soundtrack).

    "I felt incredibly fortunate to be working on my debut project at the same time that my producer's album was in the Americana Top Ten and my engineer was nominated for a Grammy," Sara says, referring to Dayton's Country Soul Brother and Chadie's nod for Record of the Year (Los Lonely Boys, Heaven). "The timing felt right. There was a ton of energy and enthusiasm within the team."

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