Back Roads and Abandoned Motels Jayhawks, The SKU: 19075841411 Barcode: 190758414119 19.00 £19.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Sony Music CMG Released Date: 9th July 2018 Buying Format: 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Produced by Gary Louris, John Jackson and Ed Ackerson at Flowers Studio, Minneapolis, Back Roads and Abandoned Motels sets nine songs co-written by Louris with other artists alongside two of Gary’s latest compositions. Recorded in two soulful sessions in 2017, Back Roads and Abandoned Motels finds the current incarnation of The Jayhawks – Louris (vocals, acoustic and electric guitars), Marc Perlman (bass), Tim O’Reagan (vocals, drums, percussion), Karen Grotberg (vocals, piano, keyboards), John Jackson (mandolin, violin, acoustic guitar) expanding the group’s répertoire with 11 new performances of Gary’s songs. Karen and Tim each sing lead on two songs on the album. Tim performs “Gonna Be a Darkness” and “Long Time Ago” while Karen takes lead vocals (for the first time on a Jayhawks album) on the opener, “Come Cryin’ to Me (featuring a soulful horn section arranged by David Ralicke) and on “El Dorado.” Destined to become a classic in The Jayhawks’ catalogue, the Back Roads and Abandoned Motels setlist of songs co-written by Louris includes “Come Cryin’ to Me” (originally released on Natalie Maines’ Mother in 2013); “Everybody Knows” and “Bitter End” (released on Dixie Chicks’ Taking The Long Way in 2006); “Gonna Be a Darkness” (written and performed by Louris and Jakob Dylan for True Blood: Music From The HBO Original Series – Volume 3 in 2011); “Need You Tonight” (originally released on Scott Thomas’ Matson Tweed in 2015); “El Dorado” (originally released on Carrie Rodriguez’ She Ain’t Me in 2008); “Bird Never Flies” (originally released on Ari Hest’s The Break-In in 2007); “Backwards Women” (written with Wild Feathers but never recorded) and “Long Time Ago” (written with Emerson Hart of Tonic but never recorded). For more than three decades, The Jayhawks’ deeply melodic, harmony-rich blend of rock, folk and country have earned them consistent praise from fans and critics alike. Back Roads and Abandoned Motels expands the group’s repertoire with brand-new recordings of songs that frontman Gary Louris has co-written with other acts. “If you want a chorus, you’d better call Louris,” it’s been said and Gary’s tackle-box of hooks and easy approach to collaboration have made him an in-demand songwriting partner. He co-wrote four songs with the Dixie Chicks on their Grammy Award-winning album Taking The Long Way (2006) and later contributed to Mother, the 2013 solo debut by Natalie Maines, the group’s lead singer. Louris has also collaborated with such notable singer-songwriters as Jakob Dylan and Ari Hest, along with country and rock acts like Carrie Rodriguez and Wild Feathers. Artist Jayhawks, The Genre Americana / Country Label Sony Music CMG Buying Options 1LP Format 1LP Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings 1. Come Cryin' To Me (Gary Louris, Natalie Maines, MartieMaguire, Emily Robison) 2. Everybody Knows (Gary Louris, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison, MartieMaguire) 3. GonnaBe A Darkness (JakobDylan, Gary Louris) 4. Bitter End (Emily Robison, Natalie Maines, Gary Louris, MartieMaguire) 5. Backwards Women (Gary Louris, Joel King, Taylor Burns, Ricky Young) 6. Long Time Ago (Emerson Hart, Gary Louris) 7. Need You Tonight (Scott Thomas, Gary Louris, Kristen Hall) 8. El Dorado (Carrie Rodriguez, Gary Louris, Malcolm Burn, Sandra Jennifer (Sandrine) Daniels) 9. Bird Never Flies (Ari Hest, Gary Louris) 10. Carry You To Safety (Gary Louris) 11. 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