"Waking Up in
Traffic conveys the kind of yearning and searching that made
Jackson Browne's early work so compelling."
OPTION
Magazine
"This is perfect
folk music. Lillie opens up his soul for the world to see and what
you see is a melancholy sadness, one long sigh and a sense of
realness that can't be faked." Alan
Goldsmith - Agenda Magazine, September, 1995
Twelve original,
emotionally intense and imagistic songs about the ups and downs of an
honestly lived life. The instrumentation is spare- mostly
finger-picked acoustic guitar with touches of fiddle, mandolin, and
pennywhistle, leaving the songs and Brian's grainy, unadorned voice
to do the talking.
This here inaugural
collection of pesky little devils was recorded and mixed over a bunch
of Thursdays and Sundays by the esteemed JOSEPH LEMMER at Channel Z's
specially designed "Cluttered Living Room Re-Creation Studio", Ann
Arbor, MI
Brian
Lillie
1995
The
Songs
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kalamazoo
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how much can
i love?
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starvish
|
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just a mile
away
|
stars
[WAV][AU]
|
fountain
street
|
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alone
|
sky
|
goodbye
27
|
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bats in my
bluebird house
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red
room
|
prayer of
St. Francis
|
"Stars" is for
Cynthia.
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The swell
folks who played on it include:
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Rich
Griffith
|
Acoustic Bass, harmony
on "Alone".
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K.c.
"Penny"
Groves
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Pennywhistle, harmony
on "Bats".
|
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Colby
Maddox
|
Fiddle and
mandolin.
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John
Koupal
|
Rockin' dumbek
action.
|
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Chris
Moore
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Flute, tambourine,
harmony on "Sky" and "St. Francis".
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Katie
Kirkpatrick
|
Harmony on "Fountain
Street".
|
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Al
Smith
|
Harmony on "Stars" and
"Goodbye 27", weird slide guitar.
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Stefan
Ornamarson
|
Cello.
|
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Brian
Smith
|
Piano, cello
arrangement on "Fountain Street".
|
Brian
Lillie
|
Vocals, guitars,
harmonica.
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Produced by
BPI
Photos by
Alanson Graphics by Al
Songs
written by Brian Lillie, except
"Alone" by
Dave Goyer/Brian Lillie
"Red Room" by
Greg Hillegas/Brian Lillie All Songs Copyright 1995 Chimp Hammer
Family Champion
Special
thanks to all the very cool people who gave of their time, talent,
financial support, and love to help see this project through. Double
special thanks to Ian MacGregor and his boys, The Black Virgins of
Europe, and to my teacher.
Any unauthorized
duplication is a violation of applicable laws - Thursday
Records
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Editor: Champagne
