The Jayhawks-Rainy Day Music LP with 6 bonus tracks

$

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Cover: Excellent
LP:Excellent

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Album Features UPC: 044007713617 Artist: Jayhawks (The) Format: LP
Release Year: 2003 Record Label: American Genre: Rock & Pop
Track Listing
Side 1:
1. Stumbling Through the Dark
2. Tailspin
3. All the Right Reasons
4. Save It for a Rainy Day
5. Eyes of Sarah Jane
Side 2:
6. One Man's Problem
7. Don't Let the World Get in Your Way
8. Come to the River
9. Angelyne
10. Madman
Side 3:
11. You Look So Young
12. Tampa to Tulsa
13. Will I See You in Heaven
14. Stumbling Through the Dark (Reprise)
Side 4:
15. Fools On Parade 16. Say Your Prayers (Demo) 17. All the Right Reasons (Alternate Mix) 18. Caught With A Smile on My Face (Demo) 19. Tampa to Tulsa (Alternate Mix) 20. Waiting for the Sun (Live & Acoustic)

Details Playing Time: 51 min. Contributing Artists: Matthew Sweet, Stephen McCarthy, Bernie Leadon, Chris Stills, Jakob Dylan Producer: Ethan Johns Distributor: Universal Distribution Recording Type: Studio Recording Mode: Stereo SPAR Code: n/a
Album Notes
The Jayhawks: Gary Louris (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, harmonica); Tim O'Reagan (vocals, acoustic guitar, drums, congas, percussion); Stephen McCarthy (vocals, pedal & lap steel, banjo); Matthew Sweet (vocals); Ethan Johns (acoustic & electric guitars, dulcimer, piano, pump organ, harmonium, chamberlain, percussion, loops); Richard Causon (accordion, piano, Hammond B-3 organ, chamberlain, harmonium); Bernie Leadon (banjo).Additional personnel: Chris Stills (vocals, percussion); Jakob Dylan (vocals).Recorded at Sunset Sound Recording Studio, Los Angeles, California.The Jayhawks: Gary Louris (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, harmonica); Tim O'Reagan (vocals, acoustic guitar, drums, congas, percussion); Stephen McCarthy (vocals, pedal & lap steel, banjo); Matthew Sweet (vocals); Ethan Johns (acoustic & electric guitars, dulcimer, piano, pump organ, harmonium, chamberlain, percussion, loops); Richard Causon (accordion, piano, Hammond B-3 organ, chamberlain, harmonium); Bernie Leadon (banjo).Additional personnel: Chris Stills (vocals, percussion); Jakob Dylan (vocals).Recorded at Sunset Sound Recording Studio, Los Angeles, California.Personnel: Gary Louris (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica); Steve McCarthy (vocals, guitar, lap steel guitar, banjo); Tim O'Reagan (vocals, acoustic guitar, drums, congas, percussion); Chris Stills (vocals, percussion); Jakob Dylan, Matthew Sweet (vocals); Marc Perlman (guitar, mandolin, drums); Ethan Johns (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, dulcimer, piano, harmonium, pump organ, chamberlin, drums, percussion); Bernie Leadon (banjo); Richard Causon (accordion, piano, harmonium, chamberlin, keyboards).Audio Mixer: Ethan Johns.Recording information: Flowers Studio, Minneapolis, MN; Sunset Sound Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA.Photographer: Martyn Atkins.You never can tell what Americana/alt-country heroes the Jayhawks will do next. They started out with two voices in singer/songwriters Marc Olsen (sp?) and Gary Louris. After Olsen split, Louris spearheaded the band's most angular, least country album THE SOUND OF LIES, but RAINY DAY MUSIC turns the tables yet again by presenting the softest, most acoustic, ballad-oriented side the band has ever shown. Things start out fairly perky with the sparkling, jangly folk-rock of "Stumbling Through the Dark" and the poppy "Tailspin," but after that the melodic acoustic guitars and golden harmony vocals recall nothing so much as vintage Crosby, Stills & Nash. This is obviously no accident, as "Madman," the most overtly CSN-like tune, features a guest appearance by none other than Steve Stills's son Chris. Louris's top-notch singing and winning way with a melody carry through the album brilliantly. If someone's going to represent '70s-style folk-rock in the 21st century, RAINY DAY MUSIC leaves little doubt about the guys to whom the task should fall.

Editorial Reviews
3 stars out of 5 - ...Their new-found economy makes for some pretty lovely highpoints....Louris is unquestionably a virtuoso, playing his parts with a decorous restraint, and contributing cooing, affectingly human vocals...
Mojo

...A low-key effort that features delicate harmonies, recalling California relatives such as Poco and the post-Gram Parsons Burrito Brothers...
Dirty Linen (20030601)

...Revisits familiar territory with aplomb and enthusiasm, while letting the music do all the talking...
CMJ (20030414)

...This album is buoyed by the best set of tunes since TOWN HALL; 'You Look So Young' and 'Angelyne' are as delicate and sweet as anything Louris and Co. have penned...
Magnet (20030401)

4 stars out of 5 - ...It's all acoustic guitars, rich jangling melodies and heavenly harmonies....Gary Louis has come up with some of his most memorable compositions...
Uncut (20030501)

...Folk-rock laced with banjos, accordions, and pedal steel, MUSIC is the roots move one suspects fans have wanted for years, its classic rock flavor echoing the Byrds, CSNY, and Poco... - Rating: B+
Entertainment Weekly (20030411)

...RAINY DAYS MUSIC returns to the Byrds nest....Gary Louris' shaky/sweet vocals suit the album's rueful vibe... - Grade: B
Spin (20030501)

4 stars out of 5 - ...All lilting vocals and gentle acoustic fireworks....The Jayhawks' old-fashioned gift is that they can make being lost sound sort of nice...
Rolling Stone (20030417)