Name: Bed of Roses *
Brand: Hightone
SKU: 33060
Price: 22.14 USD
Availability: InStock

Performer Notes

Personnel includes: Christy McWilson (vocals); Peter Buck, Greg Leisz, Eric Danheim, Dave Alvin (guitar); David Jackson, Scott McCaughey, Tony Marsico (bass); Don Heffington (drums).
Recorded at Your Place Or Mine Recording, Glendale, California.
Personnel: Christy McWilson (vocals); Dave Alvin (vocals, electric guitar, baritone guitar); Peter Buck (guitar, electric 12-string guitar, electric sitar); Rick Shea (acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, tambourine); Scott McCaughey (acoustic guitar, piano, background vocals); Greg Leisz (electric guitar, slide guitar, nylon-string guitar); Eric Danheim (electric guitar, wah-wah guitar); Brian Kenny (electric guitar); Chris Gaffney (accordion); Don Heffington (drums, percussion); Jennifer Potter (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Mark Linett.
Recording information: Studio Litho, Seattle, WA; Your Place Or Mine Recording, Glendale, CA.
Photographers: Christy McWilson; Issa Sharp.
One of the first things you might notice about BED OF ROSES is that it's produced by roots-rock hero/former Blaster Dave Alvin, who doesn't lend his talents to a project unless it's something special. The next thing you might notice is the all-star cast of musicians, which includes R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck, Alvin himself, and Minus Five/Young Fresh Fellows mainman Scott McCaughey. Once you get past all this frippery, you'll get to what's really at the heart of the album; Christy McWilson's committed-but-humble singing style and memorable country-rock songwriting. If things had worked out differently, a voice and pen like McWilson's might have been a Nashville money-making machine, but she wisely chooses to slog it out on the grittier west coast Americana circuit, in support of songs like the Buddy Holly-meets-Lucinda Williams opener "Life's Little Enormities" and an effectively moody cover of Jesse Colin Young's "Darkness, Darkness."

Professional Reviews

Magnet (6-7/02, p.113) - "...Casts a 5-star Americana glow across trembling, honey-throated originals and sterling covers of Moby Grape and the Youngbloods..."

CMJ (4/8/02, p.11) - "...McWilson's unwavering, gorgeous vocals sears listeners like an unsuspecting tuna fillet in a fancy bistro kitchen..."

Album: Bed of Roses *
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Life's Little Enormities
2)	Lila Jean
3)	Serpentine River, The
4)	True Believer
5)	8:05
6)	Shooting Fish in a Barrel
7)	Darkness, Darkness
8)	Sheep Song
9)	Bed of Roses
10)	Not a Day Goes By
11)	Can't Stop a Train
12)	Tightrope

Album: Bed of Roses *
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Life's Little Enormities
2)	Lila Jean
3)	Serpentine River, The
4)	True Believer
5)	8:05
6)	Shooting Fish in a Barrel
7)	Darkness, Darkness
8)	Sheep Song
9)	Bed of Roses
10)	Not a Day Goes By
11)	Can't Stop a Train
12)	Tightrope