634457776821

American Folk Fantasies Vol. 1 - Oysters Ice Cream Lemonade

Too Sad For The Public

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Format: CD

Cat No: 161020

Release Date:  16 June 2017

Label:  StorySound Records LLC

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  634457776821

Genres:  Folk  

  • Description

    With Last Forever, songwriter/composer Dick Connette released four albums based on American folk and popular traditions. His new project, Too Sad For The Public, expands upon his earlier work with Vol.1 - Oysters Ice Cream Lemonade, featuring vocals by Suzzy Roche, Ana Egge, Rachelle Garniez, and Gabriel Kahane.

    The new album has 6 originals, 2 covers (Carole King and Van Morrison), and tributes to Jaco Pastorius and go-go superstar Chuck Brown. The ensemble of 17 musicians includes Rayna Gellert, Chaim Tannenbaum, Erik Friedlander, Steve Elson, and Astral Weeks guitarist Jay Berliner. and orchestrated pop. His songs are beautifully crafted, highly melodic and full of memorable lyrics." According to fRoots, "Dick Connette's vision of Americana seemingly encompasses jazz, vaudeville, minstrelsy, the New Deal classical composers and orchestrated pop. His songs are beautifully crafted, highly melodic and full of memorable lyrics."

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Prelude
      • 2. Liberty City (Part 1)
      • 3. Black River Falls
      • 4. All Along
      • 5. Liberty City (Part 2)
      • 6. He’s A Bad Boy
      • 7. Kind Of Dumb
      • 8. Liberty City (Part 3)
      • 9. Old Alabama
      • 10. Young Loves To Love
      • 11. Orphée In Opelousas
      • 12. Chuck Baby
      • 13. Then Go Home