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No Worries Now...
(fossil 2009)
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Released September 15, 2009
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Recorded in the spring of 2009, these are all new songs I've written over the past 18 months or so. The first collection of all-new all-original songs I've done in a while. I had a great time writing, arranging, and recording these songs. The production values are a bit bigger than some of my recent CDs. Don't worry -- it is still my natural voice and acoustic guitar, but I added a bit of mandolin and second guitar here and there. And my old pal, Frank Youngman, came by to play upright bass on most of the tracks.
So here it is: a plate-full of new songs for these weary times. The musical moods oscillate from jump swing to bluegrass to gospel — with a little taste of jazz manouche and ragtime guitar in-between. The lyrics blend whimsy, politics, history, humor & philosophy in my usual manner. Each track below has an mp3 clip of 75 seconds of each song to give you a taste. There is a link to the liner notes near the bottom of this page if you want a closer look.
THE SONGS:
[click on or right-click & save "mp3
sample" to listen 75 seconds at 96kbs]
1 Am I Right [mp3
sample]
2 Come Along Again [mp3
sample]
3 Two Cents Plain
[mp3 sample]
4 Alligator Ate Her Poodle [mp3
sample]
5 Little Mister Diddy [mp3
sample]
6 You Voted Red [mp3
sample]
7 Poison In The Glass [mp3
sample]
8 Halfway Home [mp3
sample]
9 Charlie Birger [mp3
sample]
10 The Lost Shall Be Redeemed [mp3
sample]
11 Give It Up [mp3
sample]
12 Shine [mp3
sample]
13 How Can I Keep From Singing [the old hymn re-imagined] [mp3
sample]
14 Extra Poison [bonus track] [mp3
sample]
all songs © 2009 Joel Mabus
All lyrics by Joel Mabus.
All melodies by Joel Mabus,
except cuts #4 and #13, which are from the public domain,
adapted and arranged by Joel Mabus
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