| "Don't
Count Us Out" is OUT!!!!
The highly anticipated
"Don't Count Us Out" has finally arrived! The
album is already getting great reviews and will soon find
its way to a record store near you, with National
distribution slated for completion by October. But why
wait any longer? Either print out and complete our mail-in
order form and send it in along with a check or money
order and you can begin hearing for yourself 'what all the
buzz is about!'
Don’t Count Us Out showcases not only Keith's sharply
honed talents, but those of some of his dearest and most
accomplished friends as well. This latest work provides
the listening audience with a clean break in style from
his last great work on Advanced Medication For The Blues.
While ‘Advanced Medication’ rocked the house from its
opening track, Don’t Count Us Out shows an entirely
different side of Sykes with his best songwriting to date.
More roots-oriented than his last record, this
back-to-basics production style is Americana-friendly, and
spotlights some fine finger-picking, rockin' ditties, and
downright contagious grooves.
There are several incredible duets, each offering
something truly distinct. “Lavender Blue” and
“It’s Just You” feature Iris Dement and are just
dripping with a refreshing old-style harmony that will
leave you hankering for more. Other friends of Keith's who
share the microphone include: John Prine “Everybody
Wants To Feel Like You;” Rodney Crowell “Talking To A
Stranger;” and Susan Marshall “Why Do You Treat Him
Like That?”
If the list of guest vocalists doesn't do it for you, then
guest musicians Teenie Hodges, Howard Grimes, Todd Snider,
Fred Knobloch or Larry Crane will give you goose bumps for
sure (if not have someone check your pulse right away)!
The record is truly an easy-listening, feel good album
that will lift your spirits with songs like “She Will”
and “Sally Got Jack” and cut straight through to your
soul with the heartfelt ballad “Broken Home.”
“Broken Home,” an autobiographical song first debuted
at Keith's Songwriters' Showcase on Beale Street, has been
his most requested song since he wrote it. The record even
adds a twist with its comical ballad “Sweet Emily”
(co-written with Syren’s co-owner, Kelcy Warren) about a
man who has had the unfortunate fate of leaving this earth
without his true love and sadly realizes that she must
actually die before they shall meet again.
In addition to the fine music on the album, we're also
very proud to feature the artistic work of Susanna Clark
on the CD cover. The piece is one that Susanna had drawn
back in 1971 of Guy's old blue denim shirt. Keith has
always loved it and was thrilled when Susanna agreed to
let him use it for the cover.
Go get
a copy for yourself and let us know what you think...
Track Listing:
Country Morning Music
Sally Got Jack
Everybody Wants To Feel Like You (with John Prine)
Lavender Blue (with Iris Dement)
Broken Homes
Talking To A Stranger (with Rodney Crowell)
Chain
Broken Down Engine
It's Just You (with Iris Dement)
She Loves To Ride Horses
She Will
Why Do You Treat Her Like That (with Susan Marshall)
Sweet Emily
Don't Count Us Out
...Sykes' lyrical style is laidback and
thoughtful and his arrangements are always clever and
varied. He can rock hard or do ballads with the best and
there's not a dead spot on the CD. He's a skilled
craftsman on vocals, guitar and behind the control panel.
I've reviewed albums for a long time and I don't think I
have ever heard a better CD than this one.
~B. Burnett/Bluespeak Magazine For the complete
article click here.
KEITH RYAN CARTWRIGHT, writer for the Tennessean
says,
"Don't Ever Count Him Out" - for the
complete article, click here.
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