The Guitar Song
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The Guitar Song. is a 25-song, double album with thematically linked sets of songs dubbed the "Black Album" and the "White Album."
"The original idea was always to do a double album," says Jamey. "The album is a tale. The first part of it is a very dark and sordid story. Everything after that is progressively more positive, reassuring and redemptive."
The "Black" songs include the menacing, "Poor Man Blues," the defiant "Can't Cash My Checks," the sighing and bluesy "Even the Skies Are Blue" and the chilling "Heartache." The lighter, "White" songs are highlighted by the strongly autobiographical "That's Why I Write Songs," the languid "Front Porch Swing Afternoon," the rocking "Good Times Ain't What They Used to Be" and the easy-going groove tune "Macon."
The ambitious project's textures are many and varied. "Baby Don't Cry" is a lullaby. "I Remember You" is a gospel song. "That's How I Don't Love You" is a deeply sad power ballad. "By the Seat of Your Pants" tells of life's lessons. The title tune, "The Guitar Song," is told from the point of view of two forgotten guitars hanging on a pawn shop wall. "Playing the Part" and "California Riots" come from feeling out of place as a country boy in Hollywood.
As a lover of classic country sounds, he regularly performs oldies in his stage shows. The Guitar Song contains "For the Good Times,", "Set `Em Up Joe" and "Mental Revenge". "Lonely at the Top" is an undiscovered Keith Whitley song.
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Album information
| Release Date (USA): | 2010-09-14 |
| Release Date (UK): | |
| Artist/s: | Jamey Johnson |
| Label: | Mercury/Nashville |
Track Listing
| 1 | Lonely At The Top | |
| 2 | Cover Your Eyes | |
| 3 | Poor Man Blues | |
| 4 | Set `Em Up Joe | |
| 5 | Playing The Part | |
| 6 | Baby Don't Cry | |
| 7 | Heaven Bound | |
| 8 | Can't Cash My Checks | |
| 9 | That's How I Don't Love You | |
| 10 | Heartache | |
| 11 | Mental Revenge | |
| 12 | Even The Skies Are Blue | |
| 13 | By The Seat Of Your Pants | |
| 14 | California Riots | |
| 15 | Dog In The Yard | |
| 16 | The Guitar Song (Featuring Bill Anderson) | |
| 17 | That's Why I Write Songs | |
| 18 | Macon | |
| 19 | Thankful For The Rain | |
| 20 | Good Morning Sunrise | |
| 21 | Front Porch Swing Afternoon | |
| 22 | I Remember You | |
| 23 | Good Time Ain't What They Used To Be | |
| 24 | For The Good Times | |
| 25 | My Way To You |
