Length 55:02 Release date 2009 Label New West Records | Artist Mark Olson Producer Chris Robinson Genre Alternative country | |
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Released Dec 1, 2008 (Europe)
Jan 29 2009 (US) Recorded Sage & Sound Studios, Hollywood, CA Ready for the Flood
(2008) Many Colored Kite
(2010) Similar Mark Olson albums, Alternative country albums | ||
Ready for the Flood is an album by former Jayhawks bandmates Mark Olson and Gary Louris, released in 2008. It was their first collaboration since Olson had left the band in 1992.
Contents
- Mark olson gary louris ready for the flood about the album
- Reception
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
The songwriting and recording sessions for the album resulted from a visit by Louris to Olson's home in California in late 2001. The duo asked Chris Robinson to produce the recording. They briefly toured to support the album.
Mark olson gary louris ready for the flood about the album
Reception
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Mark Deming called the album "...unlikely to disappoint fans of their old band. But while they mine a thoughtful country-folk vein that's not far removed from Jayhawks territory, Olson and Louris take a somewhat softer, more acoustic-based, balladic approach here than they did in the Jayhawks days, lending Ready for the Flood a warm, honeyed glow."
Track listing
All songs by Mark Olson & Gary Louris
- "Rose Society" – 3:12
- "Bicycle" – 3:52
- "Turn Your Pretty Name Around" – 4:51
- "Saturday Morning on Sunday Street" – 3:53
- "Kick the Wood" – 4:04
- "Chamberlain, SD" – 3:42
- "Black Eyes" – 4:25
- "Doves And Stones" – 3:22
- "My Gospel Song for You" – 3:44
- "When the Wind Comes Up" – 3:39
- "Bloody Hands" – 3:25
- "Life's Warm Sheets" – 2:47
- "Trap's Been Set" – 4:08
- "Precious Time" – 3:26
- "Cotton Dress" – 2:58
Personnel
Production notes
Songs
1The Rose SocietyGary Louris3:13
2BicycleGary Louris3:53
3Turn Your Pretty Name AroundGary Louris4:51