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The Works (Jonatha Brooke album)

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Artist
  
Jonatha Brooke

Genre
  
Pop

Release date
  
29 August 2008

Label
  
Bad Dog Records

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Released
  
August 29, 2008 (2008-08-29)

Producers
  
Jonatha Brooke, Bob Clearmountain

Similar
  
Jonatha Brooke albums, Other albums

Jonatha brooke making of the works


The Works, Jonatha Brooke's seventh solo release, is a full-length album of previously unheard lyrics by Woody Guthrie, set to original music written and performed by Brooke. Brooke was invited by Guthrie's daughter Nora to sift through the private archives and hunt through Guthrie's unreleased material for possible adaptations. Brooke said she was "smitten" with Guthrie's work and going through it was like "going to church." She liked his poetic love songs like "My Sweet and Bitter Bowl" and spiritual deeper tunes like "My Battle" and loved Guthrie's "full spectrum of craziness" as she described his writings.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Woody Guthrie (lyrics) and Jonatha Brooke (music)

  1. "My Sweet and Bitter Bowl"
  2. "You'd Oughta Be Satisfied Now"
  3. "All You Gotta Do Is Touch Me"
  4. "My Flowers Grow Green"
  5. "Madonna on the Curb"
  6. "There's More True Lovers Than One"
  7. "Sweetest Angel"
  8. "My Battle"
  9. "Little Bird"
  10. "Taste of Danger"
  11. "New Star"
  12. "Coney Island Intro"
  13. "King of My Love"

Album credits

  • Jonatha Brooke – vocals, guitar
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • Greg Leisz – steel guitar
  • Christian McBride – bass guitar
  • Joe Sample – keyboard
    • Additional musicians
  • Eric Bazilian – vocals on "There's More True Lovers Than One"
  • Keb Mo – vocals on "All you Gotta Do Is Touch Me"
  • Glen Phillips – vocals on "Sweetest Angel"
  • Derek Trucks – slide guitar on "New Star"

    • Songs

    1My Sweet and Bitter Bowl4:31
    2You'd Ought to be Satisfied Now3:56
    3All You Gotta Do Is Touch Me4:19

    References

    The Works (Jonatha Brooke album) Wikipedia
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