BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS Enlist Help Of Iconic Female Voices For New Album, Offer Free Download of “I’m Still Loving You” (feat. Amy Helm)
THREE YEARS IN THE MAKING ALBUM FEATURES COLLABORATIONS WITH ROSANNE CASH, EMMYLOU HARRIS, SAM PHILLIPS, LUCINDA WILLIAMS, CASSANDRA WILSON, AND MANY OTHER LEGENDARY WOMEN OF SONG
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Acclaimed Canadian super-group Blackie and the Rodeo Kings-Colin Linden, Stephen Fearing and Tom Wilson-will release the long awaited album Kings And Queens June 14 in the U.S. on File Under: Music/Dramatico/Universal. Three years in the making, Kings & Queens pairs the band with legendary and iconic female artists including Rosanne Cash, Exene Cervenka, Holy Cole, Emmylou Harris, Amy Helm, Janiva Magness, Mary Margaret O’Hara, Sam Phillips, Serena Ryder, Pam Tillis, Sara Watkins, Lucinda Williams, Cassandra Wilson, and Patti Scialfa. |
To give fans a taste of the album, the band has made the track “I’m Still Loving You” featuring Amy Helm available for download on the their Facebook page located here http://www.facebook.com/blackieandtherodeokings .
Produced by Grammy-and Juno-winning producer Colin Linden (Bruce Cockburn, Tom Wilson, Colin James), the album was recorded in various cities from Nashville, Toronto and New York to New Orleans, Los Angeles and Woodstock. “No destination was too far for love,” says Stephen Fearing. “Colin flew around North America with hard drives and files on his computer, and when we had an artist agree to be involved like Lucinda Williams, he flew to L.A. and recorded in the studio in L.A. with her.”
The concept for Kings And Queens was a random idea that came out of a late-night conversation in the van about “various artists we’ve all had the privilege of working with,” says Colin Linden. “We began with a page torn out of a notebook and a lot of ‘hey, what about’ and ‘wouldn’t it be great to work with’ interjections.” Some three years later, they transformed that wish list into Kings And Queens.
Formed as a one-off side project for a tribute album to the late Willie P. Bennett, whose 1978 album Blackie and the Rodeo King is their namesake, the band has organically evolved into a roots-oriented band in North America. After the release of the critically acclaimed High or Hurtin, The Songs of Willie P. Bennett (1996), singer/songwriters Tom Wilson, Colin Linden, and Stephen Fearing became a full-fledged band releasing nine album to dates. The folk-rock/blues trio has garnered a Juno Award for Best Roots & Traditional Album for Kings of Love (1999) and Juno nominations for BARK (2003) and Let s Frolic (2007). Swinging From The Chains Of Love (2009) featured a collection of tracks from the Blackie catalogue.
BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS LONG AWAITED ALBUM
KINGS AND QUEENS DUE JUNE 14 ON FU:M/DRAMATICO
Kings and Queens Track Listing:
1. If I Can’t Have You (feat. Lucinda Williams)
2.Another Free Woman (feat. Sara Watkins)
3.Got You Covered (feat. Rosanne Cash)
4.I’m Still Loving You (feat. Amy Helm)
5.Golden Sorrows (feat. Cassandra Wilson)
6.Shelter Me Lord (feat. Patti Scialfa)
7.My Town Has Moved Away (feat. Pam Tillis)
8. How Come you Treat Me So Bad (feat. Janiva Magness)
9. Step Away (feat. Emmylou Harris)
10. Heart O’ Mine (feat. Mary Margaret O’Hara)
11.Brave (feat. Holly Cole)
12.Made Of Love (feat. Exene Cervenka)
13.Love Lay Me Down (feat. Sam Phillips)
14.Black Sheep (feat. Serena Ryder)