- Release Info -------------------------------------------------------------- -
ARTiST... James Dunn
ALBUM.... The Long Ride Home
LABEL.... cdbaby
CAT.NUM.. n/a
GENRE.... Rock
RiP.DATE. Apr-04-2009
SOURCE... CDDA
PLAYTIME. 36:26 min
SIZE..... 52,4 MB
ENCODER.. LAME v3.97 -V2 --vbr-new
TRACKS... 10
QUALiTY.. VBRkbps / 44.1kHz / Joint-Stereo
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[01] find my way [04:33]
[02] oak tree [03:36]
[03] oh my don't cry [03:19]
[04] card on the table [03:55]
[05] the long ride home [03:33]
[06] crush on you [04:06]
[07] fading fire [03:39]
[08] the old woman [02:51]
[09] i still believe [03:06]
[10] till the sun comes up [03:48]
- Release Notes ------------------------------------------------------------- -
There is a familiarity about James DunnÆs voice - youÆve heard it before, but
you havenÆt. That unique quality seems to be the common thread that runs
through his music and songs. Songs crafted in the true spirit of American
rock, DunnÆs new album, ôThe Long Ride Homeö marks his second recording release
since 2006. ( ôLonely American Dreamö released in 2006).
Dunn began writing songs a year or two after college, with no real musical
background to speak of in regards to having ever played or written before that
time. Baseball and school ûwell, sort of school, and all things sports took
priority. But a long running interest in music, a vinyl copy of ôBorn to
Runö, an old house record player, and his GrandfatherÆs encouragement along
with an old steel guitar he passed down, collided and some songs started taking
shape.
ôIÆm not really sure why I never took on music when I was youngerö, says Dunn,
ôI always loved blasting my car stereo to the max with epic rock songs and
singing along, but never thought of trying to play music myself. My favorite
thing back then was heading to the baseball field with my Dad and/or watching
and listening to anything that had to do with NC State basketball û that was my
thing! But I can remember getting a copy of SpringsteenÆs ôBorn to Runö when
I was in college and being mesmerized by the incredible songs and poetic words
on that record. One of the things I liked was that static, scratchy sound of
the old vinyl that filled the air along with the music, it was just so vintage
sounding, like the perfect fitting leather jacket. I can remember sitting in
my room thinking to myself, I want to BE one of the guys in these songs! It
just sounded really grand and sort of like what I thought would be an
æadventurous lifeÆ where you would drive fast cars, get the girls, do all the
right things, make a difference in the world and live happily ever afteràI
suppose thatÆs what a lot guys want to do, in a perfect world, right? So, a
few years later, with that inspiration, I wanted to try my hand at a few songs.
I ended up recording some acoustic demos of what I was writing , and IÆve made
it to this point and IÆm really excited about this new record. I think weÆve
got a few good ones and I hope people will find some connection to the songs.ö
Dunn was born in New Jersey and moved to North Carolina in his youth and since
college has spent time living in Kentucky and Tennessee, while making a return
to Raleigh, NC a few years ago. He wrote his first record, ôLonely American
Dreamö in an old upstairs apartment above an antique store in downtown Raleigh
on Fairview Road. Of the album, Dunn says, ôYeah, that apartment just had tons
of character û itÆs streetside location, hidden door entrance off the road - it
just sort of inspired creative thoughts and really was the driving force, so to
speak, to move forward and actually record my music . I had a lot of things
going on during that time and it seemed to flow out of the pen as song lyrics
and thatÆs where that first record came from.ö
For his new recording project, ôThe Long Ride Homeö, Dunn headed to Nashville,
Tennessee and TrueTone Recording Studio. ôI had this notebook with a bunch of
songs, ranging from stuff I had written quite a few years ago to songs I wrote
very recently. I knew I wanted to try and take my sound and songs to the
another level. I was fortunate to connect with some great musicians and
producers who were genuinely excited about what I was trying to do with this
new project. They had the same passion and vision and ideas about the musical
ætreatmentÆ to give the new tunes and I think there is really a little bit of
something for everyone in regards to musical tastes among the 11 songs on this
record.ö
Since his first recording release, DunnÆs music has been featured on CMT with
two of songs, ôLonely American Dreamö and ôThe Oak Treeö, and was named by CMT
as one of AmericaÆs top unsigned Americana artists. A strong local fan base
and airplay on satellite radio and many of his hometown radio and TV stations
has helped build his fan base, along with over many live shows since his first
album.
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