Courtesy: Rounder Records
Carlene Carter, the daughter of the late June Carter Cash and country music legend Carl Smith, will release her latest album this Spring. Carter will release Carter Girl on Tuesday, April 8th via Rounder Records. The album is Carter’s first collection of new material in a decade. The album was produced by Don Was and mixed by Bob Clearmountain. Along with producing the record, Was also handles bass duties on some of the songs included on the album, too.
Carter explained in a recent interview that she has anticipated making this record for many years. She explains that she has wanted to make this record for so long because in her own words, “The songs on the album cover three generations of Carter Family music.” She even shares writing credit with A.P. Carter on the update of the classic Carter song, ‘Lonesome Valley’ in ‘Lonesome Valley 2003.’ The update is a musical expression of her reaction to the loss of her mother, sister and legendary stepfather, Johnny Cash eleven years ago. It isn’t the only Carter classic that is re-visited on her new record. She also included a handful of songs from the Carter Family songbook next to her own original works.
The songs that were culled for this album are just part of that which audiences have to look forward. Major names such as Vince Gill, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, the late “Cowboy” Jack Clement, and Elizabeth Cook each make appearances throughout the album’s dozen total tracks. Lorrie Carter Bennett, daughter of Anita Carta also adds her talents, as does Carlene Carter’s own husband, Joe Breen. They were joined by session musicians Jim Keltner, Rami Jaffee, Greg Leisz, Sam Bush, Mickey Rafael, and Blake Mills.
‘Little Black Train’, the lead single off of Carter Girl is streaming now online at USA Today’s official website. Audiences can hear it now at http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/02/10/song-premiere-carlene-carter-little-black-train/5325175/http://. The complete track listing for Carter Girl is listed below.
Carter Girl track listing
1. Little Black Train
(A.P. Carter)
2. Give Me The Roses
(A.P. Carter)
3. Me and The Wildwood Rose
(Carlene Carter)
4. Blackie’s Gunman (duet with Elizabeth Cook)
(A.P. Carter)
5. I’ll Be All Smiles Tonight
(A.P. Carter)
6. Poor Old Heartsick Me
(Helen Carter)
7. Troublesome Waters (duet with Willie Nelson)
(Maybelle Carter/Ezra Carter/Dixie Dean Hall)
8. Lonesome Valley 2003 (with special guest Vince Gill)
(Carlene Carter/A.P. Carter/Al Anderson)
9. Tall Lover Man
(June Carter Cash)
10. Gold Watch and Chain
(A.P. Carter)
11. Blackjack David (duet with Kris Kristofferson)
(A.P. Carter)
12. I Ain’ Gonna Work Tomorrow (featuring Helen Carter, Anita Carter, June Carter Cash and Johnny Cash)
(A.P. Carter)
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