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The Story:
AMERICA IS LONELY TONIGHT was my 11th release and I rediscovered the piano after four guitar albums. My personal life maintained its shakiness but I found comfort and inspiration in the music of Emmylou Harris. You can hear shades of her twang throughout these tracks.
Many of these songs are frank explorations of my descent into the dark and numbing world of gay internet hookups. The circumstantial pyschological damage from this lifestyle can mute ones spirit. There's a lot of self-hatred and confusion throughout these songs. But there's also wistful childhood recollections a songs about friends.
At the time I was still fresh and hopeful in my new city. I invited in some of the area's best local artists to share these songs with me. Although AMERICA IS LONELY TONIGHT dealt with some weighty stuff I still find a lot of magic in these songs.
In Conversation:
The Songs:
(click on each track for streaming audio, lyrics, and the story behind the song)
Dancetoria
The Sound Of My Crashing
One Inch Deep
Zero Self Control Blues
Heroes Cracking
Sharks
Weird Addictions
Mother Mary
Dirty World We're In
Remembering
Unlearned
Seven Bodies Seven Days
The Boy Who Could Jump Thru Stars
I Still Sleep Alone
Losing Fahrenheit
Feeling Of Faded
Blue Champagne
The Credits:
Produced by Jeremy Gloff and Mark Nikolich
Recorded and Mastered at Atomic Audio
all songs by Jeremy Gloff copyright 2001 Riotboy Music ASCAP
Jeremy Gloff: piano, acoustic guitar, drums on "Seven Bodies, Seven Days", and vocals.
FEATURING THE COLD BAND:
Ken Karg: Drums and percussion
Mark Nikolich: bass, electric guitar, add'l acoustic guitar on "Mother Mary" and vocals on
"The Sound Of My Crashing" and "One Inch Deep".
SPECIAL GUESTS:
John Allen: accordian on "Weird Addictions", harmonica on "I Still Sleep Alone"
and vocals on "Mother Mary".
BettyX: vocals on "Blue Champagne"
Kim Hohman: vocals on "Unlearned" and "The Boy Who Could Jump Through Stars".
Andy Karpay: mandolin on "Heroes Cracking" and "Losing Fahrenheit".
Susy Martian: vocals on "One Inch Deep".
Siobhan McCann: vocals on "Sharks" and "Seven Bodies, Seven Days".
Kamron Mir: vocals on "Weird Addictions".
Robert "Evil Bob" Moore: cello on "Zero Self Control Blues", "The Boy Who Could Jump Thru
Stars" and "Seven Bodies, Seven Days".
James Ratliff: vocals on "The Sound Of My Crashing", "One Inch Deep", "Unlearned", and "Sharks".
Susie Ulrey: vocals on "Remembering".
Chris Wallace: vocals on "Dancetoria".
Tim Warner: vocals on "Heroes Cracking".
All photos by Jeremy Gloff except back cover by Kristin Klein
Cover design by Nathan Kaylor, Brad Richardson, and Jeremy Gloff
Rose designed by Miguel Perez
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