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Family Album

Stephen Simmons

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This album took me fifteen years to write, but it is only a small entry into my collective family album. These songs are written through my eyes from my earliest memories to my current self. Whether it is the long held family secret of my Great-Grandfather's murder conviction in "When It Rains", wrestling with growing up in a small Southern town
This album took me fifteen years to write, but it is only a small entry into my collective family album. These songs are written through my eyes from my earliest memories to my current self. Whether it is the long held family secret of my Great-Grandfather's murder conviction in "When It Rains", wrestling with growing up in a small Southern town and navigating those hard drawn lines of color and religion in "Colors Fade", my father's Vietnam draft day in "Cannon County, 1966", or appearances from my departed Grandparents singing folk and church songs or telling stories and reciting a poem to me, this is an audio portrait of my family.

It is often the drama in life (be it love or pain, or both) that inspires us to create, but it never tells the entire story. I come from a wonderful, big, southern family and we are as complicated and messy as the next bunch. Despite our faults, it is the love that endures all. I have been blessed to know and love all of my grandparents; some of my great-grandparents, to have aunts and uncles who were like second parents to me, and a long list of cousins to grow up with. Literally, blood brothers and sisters.

It was with many of their blessings that I set up a temporary studio in my empty Grandmother's House in Woodbury, TN in August of 2018. With the help of my longtime co-creator and friend Eric Fritsch, we recorded this album over the course of two weeks and tried to capture the essence of who I am and where I am from.
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    When It Rains 3:47
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    Colors Fade 4:13
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    Huck's Blues 3:55
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    Cannon County, 1966 2:39
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    Miss That Ole Farm 0:52
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    At Granny's 3:29
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    I'm Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail 0:51
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    Brown Suit 4:55
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    Faith 0:28
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    Found 5:06
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    Beautiful 0:40
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    Cannon County, 1986 2:47
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    Melancholy Days 3:26
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    Eddie From Woodbury 4:40
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    Facing East 3:29
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    Fifty Bucks 3:02
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    The Cross 1:35
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    Traveling Strange 4:26
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A World Without

Stephen Simmons

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Ten albums into an already acclaimed career, Stephen Simmons sharpens his rootsy folk-rock with A World Without, a record that mixes the twang of country music — a genre that provided the soundtrack for his childhood in small-town Tennessee — with the sharp observations of a singer/songwriter and the stomp of rural, roadhouse rock & roll.

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Ten albums into an already acclaimed career, Stephen Simmons sharpens his rootsy folk-rock with A World Without, a record that mixes the twang of country music — a genre that provided the soundtrack for his childhood in small-town Tennessee — with the sharp observations of a singer/songwriter and the stomp of rural, roadhouse rock & roll.

A road warrior with an audience on both sides of the Atlantic, Simmons has spent most of his adulthood on stage, playing songs in ten different countries along the way. Recorded with members of his touring band, A World Without explores a life lived on the run, taking a look at the intersection between art, commerce, love, and travel. The songs are equal parts biography and fiction, with Simmons shining a light on those who travel and create for a living. There are tracks about Americans crossing the country during the Gold Rush, about puritans making a voyage overseas, about lovers becoming parents, and about Simmons himself.

A World Without also features harmony vocals from his father, uncle, and sister, a move that allows Simmons to pay tribute to the family members who've inspired his career. It's an album that hits close to home in more ways than one. Contributions from his longtime band members — including keyboardist Molly Jewell, guitarist Dave Coleman, pedal steel Alex McCullough, Drummer Tim Blankenship, Bassist Duane Blevins and producer/utility player Eric Fritsch — provide the backdrop for Simmons' voice, an alt-country croon inspired by everyone from Don Williams to Bruce Springsteen.


Released on Locke Creek Records (USA & all other territories)
and Blue Rose Records (Europe/UK)
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    Prelude 1:17
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    West 3:46
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    Puritan Cowboys 2:56
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    A World Without 3:55
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    Fairy Tales (The Flower's Burden) 3:31
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    Every Time 3:14
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    The Music Highway 3:56
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    One Fast Move 3:44
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    Silver Moon Saloon 4:05
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    Dreamers And Kings 3:01
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    Baby Brother's Got A Baby Now 3:40
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    On Top of A World 4:06
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Girls

Stephen Simmons

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Girls was recorded and engineered by Brent Truitt at Le Garage Studios in East Nashville, TN. Additional recording, engineering and mixing by Richard McLaurin at House Of David Studios in Nashville. Mastered by Alex McCollough at Yes Master Studios in Nashville, TN. All songs written and performed by Stephen Simmons.
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    Altamont In The Snow 3:34
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    Oh Allison (Try Again) 2:56
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    Memphis Moon 3:53
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    Hey Shannon 5:46
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    A Man Walks Into A Bar 3:58
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    Asheville Girl 5:05
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    Easy 4:14
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    Pins And Needles 3:02
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    Amanda 3:25
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    T' Serclaes 4:04
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    Hard To Smile 3:22
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Last Call

Stephen Simmons

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Last Call was recorded in Nashville by producer / engineer Eric Fritsch (Scott Miller, Carter Little, Rowland Stebbins). Features performances by Kenny Vaughan, bassist Dave Jacques, drummer Paul Griffith and cellist David Henry. Album folk art by Preacherman Eric Pace.
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    The Good Life 4:56
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    Last Call 4:37
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    County Lines 4:02
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    Betty I'm Married 4:21
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    Calling 0:57
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    Loserville 6:59
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    Dirty Side Of Me 3:34
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    Forgive Me Father 4:18
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    Shirley's Stables 3:57
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    Lay On The Tracks 4:59
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    Just Like Love 4:34
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    Shut-up Samantha 5:29
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    Grey Skies 6:17
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    Baptism 1:09
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    Bow Down 5:01
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    Sweet Salvation 5:55
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Live at Music Star

Stephen Simmons & Molly Jewell

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Stephen Simmons and Molly Jewell
Live at Music Star
October 13 , 2012 / Norderstedt, DE

1 YOU (4:08)
2 IT'S NOT THAT BAD (3:49)
3 SPARK (3:18)
4 JUST WHAT I GOT (3:43)
5 LIMAVADY BLUES (6:44)
6 SHINE (5:03)
7 POOR HAPPY PEOPLE (3:45)
8 NEW SCRATCHES (4:10)
9 I'LL BE YOUR JOHNNY CASH (4:40)
10 ALL THE TIME I'VE GOT (4:27)
11 BY MY SIDE (5:21)
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Stephen Simmons and Molly Jewell
Live at Music Star
October 13 , 2012 / Norderstedt, DE

1 YOU (4:08)
2 IT'S NOT THAT BAD (3:49)
3 SPARK (3:18)
4 JUST WHAT I GOT (3:43)
5 LIMAVADY BLUES (6:44)
6 SHINE (5:03)
7 POOR HAPPY PEOPLE (3:45)
8 NEW SCRATCHES (4:10)
9 I'LL BE YOUR JOHNNY CASH (4:40)
10 ALL THE TIME I'VE GOT (4:27)
11 BY MY SIDE (5:21)
12 THE CIRCUS (7:01)
13 BARS ON WOODLAND (4:10)
14 SPINNER OF TALES (4:18)


Locke Creek Records
Tracks 1, 2, 7 Written by Molly Jewell / Lucy Byrd Songs / SESAC
Tracks 3-6, 8-14 Written by Stephen Simmons / Shiny Geode Music / SESAC

www.StephenSimmonsMusic.com
www.MollyJewell.com

P & C 2015 Stephen Simmons and Molly Jewell / Locke Creek Records

Recorded by Wolfgang Sedlatschek
Mixed by Eric Fritsch at Eastwood Studios in Nashville, TN
Mastered by Alex McCollough at Yes Master Studios in Nashville, TN
Designed by Susan Bauer Lee
Photo by Ulf Woitakowski
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    You 4:08
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    It's Not That Bad 3:49
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    Spark 3:18
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    Just What I Got 3:42
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    Limavady Blues 6:43
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    Shine 5:02
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    Poor Happy People 3:45
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    New Scratches 4:10
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    I'll Be Your Johnny Cash 4:39
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    All The Time I've Got 4:26
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    By My Side 5:21
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    The Circus 7:01
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    Bars On Woodland 4:10
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    Spinner of Tales 4:18
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