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Covered Track ListingIt Ain't Me Babe (Bob Dylan):The first time I ever heard this song was in the mid 60s and Johnny Cash was singing it. He sang a lot of Dylan's songs back then. I taught the arrangement to the band and we jammed it for a while. Jamie came up with the funky guitar lick and I thought the song would work in a kind of 70s pop disco style. I really like Chris' opening drum break and think that it's a good album opener. Stayin' Alive (BeeGees):This is one of those happy accidents. We play a musical game where the idea is to sing one artist's song in another artist's style. It helps to make the change as bizarre as possible, like a Johnny Nash song in the style of Johnny Cash. (It works and the proof will appear on the next album). Once I'd chosen the song and the style the rest was easy. I play the guitar solo. So who's style am I copying? It's a bit bluesy, a bit J J Cale. Who cares? Just enjoy it! I've Just Seen a Face (The Beatles):I've sung this song a lot of time down the years, but usually as a country or bluegrass song. This version came in a moment of inspiration just before the first sound check on the first day. I played it to the band and we got it first take. I love the energy and the buzz you get from playing with much younger musicians. The "weeyoo weeyoo" backing vocals are inspired by the Move's Fire Brigade and although it's full tilt and I'm breathless at the end it has a certain charm. Eternal Flame (The Bangles):Psychedelic Bangles! or is it Atomic Kitten? Who cares! Another song worked out in the studio. We jammed it through a couple of times and went of into a psychedelic hippy guitar solo so that had to go onto the album. Jamie used an effects pedal and I panned his solo across the speakers when we mixed it down. Credit must go, as usual, to Andy Crawley for his excellent mixing and mastering work. Hurt (Trent Reznor):Who can forget Johnny Cash's version of the Nine Inch Nails song? Who can forget the video that was nominated for MTV's video of the year? I've been singing this song for a while and it's been getting a great reception with the younger crowd in the bars and music venues. Our version is pretty much like Cash's but with a few extra bells and whistles. I like Jamie's almost discordant lead guitar. Chris overdubbed the marching snare and bass drum on the second chorus and I believe that adds something to the end result. Good song. When You Say Nothing At All (Alison Krauss):When we played the churches we used to use a similar arrangement on a Noel Richards song. In fact, the idea for this song came recently when I was playing in a church and someone thought I was playing a Ronan Keating song! We recorded the basic track in nothing flat and I added the lead guitar lick a couple of weeks later. A very popular song when we play it live, but that's probably because it's the newest song in the set, and people's memories don't go back as far as mine! Cash Medley (Johnny Cash):I first sang these songs in the late 60s and early 70s.My band would normally play non-chart songs and if the audience began to get restless I'd sing this medley. I never thought I'd record these songs in this form but it just shows that you never can tell! The first song is by Tom Paxton and I must have heard Johnny sing it sometime. I only recall hearing Joan Baez's version of the second song although Johnny wrote it, and the third track is a must play if you're singing Johnny Cash songs. I recorded the basic track with Chris during an evening session, then added the bass, guitar and mandolin. I set the mix so the drums are right in the background in order to get the authentic skiffle sound. Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong):I played a friend's birthday party and someone else sang this song in a different style. It must have rung a bell with me because a few weeks later I was sitting in front of the TV and I found myself playing the chord sequence. I rehearsed the song and tried it out and it went very well, so we recorded the basic tracks during the same evening session that produced the Cash Medley. Once again I overdubbed the bass and lead guitar and I think it's come out a treat! Fire and Rain (James Taylor):This is another song that's been in my repertoire for a while. So long, in fact, that I've forgotten how the original sounded. I suppose the backing is more Sweet Home Alabama than Sweet Baby James and it certainly gets a reaction, and not always a favourable one. Still, you can't win 'em all and I really like the way we play this. No Regrets (Tom Rush):This is another great song from the sixties by a great singer/songwriter who never quite got the attention he deserved. I did actually see him play this song in a TV studio, when I was in the audience for a live broadcast of Dee Time (Remember that? You're older than you admit!) The song was covered about ten years later by the reformed Walker Brothers and it was a minor hit. I just remember the song and thought it'd be a good one to cover.
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Track ListingIt Ain't Me BabeStayin AliveI've just seen a faceEternal FlameHurtWhen You Say Nothing At AllCash MedleyWonderful WorldFire and RainNo Regrets
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