2015 - There are some bands that everyone should know, be aware of, embrace and revere. The Continental Drifters are one of those bands. The subtle elegance and grace that embodies their music, as pure American sounding as one could wish. A 2-CD set with some fine liner notes by Scott Schinder and recollections by the various members of the band and 33 songs that take you for a ride of melody, harmony and musicianship that you’d be hard pressed to find anywhere nearly as deft and skilled. Incl. Robert Mache, Russ Brousard, Mark Walton, Susan Cowsill, Vicki Peterson + Peter Holsapple.
33 Songs
- CD 1:
- WHO WE ARE, WHERE WE LIVE (early version)*
- SIDE STEPPIN’ THE FIRE
- THE MISSISSIPPI
- MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN
- KAREN A (demo)*
- THE RAIN SONG (early version)*
- DALLAS (alternate mix)*
- HERE I AM
- MR. EVERYTHING (alternate mix)*
- NO ONE CARES
- GREEN (demo)*
- I DIDN’T WANT TO LIE
- INVISIBLE BOYFRIEND
- NEW YORK (demo)*
- LET IT RIDE
- CD 2:
- YOU DON’T MISS YOUR WATER (live)*
- CRESCENT CITY (live)*
- A SONG FOR YOU
- TIGHTER, TIGHTER (demo)*
- I CAN’T LET GO
- SOME OF SHELLY’S BLUES (campfire mix)*
- WHEN YOU DANCE I CAN REALLY LOVE
- TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME (live)*
- FARMER’S DAUGHTER (live)*
- DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE (live)*
- AT THE END OF THE DAY (live)*
- LISTEN, LISTEN
- I WANT TO SEE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS TONIGHT
- THE POOR DITCHING BOY
- YOU’RE GONNA NEED SOMEBODY
- I’M A DREAMER
- MATTY GROVES
- MEET ON THE LEDGE (studio version)
- * previously unissued.
