With Colin Linden producing from his Nashville digs, Black and the Rodeo Kings wrote and recorded 13 alternately roots-rock, folk, country, and Americana-style songs, ultimately crafting what Linden confirms is the band’s most “spiritual and political” musical statement to date. Also, its most multihued. Witness lead single “O Glory Lost Those Blues Again,” a wistful corker powered by the testimonial hum of organ behind Wilson and Linden’s shared vocals, one of six such co-leads on the album. As they have since forming as a one-off to honour late folk hero Willie P. Bennett — continuing as smitten audiences demanded it — the JUNO Award–winning Blackie and the Rodeo Kings chase musical excellence while having a ball playing with their friends.
1. Stop And Listen 4:39
2. O Glory Lost Those Blues Again 3:23
3. Grand River 5:13
4. Far From The Middle 3:39
5. No One To Turn To But Your Brother 3:52
6. All My Friends Are Gone 3:46
7. Ghost of Love 3:43
8. Lost Art of Making Love 4:19
9. Buffalo Girl 4:38
10. Roll Away My Heart Of Stone 5:35
11. I Sleep Like A Fugitive 4:14
12. Blue Is The Color 4:08
13. I Will See You In The Morning 2:50