Salutations [LP]

by Conor Oberst

Overview

As a boy in post-War England, legendary Kinks' singer/songwriter Ray Davies fell in love with America—its movies and music, its culture of freedom, fed his imagination. Then, as part of the British Invasion, he toured the US with the Kinks during one of the most tumultuous eras in recent history—until the Kinks group was banned from performing there from 1965-69. Many tours and trips later, while living in New Orleans, he experienced a transformative event: the shooting (a result of a botched robbery) that nearly took his life. In Americana, Davies tries to make sense of his long love-hate relationship with the country that both inspired and frustrated him. From his quintessentially English perspective as a Kink, Davies—with candor, humor, and wit—takes us on a very personal road trip through his life and storied career as a rock star, and reveals what music, fame, and America really mean to him. Some of the most fascinating characters in recent pop culture make appearances, from the famous to the perhaps even-more-interesting behind-the-scenes players. The book also includes a photographic insert with images from Davies's own collection from the band's archive.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/17/2017
Label:	Nonesuch
UPC:	0075597940183

Tracks

1. Too Late to Fixate
2. Gossamer Thin
3. Overdue
4. Afterthought
5. Next of Kin
6. Napalm
7. Mamah Borthwick (A Sketch)
8. Till St. Dymphna Kicks Us Out
9. Barbary Coast (Later)
10. Tachycardia
11. Empty Hotel By teh Sea
12. Anytime Soon
13. Counting Sheep
14. The Rain Follows the Plow
15. You All Loved Him Once
16. A Little Uncanny
17. Salutations

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Conor Oberst   Primary Artist,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica,Wurlitzer,Guitar (Electric)
Jonathan Wilson   Guitar,Synthesizer,Piano
Josh Rawson   Bass,Vocals (Background)
Pearl Charles   Vocals (Background)
Richard Dodd   Cello
Andy LeMaster   Vocals (Background)
Daphne Chen   Violin
Leah Katz   Viola
Eric Gorfain   Violin
M. Ward   Guitar
Blake Mills   Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Jim James   Vocals (Background)
Gillian Welch   Vocals (Background)
Maria Taylor   Vocals (Background)
Jim Keltner   Drums,Percussion
Gus Seyffert   Bass
James Felice   Organ,Piano,Accordion,Wurlitzer,Vocals (Background)
Greg Farley   Violin,Vocals (Background)
Ian Felice   Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Jonathan Wilson   Composer
Conor Oberst   Composer
Johnathan Rice   Composer
James Felice   Composer
Taylor Goldsmith   Composer