Album
Mission Bell
2011 · Folk, World, & Country
Rare pressing on Gatefold
Mission Bell is a Folk album by Amos Lee, originally released in 2011. On Gatefold: 11 pressings tracked.
About
Employing Calexico’s Joey Burns as producer and using Calexico’s Arizona recording studio brings new sonic textures to tried and true Philly singer-songwriter Amos Lee. <i>Mission Bell</i> is one of his more focused albums and with the careful addition of Lucinda Williams on “Clear Blue Eyes” and Willie Nelson on “Behind Me Now” and “El Camino (Reprise),” Lee has the variation his work calls out for. Not that Lee can’t carry things on his own. The literate desperation of “Stay With Me” and “Out of the Cold” ache with just the right touch of soul-searching that underpins the clear spiritual quest of the tougher street funk of “Jesus” and the chill-inducing “Violin.” As a singer, Lee carries country, folk, blues, gospel and soul all with equal authority. The harmonies support his loner streak with just the right amount of help to get him to the next verse. “Hello Again” graces the lite-FM part of the dial that may help him crossover beyond his dedicated followers.
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Tracklist
- 1El Camino4:02
- 2Windows Are Rolled Down3:57
- 3Violin5:18
- 4Flower3:41
- 5Stay With Me3:13
- 6Out Of The Cold3:03
- 7Jesus3:21
- 8Hello Again4:09
- 9Learned A Lot4:30
- 10Cup Of Sorrow3:51
- 11Clear Blue Eyes3:02
- 12aBehind Me Now4:46
- 12bEl Camino (Reprise)4:15
Sound DNA
- Folk
- Singer-Songwriter
- stripped-back
- earnest
- pastoral
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Amos LeeVOCALS VOCALS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR VOCALS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR
- Brian LopezBACKING VOCALS
- Caroline IsaacsBACKING VOCALS
- Craig SchumacherHARMONICA SYNTH BASS
- Gabrielle PietrangeloBACKING VOCALS
- Greg LeiszELECTRIC GUITAR, PEDAL STEEL GUITAR LAP STEEL GUITAR MANDOLIN
- Jacob ValenzuelaTRUMPET
- James GadsonDRUMS DRUMS, BACKING VOCALS DRUMS, TAMBOURINE, BACKING VOCALS
- Jaron OlevskyBANJO, DOUBLE BASS KEYBOARDS , ORGAN PIANO
- Joey BurnsACOUSTIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, BARITONE GUITAR, DOUBLE BASS DOUBLE BASS , BASS , VIBRAPHONE
- John ConvertinoDRUMS DRUMS, DRUM
- Laura Kepner-AdneyBACKING VOCALS
- Lucinda WilliamsFEATURING FEATURING, VOCALS VOCALS
- Mickey RaphaelHARMONICA
- Mutlu OnaralBACKING VOCALS
- Pieta BrownBACKING VOCALS
- Priscilla AhnBACKING VOCALS
- Sam BeamBACKING VOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 11 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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