Released 30 years ago sometime this year, this is the second solo album by the multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter. He's been playing instruments such as keyboards, accordion, and guitar for over 50 years now, and is known as a member of the Phil Keaggy Band in the '70s, but is probably most well-known as a part of Emmylou Harris's live backing band, The Red Dirt Boys. He's also played on hundreds of albums as a studio musician, so if it's recorded in Nashville, he might have played on it. I have only really gotten into Phil's solo music in the last decade, but I really like this album. It's a fun bit of rock, and Phil Madeira sings and plays all the instruments except drums on this. The title track is a nice blues tune, while some other songs like "Jagged Heart" and "A Girl Named Hope" lean a bit more country. These songs tell stories of others and struggle with his imperfections as well as a few love songs. It's an honest and raw album and it's very well-done. This album doesn't seem to be on streaming currently, but it looks like you can find it digitally on Bandcamp or you could find an old CD copy, maybe. Phil Madeira is also working on a crowd-funding campaign to release two new albums of Americana music on CD and vinyl, so if you like his music, please help him make these happen—only a few days left to help.

Release Year: 1996
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