An American Trilogy (album)
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An American Trilogy is a box set of three remastered albums by Mickey Newbury
recorded between 1969 and 1973 at Cinderella Sound studio, in Madison, Tennessee, alongside an additional album of rare and unreleased recordings, entitled "Better Days". It was released in 2011 on Saint Cecilia Knows, in association with the Newbury family and their label Mountain Retreat. The box includes the albums "Looks Like Rain
" (originally released on Mercury records in 1969), "Frisco Mabel Joy
" and "Heaven Help The Child
" (released, respectively, in 1971 and 1973, both on Elektra records). All three albums has been remastered for the first time on CD from the original master tapes, long thought to have been destroyed in a fire.
Mickey Newbury
Mickey Newbury was an American songwriter, a critically acclaimed recording artist, and a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.-Biography:...
recorded between 1969 and 1973 at Cinderella Sound studio, in Madison, Tennessee, alongside an additional album of rare and unreleased recordings, entitled "Better Days". It was released in 2011 on Saint Cecilia Knows, in association with the Newbury family and their label Mountain Retreat. The box includes the albums "Looks Like Rain
Looks Like Rain
Looks Like Rain is the 1969 concept album by singer-songwriter Mickey Newbury. After recording his debut album with RCA, Newbury was dissatisfied with the resulting album and left RCA to pursue a style closer to his tastes...
" (originally released on Mercury records in 1969), "Frisco Mabel Joy
Frisco Mabel Joy
Frisco Mabel Joy is the 1971 concept album by Country singer-songwriter Mickey Newbury. This was the second of three albums Newbury recorded at Cinderella Sound. The album includes the original version of "An American Trilogy", which Elvis Presley later performed in his Las Vegas shows with much...
" and "Heaven Help The Child
Heaven Help the Child
Heaven Help The Child is the 1973 album by Country singer-songwriter Mickey Newbury. The album was Newbury's third consecutive release recorded at Cinderella Studios...
" (released, respectively, in 1971 and 1973, both on Elektra records). All three albums has been remastered for the first time on CD from the original master tapes, long thought to have been destroyed in a fire.
Albums Included
- "Looks Like RainLooks Like RainLooks Like Rain is the 1969 concept album by singer-songwriter Mickey Newbury. After recording his debut album with RCA, Newbury was dissatisfied with the resulting album and left RCA to pursue a style closer to his tastes...
" - 1969 - "Frisco Mabel JoyFrisco Mabel JoyFrisco Mabel Joy is the 1971 concept album by Country singer-songwriter Mickey Newbury. This was the second of three albums Newbury recorded at Cinderella Sound. The album includes the original version of "An American Trilogy", which Elvis Presley later performed in his Las Vegas shows with much...
", 1971 - "Heaven Help The ChildHeaven Help the ChildHeaven Help The Child is the 1973 album by Country singer-songwriter Mickey Newbury. The album was Newbury's third consecutive release recorded at Cinderella Studios...
" - 1973 - "Better Days" - 2011
Credits
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– mastering engineers - Brian Thorn & Steve Rosenthal – remix engineers ("Looks Like RainLooks Like RainLooks Like Rain is the 1969 concept album by singer-songwriter Mickey Newbury. After recording his debut album with RCA, Newbury was dissatisfied with the resulting album and left RCA to pursue a style closer to his tastes...
") - Chris Campion – box set producer
- Chris Campion & Susan Archie – art direction and design
- Masumi Kobayashi – illustration
- Chris Campion, Ben Fong Torres, Kris KristoffersonKris KristoffersonKristoffer "Kris" Kristofferson is an American musician, actor, and writer. He is known for hits such as "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night"...
, Kenny RogersKenny RogersKenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...
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– liner notes