History

Drive is the third album by actor/singer/songwriter Scott Grimes

Scott Grimes

Scott Richard Grimes is an American actor, voice artist and singer. Some of his most prominent roles are his appearances in ER as Dr. Archie Morris, Party of Five as Will McCorkle, Band of Brothers as Technical Sergeant Donald Malarkey, and the popular animated sitcom American Dad!, voicing Steve...

. Released in July 2010, it's the follow-up to his 2005 release, Livin' on the Run. His first release was the 1989 A&M album Scott Grimes. This album features songs written during many personal changes for the writing team of Scott Grimes & Dave Harris

Dave Harris

Dave Harris is an American disc jockey, songwriter, and musician.He was born in Glasgow, Kentucky and has hosted the syndicated radio show, Retro Rewind since 1999. Harris created Retro Rewind in October 1997. He also wrote for other syndicated radio shows in the late 1980s...

. Both men, having gone through divorces in 2006, used that experience as the backbone of this release. Songs like “Back Into You” “Waiting” and “What Love Is” reflect a somber tone, while others like “Hide”, “Corner Pub” and “Soon I Will Be Found” are tongue and cheek and fun to listen to. One of the albums highlights is the last track, “(I Don’t Wanna) Let You Go” which Grimes & Harris co-wrote with Julian Lennon

Julian Lennon

John Charles Julian Lennon is an English musician, songwriter, actor, and photographer. He is the son of John Lennon and Lennon's first wife, Cynthia Powell. Beatles manager Brian Epstein was his godfather. He has a younger half-brother, Sean Lennon. Lennon was named after his paternal...

 and John Spinks of The Outfield

The Outfield

The Outfield are an arena rock-influenced English pop rock/power pop power trio based in London, England. The Outfield are unusual for a British band in that they enjoyed commercial success in the U.S., but never reached the album or singles charts in their homeland...

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Music and lyrics

Drive, musically and lyrically are a slight departure from Grimes' previous album Livin on the Run which was more rock-oriented. Drive is a quieter and soft rock-oriented album with more personal lyrics by Grimes & Harris, who both went through divorces during the writing of this album.

Track listing

1. "Hide" (Scott Grimes, Dave Harris) – 3:56
2. "Waiting" (Scott Grimes, Dave Harris) - 4:08
3. "Back Into You" (Scott Grimes, Dave Harris) - 4:08
4. "Soon I Will Be Found" (Scott Grimes, Dave Harris) – 3:45
5. "Corner Pub" (Scott Grimes, Dave Harris) – 3:52
6. What Love Is
   What Love Is
   What Love Is is a 2007 romantic comedy film, written and directed by Mars Callahan, starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Matthew Lillard, Sean Astin, Anne Heche, and Gina Gershon. Cuba Gooding Jr. plays a man who finds out the true nature of love one Valentine's Day when he wants to propose to his...
   
   (Scott Grimes, Dave Harris) - 4:21
7. "(I Don’t Wanna) Let You Go" (Scott Grimes
   Scott Grimes
   Scott Richard Grimes is an American actor, voice artist and singer. Some of his most prominent roles are his appearances in ER as Dr. Archie Morris, Party of Five as Will McCorkle, Band of Brothers as Technical Sergeant Donald Malarkey, and the popular animated sitcom American Dad!, voicing Steve...
   
   , Dave Harris
   Dave Harris
   Dave Harris is an American disc jockey, songwriter, and musician.He was born in Glasgow, Kentucky and has hosted the syndicated radio show, Retro Rewind since 1999. Harris created Retro Rewind in October 1997. He also wrote for other syndicated radio shows in the late 1980s...
   
   , Julian Lennon
   Julian Lennon
   John Charles Julian Lennon is an English musician, songwriter, actor, and photographer. He is the son of John Lennon and Lennon's first wife, Cynthia Powell. Beatles manager Brian Epstein was his godfather. He has a younger half-brother, Sean Lennon. Lennon was named after his paternal...
   
   , John Spinks) – 3:57

Personnel

• Scott Grimes - Guitar (Acoustic & Electric), Piano, Keyboards, Organ, drum programming, synth strings, All Vocals, Producer & Executive Producer
• Dave Harris - Executive Producer
• John Spinks - Guitar (Acoustic & Electric)
• Sean O'Dwyer - Mixing & Mastering