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Whisky Hearts

~ Dean Owens (Artist)
4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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  • Audio CD (11 Jun 2007)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Vermillion Road
  • ASIN: B000OMD31C
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 113,922 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Carter's Intro
2. Years Ago
3. Beth On The Trampoline
4. Nothing To Lose
5. Adrift
6. Leaving To Remain
7. Miss You CA.
8. May
9. Just Another Sunday
10. Sand In My Shoes
11. Hallelujah
12. Raining In Glasgow
13. Whisky Hearts
14. Man From Leith

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Album Description
'Whisky Hearts' is the new album by acclaimed Edinburgh
singer/songwriter Dean Owens.

The album, recorded in Nashville last year, features 12 new songs from
Dean, plus a track by Robert Reynolds (The Mavericks). Appearing on the
album with Dean are a number of famous musical friends, including Will
Kimbrough (guitarist for Rodney Crowell, Josh Rouse, and a Grammy-winning
producer), Paul Deakin and Robert Reynolds (of The Mavericks), Al Perkins
(legendary dobro player for The Flying Burrito Bros, Gram Parsons etc.),
Jen Gunderman (The Jayhawks), Kevin McGuire (Karine Polwart, Eddi Reader)
and singer/songwriter Thad Cockrell - it's clear that Dean keeps very good
musical company indeed.

A great collection of Scottish Americana songwriting.

"Songs that stand proud next to anything Steve Earle has written" - Uncut

"I love this record. Soulful, mournful, well written and catchy as hell.
Dean's outdone himself" - Will Kimbrough

"Dean Owens is a very strong voice in the current resurgence of country
rock/Americana. His style of singing is powerful and right on target" - Al
Perkins

"I really love this new album! When I hear his melodies, I can't resist
singing along. I'm sure I'm not alone on that one" - Suzy Bogguss

"An infectious collection of songs; a boisterous, rootsy record with a
wistful heart" - Gretchen Peters

"Dean has captured that longstanding Scottish love affair with classic
American songwriting, but given it his own undeniably Scottish heart. It's
classy stuff" - Karine Polwart

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Whisky Hearts, 19 Mar 2009
By M. Dobson (Newcastle upon Tyne) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Whisky Hearts (Audio CD)
An album that has grown on me over the last few months. Simple, stripped down lyrics, great voice and just a hint of Americana from a great singer songwriter. Stand out tracks "Raining in Glasgow" and "Sand in My Shoes".
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars ***** MAVERICK MAGAZINE ***** ROCK N REEL , 3 Sep 2008
By T. Rose (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Whisky Hearts (Audio CD)
`Every time he sings a song, he means it and feels it with every fibre of his being. Now that is something special - Scotland's most engaging and haunting singer-songwriter' - from IRVINE WELSH's sleevenotes to Whisky Hearts

`The kind of fragility that makes the likes of Wilco so compelling... A triumph - THE LIST

`Echoes of Springsteen and the tear stained balladry of Ryan Adams' - THE SUN

On September 15th Edinburgh's Dean Owens releases Whisky Hearts, his first album on Navigator Records. Recorded in Nashville with a stellar cast of Stateside guests, it sees Owens buoyantly expanding his creative & expressive horizons. The eloquently emotive singing, incisively pared-down lyrics & Americana stylings that have long been his trademarks feature here alongside a range of influences stretching from classic Scottish pop, summery 60s vibes to Celtic-tinged folk.

Several of the artists featured on Whisky Hearts have worked with Owens on previous projects, including pedal steel legend & former Gram Parsons cohort Al Perkins, guitar ace Will Kimbrough (Americana Music Association Instrumentalist of the Year 2004), Mavericks drummer Paul Deakin & his bassist band mate Robert Reynolds, as well as Owens' longtime sidekick from home, Kevin McGuire, also on bass. It was through this network of connections that the remaining guests came on board, among them Flecktones saxophonist Jeff Coffin, ex-Jayhawk Jen Gunderman keyboards, singer-songwriter Thad Cockrell plus producer Elijah ("Lij") Shaw.

'Whisky Hearts' represents a kind of artistic homecoming for Owens. Nowadays, he's the proud owner of a vintage Airstream trailer, which he keeps in California's Joshua Tree country, & where several of the new songs were written, during sojourns there in 2005 & 2006.

Despite the depth & weight of its subject matter, though, Whisky Hearts is a winningly upfront & approachable album, replete with hummable hooks & deftly layered arrangements, centred around the burnished colours, masterly phrasing & vibrant timbres of Owens' singing.



Whisky Hearts by Dean Owens - sleevenotes by Irvine Welsh:

A few summers ago, I was in the Canonmills shop of my pal, Sandy, the fashionable Edinburgh district of Muirhouse's greatest ever hairdresser. And no, it wasn't a business call. Being a real Muirhouse boy, Sandy has a great taste in music, and always has some interesting stuff on. I was bowled over by the passion blasting out from the demo of Whisky Hearts, which he explained was by a local guy, Dean Owens from Leith, who was causing a bit of a stir.

It wasn't hard to see why. The songs resonated with the beauty and power that only a truly committed writer and performer can bring to the table. I immediately obtained a copy of the songs and I've been a fully-paid up member of Dean's growing and diverse fan base ever since. Whisky Hearts is treasure chest brimming with rare gems. Raining In Glasgow has to be the most beautiful song ever written about that city, haunting and evocative. You can shut your eyes and see yourself coming into Queen Street Station, the rain battering off the big Scotrail train windows. My personal favourite though, is The Man From Leith, a touching son-to-father tribute. A very personal song from Dean, but he could have been writing about my dad or thousands of other Leith men. My eyes mist up every time I play it. And I have a lot of fun with Beth On A Trampoline, as that's my wife's name. The album in general exudes a warmth and humanity that seems at a premium in these often cold, insecure and paranoid times. I put it on whenever I feel blue, and soon I'm back into song-and-dance mode.

Whisky Hearts is a testament both to Dean's artistic diversity, and his own distinctive voice and sound. You could spend all day picking through the folk, rock n roll, blues, country and punk influences, but I think of him as a white soul boy, because every time he sings a song, he's not messing around or showboating, he means it and feels it with every fibre of his being. Now that is something special.
Cheers, Dean, you've brought along the heart, so the whiskies are on me.


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