Heartwood by Karl S. Williams
My debut album Heartwood as released by the label Footstomp. The label version includes a different track listing to the original, including three new songs.
Tracklist
| 1. | Time Bomb | 3:59 |
| 2. | Is This Love? | 4:42 |
| 3. | White Hotel | 3:26 |
| 4. | Be’elzebub | 3:12 |
| 5. | Golden Tears | 4:09 |
| 6. | I Fell For You | 2:47 |
| 7. | The Darkest Cloud | 4:11 |
| 8. | Chief Running Water Sings The Blues | 5:17 |
| 9. | Seeing Stars | 3:30 |
| 10. | Ring Around The Moon | 4:08 |
| 11. | Your Final Bed | 4:30 |
Credits
released August 1, 2014
Engineered and Produced by Yanto Browning at Airlock Studios
Mixed by Yanto Browning
Mastered by Dave Neil at Modern Mastering
Karl S. Williams - Vocals, Guitar, Banjo, Piano, Mandolin, Organ
Jesse Carroll - Drums and percussion
Daniel Aurora - Bass
Dan Mansfield - Organ, Pedal Steel, Yanto Browning - Electric Guitar on Ring Around the Moon and percussion, Thelma Plum - Backing vocals on Thou art raised and Your final bed, Jac Stone - Backing Vocals on Golden Tears and Seeing Stars, Yanina Benavidez - Backing Vocals on Golden Tears, Brent Moetara - Harmonica, Rhys Browning - Double Bass on White Hotel and Your Final Bed.
Strings: Arrangements by Rebecca and Rafael Karlen. Rebecca Karlen - Violin and fiddle on Your Final Bed, Katie Sillar - Violin, Alice Buckingham - Viola, Danielle Bentley - Cello, Dan Lopez - Violin on Seeing Stars, Bethan Lewis - Viola on Seeing Stars, Ely Streatfeild - Cello on Seeing Stars.
Brass: Arrangements by Rafael Karlen. Rafael Karlen - Tenor and Baritone Saxophone, Forbes Scotney - Trumpet, Shane Hannan - Trombone, Carl Harvoe - Trumpet on Golden Tears, Ben Young - Trombone on Golden Tears.
Kurt Paradise - Background Vocals on White Hotel, stomping and clapping on Grinding Wheel, Trent Gardiner - Stomping and clapping on Grinding Wheel, Dylan and Anna Torv - Stomping and clapping on White Hotel, Photography by Yanina Benavidez, artwork by Karl S. Williams. Special love for Tom, Asho, Mark & Anita, Big Boy Brennie & Jodie, Mark Lackey, Jodi & Holly, Nat & Jay, Chris & Lorraine. Saints in all but name.
Thank You, who kindly turned an ear upon this work.
Engineered and Produced by Yanto Browning at Airlock Studios
Mixed by Yanto Browning
Mastered by Dave Neil at Modern Mastering
Karl S. Williams - Vocals, Guitar, Banjo, Piano, Mandolin, Organ
Jesse Carroll - Drums and percussion
Daniel Aurora - Bass
Dan Mansfield - Organ, Pedal Steel, Yanto Browning - Electric Guitar on Ring Around the Moon and percussion, Thelma Plum - Backing vocals on Thou art raised and Your final bed, Jac Stone - Backing Vocals on Golden Tears and Seeing Stars, Yanina Benavidez - Backing Vocals on Golden Tears, Brent Moetara - Harmonica, Rhys Browning - Double Bass on White Hotel and Your Final Bed.
Strings: Arrangements by Rebecca and Rafael Karlen. Rebecca Karlen - Violin and fiddle on Your Final Bed, Katie Sillar - Violin, Alice Buckingham - Viola, Danielle Bentley - Cello, Dan Lopez - Violin on Seeing Stars, Bethan Lewis - Viola on Seeing Stars, Ely Streatfeild - Cello on Seeing Stars.
Brass: Arrangements by Rafael Karlen. Rafael Karlen - Tenor and Baritone Saxophone, Forbes Scotney - Trumpet, Shane Hannan - Trombone, Carl Harvoe - Trumpet on Golden Tears, Ben Young - Trombone on Golden Tears.
Kurt Paradise - Background Vocals on White Hotel, stomping and clapping on Grinding Wheel, Trent Gardiner - Stomping and clapping on Grinding Wheel, Dylan and Anna Torv - Stomping and clapping on White Hotel, Photography by Yanina Benavidez, artwork by Karl S. Williams. Special love for Tom, Asho, Mark & Anita, Big Boy Brennie & Jodie, Mark Lackey, Jodi & Holly, Nat & Jay, Chris & Lorraine. Saints in all but name.
Thank You, who kindly turned an ear upon this work.
License
All rights reserved.
Karl S. Williams has a one-of-a-kind voice that sounds about a thousand years old. His songs are steeped in blues, gospel and old time music with poetic sensibilities that call to mind the classic singer-songwriters of yesteryear.