The Waterboys - Modern Blues (2015)

The Waterboys - Modern Blues (2015)

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The Waterboys - Modern Blues

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1. "Destinies Entwined"   5:46

2. "November Tale"   5:19

3. "Still a Freak"   3:59

4. "I Can See Elvis"   5:48

5. "The Girl Who Slept for Scotland"   4:56

6. "Rosalind (You Married the Wrong Guy)"   5:10

7. "Beautiful Now"   3:58

8. "Nearest Thing to Hip"   5:43

9. "Long Strange Golden Road"   10:23

LP bonus track

10. "Long Strange Golden Road (Acoustic Demo)"   10:23

Japanese CD bonus tracks

10. "Louie's Dead Body (Is Lying Right There)"   4:13

11. "Colonel Parker's Ascent into Heaven"   2:08

The Waterboys Band Members / Musicians

Mike Scott - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead guitar (tracks 1, 9)

Paul Brown - organ, piano, keyboards, effects, samples, strings arrangement (track 2)

Steve Wickham - fiddle

David Hood - bass

Ralph Salmins - drums, percussion

Steve Hermann - trumpet (track 1)

Anthony LaMarchina - cello (track 2)

Kris Wilkinson - viola (track 2)

David Angell, David Davidson - violin (track 2)

Zach Ernst - lead guitar (tracks 2, 9)

Vicki Hampton - backing vocals (tracks 2, 7)

Felson "Fingers" MacNeal - electric piano (track 3)

Jay Barclay - lead guitar (tracks 3, 4, 6-7)

Don Bryant - backing vocals (track 4)

Jeff Adams - backing vocals (tracks 4, 6, 9)

Greg Morrow - drums (tracks 4, 6, 8)

Phil Madeira - steel guitar (track 5)

Robert Bailey - backing vocals (track 7)

The Felson MacNeal Implosion - horns (track 8)

Mike Scott - producer

Paul Brown - producer (tracks 1, 8), production assistance on backing vocals and string sessions

Bob Clearmountain - mixing

Chris Mara, Tom Freitag - engineers

Mike Stankiewicz - assistant engineer

Ryan Freeland - additional engineering

Jim DeMain - mastering

Amy Brown - mastering assistance

Sue Meyer - design, layout

Kahn/Selesnick - photography, typography

Lisa Best - management

Modern Blues is the 11th studio album by The Waterboys, released on the independent label Harlequin and Clown in 2015. It was produced by Mike Scott, with two tracks being co-produced with Paul Brown. Modern Blues reached No. 14 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 2 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.

Modern Blues was recorded in Nashville. "November Tale" was released as the first single from the album and a music video for the track was directed by Robert Jan Westdijk. The video for "Beautiful Now", the second and final single, debuted on 2 February 2015 on the website of Entertainment Weekly.