Songs My Friends Wrote

by Corb Lund

Overview

As covers album concepts go, Songs My Friends Wrote is first-rate: Canadian troubadour Corb Lund decided to cut ten songs penned by his colleagues, making this 2022 album the flip of Cover Your Tracks, the 2019 EP where he focused on tunes that are relatively more well-known. There are certainly some recognizable names here, especially to Americana fans -- including a pair of songs each by Hayes Carll and Ian Tyson, plus songs by Todd Snider, Fred Eaglesmith, Tom Russell, Geoff Berner, John Evans, and Mike Plume -- but this is a work of advocacy, a way to spotlight songwriters who are kindred spirits. To Lund's credit, Songs My Friends Wrote does sound like one of his albums: it's lean and unfussy, bearing arrangements that keep the song at the forefront. It's also a good sight looser and livelier than many of his earlier records -- maybe not as ambitious as Agricultural Tragic, its 2020 predecessor, but containing some of the same spirit of relaxed adventure. So, Songs My Friends Wrote delivers what a good covers record should: it works on its own terms and piques interest in the original versions. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	06/17/2022
Label:	New West
UPC:	0607396561513
Rank:	73101

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Corb Lund   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
Kurt Ciesla   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Brady Valgardson   Drums
Grant Siemens   Guitar (Steel),Lap Steel Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Baritone),Guitar (Electric)

Technical Credits

Sean Newton   Assistant Engineer
Fred Eaglesmith   Composer,Lyricist
John Evans   Composer,Lyricist
Mike Plume   Composer,Lyricist
Tom Russell   Composer,Lyricist
Hayes Carll   Composer,Lyricist
Todd Snider   Composer,Lyricist
Ian Tyson   Composer,Lyricist
Corb Lund   Arranger,Producer,Liner Notes
Tom Bagley   Design,Illustrations
Darren Gilmore   A&R
Philip Shaw Bova   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Scott Franchuk   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
The Hurtin' Albertans   Arranger
Grant Siemens   Producer
Geoff Berner   Composer,Lyricist