The music I create is a direct result of the sounds I soaked up as a little kid in the 60's and a teen in the 70;s . From Chuck Berry to the Stones to Sam Cooke and everything in-between I love a greasy groove and a solid melody. A beautiful acoustic guitar or a swampy electric can set the mood from the first chord. Add a B3 organ or a piano, a few horn stabs for that Stax sound, some gospel backgrounds and a locked rhythm section and it's musical magic. That's what I always strive for. The lyrics on this cd are a direct result of my 30 years + of recovery . Songs about addiction and recovery by an addict in recovery. Hopefully someone will hear something that needs to be heard. I wanted Recovery to be the special guest on this Cd so I didn't call on a lot of my friends to play on it, but I did have a few cool guests. All Guitars were courtesy of yours truly. Bass guitar was my co producer Bob Stander Drums - The Might Steve Holley (Wings, Ian hunter,Joe Cocker etc) Keys - Andy Burton (Ian Hunter, Steven Van Zandt, Cyndi Lauper etc) played on the majority of the record. Jeff Kazee (Southsode Johnny, Bon Jovi etc) played some bad ass b3 and piano on Lighthouse and Accordian on Broken Is a Place Last but not least my new pal Bobby Whitlock ( Delaney and Bonnie, Derek and the Dominos) played some nasty B3 and piano on my blues tune Clean Getaway. Rounding out the cd on Back Grounds My soul sisters From the SNL band Christine Ohlman and Marge Raymond (Flame, ELO) If that wasn't enough we had some gang vocals from The Mainstream Sober House Soul Shouters. A few Newcomers in recovery testifying at the top of their lungs. That's the story. Hope you enjoy the record!! Make sure to turn that volume up nice an loud.