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Home By Dawn

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I just bought this CD (originally recorded in 1984 and rereleased by Wounded Bird Records this past summer) and I can't stop listening to it! John David Souther has long been a favorite of mine (we saw him in the late '70's in a club in Georgetown) He has been around since the early days of the Country-Rock movement. Legend has it that he could have been one of the original EAGLES (he is on the cover of "Desperado"). This album has some of the classic support players and stars of that era - Linda Ronstadt, Don Henley and Waddy Watchell. There is song after solid song . Some of my early favorites are: "Go Ahead and Rain", "I'll Take Care of You", and "Night". This is a great, great find!!!

Home by Dawn is the JD Souther album that monopolises my stereo more than any of the others in this genre. An album of really strong songs with the trademark silky smooth J D vocals. The great songs include Fast: Home by Dawn and Slow: Go ahead and Rain, All For You. J D is an artist whose brilliance far surpasses James Taylor & Jackson Browne with more melodies, more vocal depth and breadth and all round better performance. The backing group reads like a whos who of LA music, reflecting the acclaim that important musicians hold JD in. This album is one you can`t be without if you like Eagles, Tim Schmit, James Taylor, latter day Poco etc, get this, his best album.

It's a pity that JD Souther couldn't get the mass acceptance that he deserved with this album. No wonder he hasn't produced another album since this one came out almost 20 years ago.

John David (J.D.) Souther is most known for his 70's hit "You're Only Lonely" and for writing songs for and with Linda Ronstadt and The Eagles.

He's one of those rare artists who can both write brilliantly and sing to boot. These gifts didn't make up for a poor sense of production on most of his earlier solo efforts but he gets it right on this disc with the help of producer David Malloy (Rosanne Cash).

Great songs, vocals and arrangements. What more can you ask for from this under-rated and gifted artist?

JD Souther is/was 70's Southern California Rock. Everyone wanted to be him and he just wanted to be left alone. Black Rose, produced by Peter Asher definately shadows this self produced album. Don't let that stop you from getting into the soul of JD Souther in this record. A must have for anyone that has any other JD Souther recordings, and since it stands as his last solo effort in 23 years (as of 2/2007) certainly worth the time capsule of his artistry at the time.

This is the best John David job,maybe this c.d isn,t knew than first: you,re only lonely ,very good too,but it,s a masterpiece.
Very good ballad "Go ahead and rain",great rock songs:"night","say you will".
If you want Eagles music you might run to buy this ,it,s one of the best c.d i have in my home.

It's kinda strange, the musicians that get picked for stardom and the guys that miss the train, because J.D. Souther's music deserves a whole lot more attention than it gets. His voice is at its best on this album, and Souther uses a smooth sounding combination of Eagles'ish rock and a little more 80's style to back him up. He obviously knew what he was looking for because this album is a real winner. It starts off with the smokin' title track and then alternates between softer and more upbeat tracks. To me, the first four are always the best, but all the songs here are good. Trust me, if you like the Eagles, Jackson Browne, CSN, Linda Ronstadt, etc..., you will find this invaluable.