Almost and Always

Almost and Always
Almost and Always
Studio album by David Mead
Released	October 22, 2008 [Japan]; August 25, 2009 [US]
Recorded	May 1–7, 2008
Studio	Alex the Great Recording (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Pop-rock
Length	43:30
Label	Cheap Lullaby Records
Producer	Brad Jones
David Mead chronology

Almost and Always is the fifth full-length album by singer-songwriter David Mead. "The elegant, torchy tunes were originally intended for a Bette Midler-style female vocalist, until Mead decided to cut them himself", wrote Steve Leftridge of PopMatters in November 2009, adding that Almost and Always "may be 2009's loveliest collection of pop songs".^[1] "Last Train Home" was NPR's Song of the Day on January 9, 2009,^[2] several months after Almost and Always was first released on CD in Japan and online at NoiseTrade.

Many of the album's songs saw their live debut at the Basement in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 30, 2008.^{[citation needed]} "From My Window Sill", written by Daniel Tashian, was later recorded by his band, the Silver Seas, for their 2010 album Château Revenge!

Track listing

All tracks written by David Mead and Bill DeMain, except where noted.

"Rainy Weather Friend" – 3:41
"Little Boats" – 2:49
"Blackberry Winters" (Mead) – 3:40
"Mojave Phone Booth" – 3:42
"Twenty Girls Ago" – 4:27
"From My Window Sill" (Daniel Tashian) – 2:46
"Sicily" – 3:05
"Gramercy Vaudeville" (Mead) – 3:09
"Last Train Home" – 3:53
"Almost and Always" – 2:47
"Love Don't Leave Me Now" – 1:50
"Sleeping In Saturday" – 3:59
"Home" (Mead) – 3:41

Personnel

Chris Carmichael – cello, violas, violins
Bill DeMain – guitars
Jim Hoke – clarinets, flutes
Brad Jones – harmonium, mandolin, upright bass, vibraphone, whistling
David Mead – guitar, percussion, ukulele, vocals
Tyson Rogers – keyboards, piano, vibraphone

Production

Recorded and mixed by Brad Jones (Renauldo Grant, assistant) and mastered by Jim DeMain. Photography by Heidi Ross and design by Hotel Romeo.^[3]

References

^ Leftridge, Steve (November 2, 2009). "Album Review: David Mead's Almost and Always". PopMatters. PopMatters Media, Inc. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
^ Thompson, Stephen (August 14, 2009). "David Mead: Warm And Bittersweet". NPR. Retrieved 14 January 2022. This story originally ran on Jan. 9, 2009.
^ Almost and Always (CD liner notes). Cheap Lullaby Records. 2009.

[1] Leftridge, Steve (November 2, 2009). "Album Review: David Mead's Almost and Always". PopMatters. PopMatters Media, Inc. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

[2] Thompson, Stephen (August 14, 2009). "David Mead: Warm And Bittersweet". NPR. Retrieved 14 January 2022. This story originally ran on Jan. 9, 2009.

[3] Almost and Always (CD liner notes). Cheap Lullaby Records. 2009.

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