Never Home

by Freedy Johnston

Overview

From the propulsive opener "On the Way Out" to the lilting closer "Something's Out There" (about, of all things, a UFO abduction), the sparkling Never Home is Freedy Johnston's most musically and emotionally expansive outing to date. Finding a sympathetic ear in producer and guitarist Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar, Johnston's songs transcend their dark themes to reveal unexpected and heretofore unseen moments of warmth and sentimentality; even edgy, Randy Newman-like character studies such as "He Wasn't Murdered" and "Gone to See the Fire" offer moments of tenderness which their subjects (suicide and arson, respectively) can't suppress. ~ Jason Ankeny

Product Details

Release Date:	02/25/1997
Label:	Elektra
UPC:	0075596192026
Rank:	240630

Tracks

1. On the Way Out
2. I'm Not Hypnotized
3. Western Sky
4. One More Thing to Break
5. He Wasn't Murdered
6. You Get Me Lost
7. Hotel Seventeen
8. Gone to See the Fire
9. Seventies Girl
10. If It's True
11. Something's Out There

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Freedy Johnston   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Stan Lynch   Guest Artist,Percussion,Guitar,Drums
Dave Schramm   Guest Artist,Guitar,Lap Steel Guitar
Mary Lee Kortes   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Graham Maby   Bass
Danny Kortchmar   Guitar,Keyboards,Percussion
Jane Scarpantoni   Cello

Technical Credits

Tony Black   Assistant Engineer
Peter Denenberg   Mixing,Engineer,Associate Producer
Thom Leinbach   Engineer
Danny Kortchmar   Producer
Stan Lynch   Composer
Ted Jensen   Mastering
Beverly Joel   Design
Barbara Glauber   Design
Freedy Johnston   Composer