Jim Almand, vocals, guitars, bass, harmonicas --- Sara K, vocals (Trks 6 & 9) --- Randy Clark, mandolin (Trks 1 & 7)
Scott Swezy, drums (Trks 1, 6, & 7) --- Jeff Barr, piano (Trks 2, 4, & 8) --- Jimmy Kennedy piano, (Trk 6)Brian Lewis, drums (Trk 4)
Peter Berg, lead guitar (trk 9)
1) TAKE IT FROM ME --- 2) LET'S GO TO TOWN --- 3) UH HUH --- 4) OH WHAT A TIME TO CRY --- 5) BETWEEN THE LINES
6) WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? --- 7) DESIREE --- 8) ON HEARING THE NEWS --- 9) LOST AT SEA --- 10) DREAM
All songs written by James T Almand (BMI), except Trk 8, music by Jeffrey David Barr, lyrics by James T Almand (BMI) -----Published by TWO ACRES AND A SONG (BMI) ----- Recorded & mastered at ZUZAX TRX --- Produced & engineered by Jim Almand & Randy Clark ----- Photo work by Sara K ----- Financed by Nicolas Ballas
GOING HOME (1999)
Jim Almand, vocals, guitars, bass --- Randy Clark, mandolin --- Thomas 'Blues' Uhde, harmonica, (back-up vocal on Trk 3 & lead vocal
on TRk 6) --- Sara K, back-up vocal on (Trks 3, 6, 7, & 10) --- Mark Clark, percussion on (Trks 1, 2, 5, 7, & 8)
1) GOING HOME --- 2) FOR YOU --- 3) IN SPITE OF MYSELF --- 4) TOO GOOD TO LET IT GO --- 5) LOUISIANNE --- 6) PRETTY BABY
7) STAY --- 8) GOOD STREET --- 9) YOU"LL STILL BE HERE --- 10) RIVER LADY
All songs written by James T Almand (BMI) -----except Trk 6, which was written by Thomas 'Blues' Uhde, with help by Jim Almand & Sara K ----- Published by TWO ACRES AND A SONG (BMI) ----- Recorded & mastered at ZUZAX TRX, except for Trk 4, which was recorded live at the 'Cowgirl BBQ' in Santa Fe, N.M. ----- Produced & engineered by Jim Almand & Randy Clark ----- Photo work by Sara K
1) ROLL THE DICE --- 2) LILLY AND THE BONE --- 3) FOR THE LONGEST TIME --- 4) WITHOUT YOU --- 5) JEFFREY --- 6) SHALAKO
7) POWER OF THE SPOKEN WORD --- 8) GYPSY EYES --- 9) UP ON THE HIGH ROAD
10) BUMS AT SUNSET (inspired by the Thomas Wolfe short story) --- 11) ELENA MARIE
All songs written by James T Almand (BMI) --- Published by TWO ACRES AND A SONG (BMI) ----- Recorded & mastered at ZUZAX TRX --- Produced & engineered by Jim Almand & Randy Clark --- Photo work by Sara K
LETTERS FROM THE DESERT (2006)
Jim Almand, vocals, guitars, bass, harmonica, & percussion
1) DEVIL OR AN ANGEL --- 2) REALIZE YOUR LOVE --- 3) WASILLA --- 4) DO IT AGAIN --- 5) SONG TO A NEOPHYTE
6) GOD I WISH YOU'D STAYED --- 7) HEADED FOR A FALL --- 8) IT'S ENOUGH TA KILL YA --- 9) HE AIN'T FOOLING ME
10) GOLDEN ROAD
All songs written by James T Almand (BMI) ----- except for Trks 1, 3, 8, & 9, which were written by James T Almand (BMI) & Steve Black, and Trk 7, which was written by James T Almand (BMI), and Jake Walker ----- Published by TWO ACRES AND A SONG (BMI) -----Recorded at Back Room Studio --- Mastered at ZUZAX TRX --- Produced & engineered by Jim Almand ----- Photo & art work by Sara K, Joanna Lovetti, and Mary Leon
IF I COULD SING YOUR BLUES (2013)
Jim Almand, vocals, guitars, bass, harmonicas, & percussion --- Randy Clark, mandolin (Trks 2 & 7) --- Mark Clark, percussion (Trk 2) --- Jeff Barr, keyboard (Trk 4) --- Mike Montiel, lead guitar (Trk 4) --- Alan Medrano, drums (Trk 4) Catherine McGill, vocal (Trk 1) --- Roger Baker, keyboard (Trk 1) --- Scott Swezy, drums (Trk 1) --- Bill Woods, John Truit, & Sam Franklin, saxophones (Trk1)
1) MEMPHIS BLUES --- 2) FOOTSTEPS --- 3) TURN IT AROUND --- 4) NOBODY'S HOME ---5) AIN'T WON THE LOTTERY BLUES
6) YOU WERE THE ONE --- 7) DON'T YOU LOVE ME ANYMORE? --- 8) LONELY WOMAN BLUE
9) DO WHAT YOU SAID YOU WOULD --- 10) IF I COULD SING YOUR BLUES
All songs written by James T Almand (BMI), except for Trk 10, which was written by Sara K Wooldridge (BMI) ----- Published by TWO ACRES AND A SONG (BMI), except for Trk 10 SARAK MUSIC (BMI) ----- Trk 1 recorded & mastered at Roger Baker's studio ----- Trks 2, 4, & 7 recorded & mastered at ZUZAX TRX ----- Trks 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, & 10 recorded at Back Room Studio --- Trks 3 & 10 mastered at Zuzax Trx Trks 5, 6, 8, & 9 mastered at Back Room Studio ----- Produced by Jim Almand --- Photo by Karl Weber --- Artwork by Sara K --- CD design format by Joanna Lovetti
I'LL CALL YOU (2013)
Jim Almand, vocals, guitars, bass, harmonicas, & percussion --- Sara K vocals (Trks 1 & 2) --- Randy Clark, mandolin (Trk 9) Thomas 'Blues' Uhde, harmonica (Trks 7 & 9) --- Keith Nelson, banjo & dobro (Trk 2)
1) I'LL CALL YOU --- 2) TRYSTING TREE --- 3) MAN FROM YOUR SIDE OF TOWN --- 4) DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT
5) ONE MORE TIME --- 6) THE LIKES OF YOU --- 7) HEARTS GO --- 8) THE LOVE THAT LIVES HERE IN ME --- 9) I CAN DO ANYTHING
10) GENTLE MYSTERY
All songs written by James T Almand (BMI) ----- except for Trk 4, which is a Dylan Thomas poem that I put music to. DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT, and used with the permission of the Trustees for the Copyrights of Dylan Thomas. Thanks to David Higham Associates Limited (London) for assisting me in the use of this masterpiece. ----- Published by TWO ACRES AND A SONG (BMI), except for Trk 4 (Trustees for the Copyrights of Dylan Thomas) ----- Recorded & mastered at Back Room Studio, except for Trks 2, 7, 9, & 10 which were recorded at ZUZAX TRX. Trks 7&9 were mastered at ZUZAX TRX as well. ------ Produced & engineered by Jim Almand & Randy Clark ----- Artwork by Christine Seubert-Bourque and used with the permission from her estate ----- CD design format by Joanna Lovetti
DANCING INTHE CHURCH (2014)
Jim Almand, vocals, guitars, bass, harmonicas, and percussion.
1) DANCING IN THE KITCHEN --- 2) WAY OF THE WORLD --- 3) COME DANCE WITH ME --- 4) WORDS FROM MY MIND
5) OUR LOVE 6) CHURCH --- 7) HELL OR HIGH WATER --- 8) THROW GOOD LOVE AWAY --- 9) I ONCE KNEW YOU --- 10) HOLD ON
All songs written by James T Almand (BMI) ----- Published by TWO ACRES AND A SONG (BMI) ----- except for Trk 2, lyrics by Steve Black & James T Almand (BMI), music by James T Almand (BMI)----- Recorded and mastered at Back Room Studio -----Produced and engineered by Jim Almand
9 (2022)
Jim Almand, guitars, bass, harmonicas, percussion, & vocals --- Sara K, back-up vocals on Trks 2 & 4 --- Scott Swezy, percussion on Trks 2, 4, & 7 --- Jeff Barr, keyboards on Trks 1 & 7 --- Brian Lewis, drums on Trk 1
1) DO IT AGAIN --- 2) I ONCE KNEW YOU --- 3) RETURN TO ME --- 4) LOVE IS --- 5) I REMEMBER YOU
7) YOUR LOVE IS EVERYTHING --- 8) LET'S STOP LYING --- 9) SULTRY TOO (influenced/inspired by the Joe Pass theme 'Sultry')
All songs written by James T Almand (BMI) ----- Two Acers and a Song Publishing (BMI), Recorded and mastered at Backroom Studio, & Zuzax Trax ----- All songs and Cd's are available for download or stream, at Amazon, Apple iTunes, Google, etc. ----- As well, you can hear samples of some of the songs on my various 'songs' pages. ----- For 'physical' copies of these and other Cd's by me and 'mi amigos', contact me at jimbo@cybermesa.com, or show up at a gig. ----- Thanks for the listen & the support. ----- Peace & music, Jimbo
