Angels, Castles, Covers
There comes a time in a musician's career that tribute be paid to the material that originally inspired.Angels, Castles, Coversis Vance's tip of the hat to the many songs that he's admired, loved, coveted, and covered over a 20 plus year career.The album is a daring, brilliant mix of his and fan favorite ''cover'' songs. How many acoustic albums do you know that have a version Al Green'sI'm So Tired Of Being Alonewith accordion and mandolin? Sam Cooke'sA Change Is Gonna Comeand Jimi Hendrix'sCastles Made Of Sandget classic Vance Gilbert solo acoustic treatment. Motown is represented by the grooving Vance /Lori McKenna duetAint Nothin' Like The Real Thing, a solo excursion of Aretha Franklin's hitUntil You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do), and an inspired and introspective reading of Stevie Wonder'sHeaven Help Us Allwith vocal guest Tracy Grammar. Joni Mitchell'sA Case Of Youand Shawn Colvin'sCry Like An Angelget lovingly recreated on this disc.Rainy Night In Georgia,Save The Last Dance For Me, andIt Wouldn't Have Made Any Differencefinish this list of classics that are Vance's treasures and now ours as well.