Me & The Originator is Al Basile fifteenth release on Sweetspot. It's a concept album which tells a story through a hybrid of narration and songs about an imaginary musician who has a career which harbors a dark secret. This CD asks the questions "who makes the song?" and "Who can call a song their own?" - another way of thinking about the history of blues as it has passed down to us latter day interpreters. Produced by Duke Robillard, with the same lineup as on Al's BMA nominated best contemporary blues album Mid-Century Modern in 2016. 200 station national radio promotion by Todd Glazer Promotions. 4 month publicity campaign by Mark Pucci Media. Print ads in the two Living Blues issues surrounding the release date.

Tracklist:

The Trunk
Poor Boy's Day
What He Carried
My J-O-B
Useless Good Advice
Lefty's Nine Lessons
Self-Reliance
She Made Me Believe It
The Bee's Lot
Here Come Your Trouble
What He Deserved
I Forgot How To Care
Learn To Draw!
First One To Go
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
What You Got For Me
Who Owns It
All Right
Solo
A Go Of It
Young And Old
So Wrong For So Long
Confessing The Blues
If It Goes, It Goes
How It Goes

UPC: 669469098623
Label: Sweetspot Records
Release Date: 6.15.18
Format: CD

Al Basile - Me & The Originator (CD)