2016 release. Lee Hazlewood - songwriter, singer, producer, independent record label entrepreneur, DJ, raconteur and self-proclaimed "Ol' grey-haired sonofabitch" - is a key figure in the history of popular music. Laced with lashings of dark wit, wrong-side-of-the-tracks heartbreak and esoteric imagery, his compositions have been recorded by everyone from Frank Sinatra to German industrialists EinstÃ¼rzende Neubauten. Son-Of-A-Gun is the third volume of Hazlewood's compositions to be released in Ace's renowned Songwriter series. The first, Califia, comprised recordings made in the 1950s and the 60s, while the second, Shazam!, focused exclusively on instrumentals. Although Son-Of-Gun features some performers whose recordings Hazlewood produced in his glory years, it consists primarily of interpretations by a diverse array of contemporary international artists who were inspired by his work from afar. Consequently, Sanford Clark's title track shares disc space with Jarvis Cocker and Richard Hawley's menacing revival of 'A Cheat' from 2002, a song first recorded by Clark 46 years earlier; Waylon Jennings' 'She Comes Running', from his Hazlewood-produced Singer Of Sad Songs album, rubs shoulders with 'These Boots Are Made For Walking' by Australia's Boys Next Door (Nick Cave's first band); and Ville Valo and Natalia Avelon's sumptuous 2007 version of 'Some Velvet Morning' appears alongside Loy Clingman's sinister 'The Man Who Made An Angel Cry', a Lee Hazlewood production from 1957. All in all, a dynamic and eclectic listen, held together by Hazlewood's skill as a songwriter. The booklet, a 24-pager featuring notes by Ian Johnston includes exclusive interviews with many of the featured artists, including Richard Hawley, Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie, Jim Reid of the Jesus & Mary Chain and Mick Harvey.

Tracklist:

A Cheat - Jarvis Cocker ; Richard Hawley
Some Velvet Morning - Primal Scream with Kate Moss
Long Black Train - Thriftstore Masterpiece Featuring Frank Black
My Autumn's Done Come - Mark Morriss
Won't You Tell Me Your Dreams - Gold Leaves
Paris Summer - Frances Ruffelle with Rowan John
For One Moment - Marc Almond ; the Willing Sinners
I'd Rather Be Your Enemy - Boyd Rice ; Friends
Summer Wine - Ville Valo ; Natalia Avelon 1
No Train to Stockholm - Dan Michaelson ; the Coastguards 1
She Comes Running - Waylon Jennings 1
First Street Blues - Mick Harvey 1
I'm Glad I Never - the Jesus ; Mary Chain 1
The Man Who Made An Angel Cry - Loy Clingman 1
Leather and Lace - L. Stadt Featuring Ania Dabrowska' 1
Lady Bird - Virgil Warner ; Suzi Jane Hokom 1
Son-Of-A-Gun - Sanford Clark 1
Friday's Child - Billie Dearborn 1
You Turned My Head Around - Dean ; Britta 2
Look at That Woman - Gallon Drunk with Ian Johnston 2
These Boots Are Made for Walking - the Boys Next Door 2
Sand - Holly Golightly with Brian Nevill

UPC: 029667076623
Label: Imports
Release Date: 9.2.16
Format: CD

Son-Of-A-Gun & More From Lee Hazlewood Songbook - Son-Of-A-Gun & More From Lee Hazlewood Songbook (CD)