No foolin’ about the quality of these terrific songs. We saw Mtukudzi in concert last weekend at UCLA, and downloaded #7 as soon as I got home. #4 was and is in so many ways a theme song for me, and the bonus track is from my favorite new musical discovery of 2011.
1. “The Gunner’s Dream”, Pink Floyd
2. “Highway”, Claire Lynch
3. “The Dangling Conversation”, Simon & Garfunkel
4. “The Lucky One”, Alison Krauss and Union Station
5. “Faded Loves and Memories”, Blaze Foley and the Beaver Valley Boys
6. “When We Are Together”, Texas
7. “Neria”, Oliver Mtukudzi
8. “Sea of Heartbreak”, Don Gibson
9. “You Show Me Yours (And I’ll Show you Mine) Kris Kristofferson
10. “Hallelujah”, Ryan Adams
Bonus Track: “Codeine”, Jason Isbell and the 400 Units