Lay It Down (Cowboy Junkies album)

Lay It Down
Studio album by Cowboy Junkies
Released	February 27, 1996
Recorded	June–July 1995
Genre	Indie rock, Alternative country
Length	50:52
Label	Geffen
Producer	John Keane
Cowboy Junkies chronology
200 More Miles: Live Performances 1985-1994 (1995) Lay it Down (1996) Studio: Selected Studio Recordings 1986-1995 (1996)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Lay it Down was a studio album by the Canadian band Cowboy Junkies. Released on February 27, 1996, it was the group's first album for Geffen Records after the end of their contract with RCA Records.

It was the band's first album that could be described as straight-ahead rock, rather than country rock, country or blues. It was also their first album consisting entirely of original material, with no covers. "A Common Disaster" and "Speaking Confidentially" were notable hits for the band on Canadian radio. Like all their albums after The Trinity Session, however, it was only a modest success internationally.

The album also includes two versions of the track "Come Calling", which is presented in male and female versions representing two sides of a relationship of an elderly couple, dealing with the pain and anguish of Alzheimer's disease.

The "Angel Mine" music video, featuring Janeane Garofalo, was filmed at The El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles.^[2]

The song "Hold on to Me" was used in the soundtrack of the 1998 film Homegrown.

Track listing

• All songs by Michael Timmins, except "Musical Key" by Michael Timmins and Margo Timmins.

1. "Something More Besides You" – 4:15
2. "A Common Disaster" – 3:21
3. "Lay it Down" – 4:22
4. "Hold on to Me" – 3:22
5. "Come Calling (His Song)" – 3:33
6. "Just Want to See" – 4:23
7. "Lonely Sinking Feeling" – 4:24
8. "Angel Mine" – 3:59
9. "Bea's Song (River Song Trilogy, Part II)" – 3:33
10. "Musical Key" – 3:55
11. "Speaking Confidentially" – 4:27
12. "Come Calling (Her Song)" – 5:00
13. "Now I Know" – 2:18

Personnel

Cowboy Junkies

• Margo Timmins – lead vocals
• Michael Timmins – guitar
• Alan Anton – bass
• Peter Timmins – drums

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Part V: Television Appearances & Other Video". Cowboy Junkies fan club. June 4, 2000. Archived from the original on 2009-10-26.

External links

• Lay It Down at Discogs (list of releases)