Songwriter Jackie Greene dramatically expands on his folk, country and blues roots in this release.

Greene says this is a deeply personal song cycle, and while the disc jump-starts with the rollicking "Cell Block # 9," his homage to Cash/Haggard, the thirteen-song effort is rather darkly felt. His nervy themes of betrayal, trust, loneliness and redemption through love feature Greene's fearless down-home vocals, stylish Mississippi John Hurt finger picking, rave-up Telecaster, beyond-Dylanesque harp playing and spot-on Hammond B-3 organ and piano expertise. A quintuple musical treat, Greene's complexities in both music and lyric require intelligent listening and yet his songs are drenched in everyman hook-laden melodies. Greene is definitely not green; this 2004 effort is startling mature, the brave next step of a consummate young artist.

1. About Cell Block #9
2. Honey I Been Thinking About You
3. Sweet Somewhere Bound
4. A Thing Called Rain
5. Alice On The Rofftop
6. Seven Jealous Sisters
7. Emily's In Heaven
8. Miss Madeline (3 Ways To Lover Her)
9. I Don't Care About My Baby
10. Write A Letter Home
11. Sad To Say Goodbye
12. Everything To Me
13. Don't Mind Me, I'm Only Dying Slow

Song Samples:

About Cell Block #9
Honey I Been Thinking About You
Miss Madeline (3 Ways To Love Her)
A Thing Called Rain
Alice On The Rooftop