ALLAN THOMAS
''DEEP WATER''
OCTOBER 17 2011
61:09
1. Deep Water/5:26
2. Everything Happens For A Reason/5:07
3. The Longest Ride/5:03
4. Fall In Love Too easy/4:48
5. Homegrown/3:35
6. Soldier of Misfortune/5:18
7. The Gift/5:29
8. Boyish Man/6:09
9. The Downturn/5:11
10. Monkey Business/5:07
11. It All Comes Down to Love/5:33
12. Other Than That/4:28
All Tracks By Thomas
Allan Thomas - vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, percussion, koto, sitar, pads, bells, tabla, tambura
David Crosby & Graham Nash - backing vocals ˜ The Longest Ride
Anjela Rose - backing vocals ˜ Deep Water, It All Comes Down To Love
Caz West - backing vocals ˜ Homegrown
Michael Ruff - piano, fender rhodes, accordion, organ, clavinet, wurlitzer electric piano
James Raymond - acoustic piano ˜ The Longest Ride
Bryan Kessler - electric guitar ˜ The Longest Ride, Fall In Love Too Easy, The Gift. backing vocals ˜ The Gift
Ken Emerson - slide guitar ˜ Boyish Man
Jeff Richman - electric lead & rhythm guitar ˜ Soldier Of Misfortune
Kirk Smart - Telecaster electric guitar ˜ Homegrown. bottleneck slide guitar, lap steel ˜ Monkey Business.
Sylvain Carton - tenor sax ˜ The Gift, It All Comes Down To Love
Judd Miller - EVI muted trumpet, glass pads ˜ Deep Water. chromatic harmonica & brass pads ˜ Boyish Man
JP Allen - harmonica ˜ Monkey Business
Jimmy Johnson - bass ˜ Deep Water, The Longest Ride, Homegrown, Soldier Of Misfortune, Boyish Man, It All Comes
Down To Love
James "Hutch" Hutchinson - bass ˜ Everything Happens For A Reason, Fall in Love Too Easy, The Gift
Rick Rosas - bass ˜ Monkey Business
Cliff Hugo - bass ˜ The Downturn
Trey Thompson - bowed upright bass ˜ Homegrown
William Kennedy - drums ˜ The Longest Ride, Fall In Love Too Easy, Boyish Man, It All Comes Down To Love
Joel Taylor - drums ˜ Deep Water, Everything Happens For A Reason, Homegrown, Soldier Of Misfortune, Other Than That
Rick Shlosser - drums ˜ The Gift, The Downturn, Monkey Business
BIOGRAPHY
by Greg Prato
Singer/guitarist Allan Thomas specializes in relaxing acoustic-based pop music, which would serve as the perfect soundtrack on a breezy Hawaiian beach at sundown. Thomas' love of music developed early on, as he joined an a cappella vocal group at the age of 12 in his hometown of New York City. As a teenager, Thomas' guitar playing skills began to develop as well, which led to slots with local bands backing touring R&B artists coming through town. By 18, Thomas had inked his first recording contract as a solo artist (with Scepter Records), which resulted in the release of two obscure singles shortly thereafter. A fixture at Greenwich Village coffee houses, Thomas then picked up his guitar and headed out west, stopping off in Tennessee, Colorado, Oregon, and California before touring as a rhythm guitarist alongside vocalist Lynn Kellogg. Thomas' hard work paid off, as he signed on with Sire Records during the early '70s, issuing his debut full-length, A Picture, in 1971. The singer/guitarist supported the album with a nationwide tour, opening shows for the likes of Livingston Taylor, the Marc Almond Band, Weather Report, and the Cannonball Adderley Quintet. Thomas struck up a friendship with the latter group, whose leader, cornetist Nat Adderley, invited the singer/guitarist to improvise vocals for the song "Behold" for his 1972 solo album, Soul of the Bible. Additionally, Thomas also joined the Cannonball Adderley Quintet on-stage around this time, for performances at the Troubadour and Lighthouse clubs in Southern California.
But eventually, Thomas decided it was time to move on once more, as he packed up and relocated to England, where he teamed with singer Carole Cook and performed throughout England and Denmark. The duo moved to Malibu, California in 1974, where they married and served as backup singers for other recording artists. By the late '70s, both Thomas and Cook were hired by Los Angeles' ABC Music as staff songwriters. But a chain of events led to Thomas' re-assessment of both his personal and professional life (the dissolution of his marriage, and a band he formed with high hopes, the Santa Monica Bay Band, failed to secure a recording contract), resulting in his relocation to Hawaii in 1983.
Thomas' new surroundings soon inspired him to turn to music with a fresh outlook, as he began penning new compositions that mixed elements of jazz, blues, R&B, and Latin together in one seamless blend. By the end of the decade, Thomas was ready to finally issue another solo recording (18 years after his debut), 1989's The Island, which was released via the singer/guitarist's own label, Black Bamboo Recordings. A follow-up release was issued in 1996, Coconut Culture, as several Thomas-penned originals began being covered by other Hawaiian artists (including the Hawaiian Style Band, the Beamer Brothers, Norman "Kaawa" Soloman, etc.). A pair of Thomas' songs ("I'll Find You Yet" and "Ka Wai Aloha") were used in the 1998 movie Beyond Paradise, as a new solo album began to take shape, which promised to focus on Thomas' newfound admiration of alternate tunings on his guitar. In addition to recording, Thomas serves as a DJ for the public radio station KKCR, where he hosts a weekly program called "Show with No Name," and also oversees his own website, www.allanthomas.com.
''DEEP WATER''
OCTOBER 17 2011
61:09
1. Deep Water/5:26
2. Everything Happens For A Reason/5:07
3. The Longest Ride/5:03
4. Fall In Love Too easy/4:48
5. Homegrown/3:35
6. Soldier of Misfortune/5:18
7. The Gift/5:29
8. Boyish Man/6:09
9. The Downturn/5:11
10. Monkey Business/5:07
11. It All Comes Down to Love/5:33
12. Other Than That/4:28
All Tracks By Thomas
Allan Thomas - vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, percussion, koto, sitar, pads, bells, tabla, tambura
David Crosby & Graham Nash - backing vocals ˜ The Longest Ride
Anjela Rose - backing vocals ˜ Deep Water, It All Comes Down To Love
Caz West - backing vocals ˜ Homegrown
Michael Ruff - piano, fender rhodes, accordion, organ, clavinet, wurlitzer electric piano
James Raymond - acoustic piano ˜ The Longest Ride
Bryan Kessler - electric guitar ˜ The Longest Ride, Fall In Love Too Easy, The Gift. backing vocals ˜ The Gift
Ken Emerson - slide guitar ˜ Boyish Man
Jeff Richman - electric lead & rhythm guitar ˜ Soldier Of Misfortune
Kirk Smart - Telecaster electric guitar ˜ Homegrown. bottleneck slide guitar, lap steel ˜ Monkey Business.
Sylvain Carton - tenor sax ˜ The Gift, It All Comes Down To Love
Judd Miller - EVI muted trumpet, glass pads ˜ Deep Water. chromatic harmonica & brass pads ˜ Boyish Man
JP Allen - harmonica ˜ Monkey Business
Jimmy Johnson - bass ˜ Deep Water, The Longest Ride, Homegrown, Soldier Of Misfortune, Boyish Man, It All Comes
Down To Love
James "Hutch" Hutchinson - bass ˜ Everything Happens For A Reason, Fall in Love Too Easy, The Gift
Rick Rosas - bass ˜ Monkey Business
Cliff Hugo - bass ˜ The Downturn
Trey Thompson - bowed upright bass ˜ Homegrown
William Kennedy - drums ˜ The Longest Ride, Fall In Love Too Easy, Boyish Man, It All Comes Down To Love
Joel Taylor - drums ˜ Deep Water, Everything Happens For A Reason, Homegrown, Soldier Of Misfortune, Other Than That
Rick Shlosser - drums ˜ The Gift, The Downturn, Monkey Business
BIOGRAPHY
by Greg Prato
Singer/guitarist Allan Thomas specializes in relaxing acoustic-based pop music, which would serve as the perfect soundtrack on a breezy Hawaiian beach at sundown. Thomas' love of music developed early on, as he joined an a cappella vocal group at the age of 12 in his hometown of New York City. As a teenager, Thomas' guitar playing skills began to develop as well, which led to slots with local bands backing touring R&B artists coming through town. By 18, Thomas had inked his first recording contract as a solo artist (with Scepter Records), which resulted in the release of two obscure singles shortly thereafter. A fixture at Greenwich Village coffee houses, Thomas then picked up his guitar and headed out west, stopping off in Tennessee, Colorado, Oregon, and California before touring as a rhythm guitarist alongside vocalist Lynn Kellogg. Thomas' hard work paid off, as he signed on with Sire Records during the early '70s, issuing his debut full-length, A Picture, in 1971. The singer/guitarist supported the album with a nationwide tour, opening shows for the likes of Livingston Taylor, the Marc Almond Band, Weather Report, and the Cannonball Adderley Quintet. Thomas struck up a friendship with the latter group, whose leader, cornetist Nat Adderley, invited the singer/guitarist to improvise vocals for the song "Behold" for his 1972 solo album, Soul of the Bible. Additionally, Thomas also joined the Cannonball Adderley Quintet on-stage around this time, for performances at the Troubadour and Lighthouse clubs in Southern California.
But eventually, Thomas decided it was time to move on once more, as he packed up and relocated to England, where he teamed with singer Carole Cook and performed throughout England and Denmark. The duo moved to Malibu, California in 1974, where they married and served as backup singers for other recording artists. By the late '70s, both Thomas and Cook were hired by Los Angeles' ABC Music as staff songwriters. But a chain of events led to Thomas' re-assessment of both his personal and professional life (the dissolution of his marriage, and a band he formed with high hopes, the Santa Monica Bay Band, failed to secure a recording contract), resulting in his relocation to Hawaii in 1983.
Thomas' new surroundings soon inspired him to turn to music with a fresh outlook, as he began penning new compositions that mixed elements of jazz, blues, R&B, and Latin together in one seamless blend. By the end of the decade, Thomas was ready to finally issue another solo recording (18 years after his debut), 1989's The Island, which was released via the singer/guitarist's own label, Black Bamboo Recordings. A follow-up release was issued in 1996, Coconut Culture, as several Thomas-penned originals began being covered by other Hawaiian artists (including the Hawaiian Style Band, the Beamer Brothers, Norman "Kaawa" Soloman, etc.). A pair of Thomas' songs ("I'll Find You Yet" and "Ka Wai Aloha") were used in the 1998 movie Beyond Paradise, as a new solo album began to take shape, which promised to focus on Thomas' newfound admiration of alternate tunings on his guitar. In addition to recording, Thomas serves as a DJ for the public radio station KKCR, where he hosts a weekly program called "Show with No Name," and also oversees his own website, www.allanthomas.com.
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