TRUNK SONGS


 I noticed the phrase "Trunk Songs" reading an Irving Berlin Biography and it stuck with me. In the heyday of Tin Pan Alley songwriting and Broadway musicals, working songwriters would toss their unused songs into a trunk. They would pull one of these songs out when a musical was in need of one more number.
Here are a handful of my own trunk songs, along with some new songs and a few favorite covers. This is the kind of set you might find me playing around a festival campfire or in a late-night hotel room. 
In 20 years fronting bands, I often daydreamed of making quiet acoustic records... it's been on my list of things to do. Sometimes, these decisions are made for you. Most of my songs over the years have started out on acoustic guitar, but these have decided to stay there. Trunk Songs - hope you enjoy them.
- Greg Humphreys

TRUNK SONGS
1. I Cover The Waterfront
2. Buttons And Strings
3. Natural Child
4. Faded Beauty
5. Townie
6. Vincent-ish
7. Tears of Joy
8. Crazy As a Loon
9. All you Know Is Blue
10. Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye)
11. Old Shep
12. One Song Away

CREDITS
Greg Humphreys on Vocals and Guitar

Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7: Gibb Droll on lead Guitar
Track 2: Gibb Droll on Vocals
Track 9: Ryan Cavanaugh on Banjo, John Garris on Violin
Tracks 8, 9, and 10: Andy Thorn on Banjo, Bass and Vocals, Miles Andrews on Bass and Vocals, Rick Hauchman on Mandolin and Vocals, Jamie Griggs on Guitar, Jon Stickley on Guitar, Bobby Britt on Violin

"I Cover The Waterfront" written by Johnny Green & Edward Heyman, © WB Music Corp.
"Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye)" written by Bert Berns & Wes Farrell, © Screen Gems- EMI Music Inc.
"Old Shep" written by Clyde 'Red' Foley & Willis Arthur, © Duchess Music Corp.
Tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12 written by Greg Humphreys, © Phrex Music (BMI)

Tracks 3, 11, 12 recorded by Jim Brantley Durham NC February 2008
Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, recorded by Craig Honeycutt Los Angeles CA March 2008
Tracks 8, 9, 10 recorded by Greg Humphreys Durham NC May 2008
Mastered by Greg Humphreys

Trunk Songs is available on iTunes.

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