Lay It Down is the sixth studio album by the Canadian alt-country 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.
16-429: Lay It Down may refer to: Lay It Down (Cowboy Junkies album) , 1996 Lay It Down (Al Green album) , 2008 Lay It Down (Jennifer Knapp album) , 2000 "Lay It Down" (Ratt song) , 1985 "Lay It Down", a 2002 song by Aerosmith, from the album O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits "Lay It Down", a 1981 song by Journey, from the album Escape "Lay It Down",
32-403: A 2005 song by Royce da 5'9" from the album Independent's Day "Lay It Down" (Magnapop song) , a 1994 song from the album Hot Boxing "Lay It Down" (Lloyd song) , a 2010 song from the album King of Hearts "Lay It Down", a 2010 song by Jars of Clay from the album The Shelter Lay It Down (film) , a 2001 Christian action film directed by Michael Cargile Topics referred to by
48-560: A local band he was playing with at the time. He bought a TEAC reel-to-reel four-track tape machine which he mounted in a shopping cart and started making demos for local bands and taking them to the local college radio station for airplay. Gradually the hobby evolved into a profession, and in 1985 Keane decided to attend The Recording Workshop in Chillicothe, Ohio . Shortly after that he bought an Amek Matchless console and an Otari 16-track tape machine and began to produce records for acts in
64-511: A time, spending time chopping wood, cooking, boating, and hiking, and also working on songs that had the same laid back feeling that the location had. A local person who ferried supplies and equipment over to the island was a gentleman that they knew as Zolt. Zolt had fought in the Korean war on the communist side, flying MIGs for the Bulgarian Air Force. He and his wife came over to the west in
80-602: Is an American record producer based in Athens , Georgia , who has worked extensively with R.E.M. , Indigo Girls and Widespread Panic . He owns and operates John Keane Studios in Athens, his hometown, which opened in 1981. Keane began playing guitar at age 8 and developed an interest in recording music after receiving a cassette recorder on his 12th birthday. In a 2005 interview, he recalled: "Later I got another one and figured out how to overdub by bouncing tracks from one machine to
96-441: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lay It Down (Cowboy Junkies album) 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 ,
112-416: The 60s, and settled at Lake Kashabog. Unfortunately, latter in life, Zolt's wife developed Alzheimer's and had to be hospitalized. Their story became the basis for the song "Come Calling", one performed uptempo from the man's perspective as the survivor, and one performed more subdued, from the woman's perspective as the stricken. When the band was ready to record the music, they looked for a studio that had
128-618: The Cutting Edge in New Orleans . He has taught a Pro Tools course for the University of Georgia 's Music Business Program, and is the author of the popular Pro Tools book, The Musician's Guide to Pro Tools ( McGraw-Hill ). He has also created Online Pro Tools, a series of Pro Tools instructional videos. He started in 1981 with an assortment of road-worn PA gear that belonged to Phil and the Blanks,
144-525: The burgeoning Athens music scene such as the Indigo Girls, Widespread Panic, Vic Chesnutt , The Barbecue Killers and many others. His neighbor Peter Buck of R.E.M. began to bring many artists into the studio for collaboration, such as Warren Zevon , Robyn Hitchcock , Nicki Sudden, Billy Bragg , The Troggs , Richard Butler , and Nancy Griffith , to name a few. The other members or R.E.M.— Mike Mills , Michael Stipe , and Bill Berry —all brought bands into
160-500: The last three albums, the Cowboy Junkies felt a desire to pare back down to a foursome for their next work. The Junkies decided to focus on recording as a four-piece for this album, with Michael Timmins doing all the guitar work. Additional instrumentation was kept to a minimum, although the band introduced strings for the first time, on four of the tracks. Keane's assistant David Henry also played cello who recorded solo tracks and with
176-563: The other while playing along. I'd do stuff like play both lead guitar parts to Allman Brothers songs, and layer vocal harmonies. When I got a four-track , I thought I'd died and gone to heaven." Keane has participated in many music conference panels as an expert on subjects such as record production, home recording, and Pro Tools . These include South by Southwest in Austin, Texas ; The Tape Op conference in Portland, Oregon ; Athfest in Athens; and
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#1733085003657192-460: The quartet take over on "Speaking Confidentially". After the basic tracks were done, Michael Timmins spent a week doing guitar overdubs, and Margo followed up by doing vocal doubling and accompaniments, with Keane mixing the tracks into a whole. All tracks are written by Michael Timmins except where noted Cowboy Junkies Additional musicians Production John Keane (record producer) John Denison Keane (born January 21, 1959)
208-419: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lay It Down . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lay_It_Down&oldid=1066547312 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
224-406: The same vibe as Rock Island, with a sense of relaxed but focused mood, and a remoteness from the music industry. In Athens, Georgia, they found John Keane and his studio in a big-porched southern house. Keane was selected by the band for his laid-back, independent approach to recording, and also for an impressive resume of artists he had previously worked for. After touring with an expanded cast for
240-461: The string quartet. Henry also toured with the band after the album's release. With the band's history of recording as a whole instead of individually, they wanted to record the strings in the same manner, in order to create a sound of playing with the band instead of just adding more sound. Andy Carlson wrote the arrangements and led the quartet with him on violin, Henry on Cello, Carl Schab also on violin, and Peter Schab on viola. The Junkies kind of let
256-521: Was filmed at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles. The song "Hold on to Me" was used in the soundtrack of the 1998 film Homegrown . The Junkies chose to step outside of Toronto to make Lay It Down . They looked for a location that was remote, but a comfortable drive from Toronto, and found Rock Island on Lake Kashabog, which was an island with one house on it. The Junkies visited the house one week at
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