Brian Wilson quotes Munyon as being”probably one of the best songwriters ever!”
All of David Munyon’s songs are preserved in his already legendary andvoluminous songbook, which in the meantime contains almost 500 unique songs.
Twelve wonderful songs have been carefully chosen from this collection – beddedin a varied mixture of styles from Americana, blues and folk to rock – for theeagerly-awaited studio album “Pretty Blue”. These profound and predominantlyautobiographical stories tell of stations in David Munyon’s eventful life. Eachsong is a jewel in itself, shining with a dazzling beauty born of David’s loveand deeply felt beliefs.
Sit back, enjoy and soak in this special listening experience with’goose-bumps’! David Munyon sings many extremely personal, deeply touching lovesongs with his very intense voice – a voice which gets right under your skin,and these songs could not have been arranged and instrumented more sensitivelyor suitably.
An extensive and detailed booklet – with surprising photos from David’s privatefamily album and fascinating liner notes about his cryptic lyrics – rounds thewhole thing off perfectly and is a fitting accompaniment to this masterpiece.
David Munyon’s dream of becoming a famous movie star unfortunately didn’ttranspire, as we can glean from the booklet, but that is just one aspect. It isan irrefutable fact that within the American singer-songwriter tradition he ison par with such luminaries as Bob Dylan and Townes van Zandt, a fact which fartoo few music-lovers have discovered for themselves. Brian Wilson quotes Munyonas being “probably one of the best songwriters ever!” Enough said.
Features:
Mastering Monitors: B&W Bowers & Wilkins 801 D
CD Pre-mastering: Hans-Jorg Maucksch at Pauler Acoustics
Produced and recorded by Gunter Pauler
Musicians:
David Munyon, vocals, guitar
Ian Melrose, acoustic & electric guitar, dobro, low whistle
Lutz Moller, Fender Rhodes
Dagmar Wirtz, backing vocals
Jans-Jorg Maucksch, fretless bass, percussion
Grischka Zepf, electric bass
Bernd Junker, drums
Selections:
1. Jimi’s Guitar
2. Mercy In Her Eyes
3. World Love
4. Pretty Blue
5. I Want Your Love
6. On the Autobahn
7. Hollywood Town
8. Carolina Song
9. Drive to L.A.
10. Atlanta
11. Rock ‘n’ Roll Things
12. Lover Hold Me Now
Total playing time, 64:50
