1. Dragon Flys
2. Avenue of the Indians
3. Sweet Bitter End
4. You and Me Baby
5. River of Love
6. Could This Be Home
7. Lighthouse
8. The Way That It Goes
9. Onola
10. Galveston
11. Real Life
12. Crescent City Sneaux

From The Louisiana Music Factory

NOTES:
Lighthouse, Susan Cowsill’s second solo album, once again embodies the timeless qualities of heart, soul and craft that are already known to anyone familiar with Cowsill’s solo debut Just Believe It. Susan first entered the pop-culture spotlight at the age of eight, as the youngest member of the ’60s musical family the Cowsills. In adulthood, as a member of the beloved alt-pop supergroup the Continental Drifters, she reemerged as a vocalist and songwriter of remarkable depth and insight. In 2005, Susan made an inspired solo debut with Just Believe It. But the album’s creative triumph was overshadowed by the intrusion of real-life events — namely the deaths of Susan’s brothers Billy and Barry, and the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, which temporarily displaced Susan and her family from her adopted hometown of New Orleans.

“Lighthouse was written over the last four years during our recovery from Hurricane Katrina,” she says. “As you might guess, the songs on this record are pulled from the very deep well of this most life changing experience. Having lost 99.9% of our material and emotional belongings, and one whole human being, my brother Barry Cowsill, there was much to say and feel and express. It has taken all this time to pull ourselves back together to even be able to form comprehensible sentences never mind full on songs.” The tribulations of the past few years resonate throughout Lighthouse. Cowsill’s new songs reflect the hard-won lessons of her recent experiences, while maintaining the unmistakable sense of optimism and spirituality that’s always been at the heart of her work. That indomitable spirit is reflected in the infectious grit of such emotionally vivid originals as “ONOLA,” “Sweet Bitter End,” “The Way That It Goes” and “Avenue of the Indians,” which features guest vocals by longtime friend and admirer Jackson Browne.

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Amazon link - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003JIVHSO/?tag=imwan-20

In this case, support independent stores, especially a legendary New Orleans one…..

The Louisiana Music Factory - http://www.louisianamusicfactory.com/default.asp
Lighthouse CD - http://www.louisianamusicfactory.com/sh ... uctID=6777
(I preordered here)

Great write-up – and tracklist:
http://folkmusic.suite101.com/article.c ... se-2010-cd

(I’m only providing the link…there’s a copyright/permission to reprint note at the bottom)

This song is on the record. Don’t know if it’s going to be a new version since this one is a couple years old.

A really amazing beautiful sad post-Katrina song……
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aN2GZSE9ss[/youtube]
1:39-1:54 – footage of Barry Cowsill, who died in Katrina.

I need to get this album, and the one before.

Especially in your case....
If you plan on buying her first album, Just Believe It, there are a few (legit) versions floating around....some with bonus tracks and some without. The bonus tracks include a cover version of "Don't Worry Baby."

You might want to consider buying used from an Amazon 3rd party seller, so you can e-mail him/her ahead of time to see if it has the extra tracks or not (the bonus tracks are not listed on the CD.) If it shows 15 tracks ending with "Mr. Everything", that's the one you would want.

Amazon is now selling this as well.

Amazon link, front cover, and tracklist added to the 1st post.

Renny,

Check out "Avenue of the Indians" -- heavy Jackson Browne vocals.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyLbKnNyAFc[/youtube]

for those of you that enjoy susan cowsill, you should check out the continental drifters, the band she was in.

jay,

thanks for the heads-up!

Renny,

My pleasure, and I second the recommendation of the Continental Drifters.