12th of June Lyle Lovett

• 1 Cookin' at the Continental 04:15
• 2 Pants Is Overrated 04:08
• 3 Straighten Up and Fly Right 02:58
• 4 Gee, Baby, Ain’t I Good To You 03:36
• 5 Peel Me A Grape 03:40
• 6 Her Loving Man 05:22
• 7 12th of June 04:55
• 8 Pig Meat Man 04:44
• 9 The Mocking Ones 03:43
• 10 Are We Dancing 02:36
• 11 On A Winter's Morning 06:22
• Total Runtime 46:19

Info for 12th of June

Four-time Grammy-winning singer, composer and actor Lyle Lovett returns with his first new album 12th Of June, his first new album in 10 years.

Produced by Chuck Ainlay and Lovett, 12th of June features a mix of new originals, standards by Nat King Cole and Dave Frishberg, and a Horace Silver instrumental, representing Lovett’s dynamic live performances with his Large Band. Coupled with his gift for storytelling, the new album continues to highlight Lovett’s ability to fuse elements of jazz, country, western swing, folk, gospel and blues in a convention-defying manner that breaks down barriers.

“My songs are rarely fiction,” Lovett says. “That’s how I approach my work. My songs are from my life. I am the character in these songs. I get to spend my life for the most part doing a job where I get to be myself.”

A lot has changed for Lovett since 2012 record Release Me, which debuted Top 10 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums and whose title track reached #1 on the Americana Radio Singles Chart. He’s gotten married, had twin children, and signed with new label in Verve Records.

Lyle Lovett has broadened the definition of American music in a career that spans 14 albums. Whether touring with his Acoustic Group or his Large Band, Lovett’s live performances show not only the breadth of this Texas legend’s deep talents, but also the diversity of his influences, making him one of the most compelling and captivating musicians in popular music. Since his self-titled debut in 1986, Lovett has evolved into one of music’s most vibrant and iconic performers. Among his many accolades, besides four Grammy Awards, he was given the Americana Music Association’s inaugural Trailblazer Award, was named Texas State Musician and is a member of both the Texas Heritage Songwriters’ Association Hall of Fame and the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame.

Lyle Lovett, vocals, acoustic guitar
Russell Kunkel, drums
Viktor Krauss, bass
Jim Cox, piano
Dean Parks, electric guitar
Ray Herndon, electric guitar
Paul Franklin, steel guitar
Mace Hibbard, tenor saxophone
Brad Leali, alto saxophone
Steve Herrman, trumpet
Charles Rose, trombone

Lyle Lovett
Born in Texas 1957, Lovett's Career began when he was signed with MCA Records in 1986. His music is predominantly country, with elements of Folk, Blues, Jazz and Gospel. His achievements include 4 Grammy awards, including Best Country Album and Best Male Country Vocal. Lovett has acted in a number of films including; "The Player", "The Opposite of Sex" and "Cookie's Fortune". While shooting "The Player" in 1992, he met actress Julia Roberts whom he married in 1993. Unfortunately they divorced less than 2 years later due wo career constraints forcing them apart. They stayed friends however, and Roberts even sung one of Lovett's songs in the 1998 film "Stepmom" His most recent album "It's not Big, It's Large" reached number 2 in the U.S. country charts and number 18 in the U.S.

This album contains no booklet.