Secret South

Infobox Album |
Name = Secret South
Type = Album
Artist = 16 Horsepower


Released = 2000
Recorded = at Hamilton Glory Lodge, Blue River, Colorado
Genre = Alternative country
Length = N/A
Label = Glitterhouse
Producer = 16 Horsepower
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3jfpxqqkldte link]
*"HM Magazine" [http://web.archive.org/web/20011109062331/http://hmmagazine.com/88reviews.html link] cite journal |last=Rake |first=Jamie Lee |year=2001 |month=March/April |title=Album Reviews: 16 HORSEPOWER "SECRET SOUTH" |journal=HM Magazine |id=ISSN|1066-6923 |issue=88 |pages= |accessdate=2007-04-24]
*"Cross Rhythms" [http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/16_Horsepower/Secret_South/2369/ link] cite journal |last=Bate |first=Peter |year=2000 |month=August |title=16 Horsepower - "Secret South" |journal=Cross Rhythms |issue=58 |pages= |accessdate=2007-04-24]
*"The Phantom Tollbooth" [http://www.tollbooth.org/2000/reviews/16hp.html link]
Last album = "Low Estate" (1997)
This album = "Secret South" (2000)
Next album = "Folklore" (2002)

Secret South is 16 Horsepower's third full-length studio album. Released in 2000, the album marked a distinct change in direction compared to previous efforts as it focuses more on storytelling over a more laid back soundscape.

Track listing

# "Clogger" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) - 3:28
# "Wayfaring Stranger" (Traditional) - 2:59
# "Cinder Alley" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) - 4:42
# "Burning Bush" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) - 3:59
# "Poor Mouth" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) - 4:39
# "Silver Saddle" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) - 3:11
# "Praying Arm Lane" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) - 3:19
# "Splinters" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) - 5:17
# "Just Like Birds" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) - 3:42
# "Nobody Cept You" (Bob Dylan) - 3:34
# "Strawfoot" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) - 3:30

Personnel

* David Eugene Edwards - Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Concertina
* Steve Taylor - Back-up Vocals, Guitar, Organ
* Jean-Yves Tola - Drums, Percussion, Piano
* Pascal Humbert - Bass, Bass Fiddle, Guitar
* Asher Edwards - Strings
* Rebecca Vera - Strings
* Elin Palmer - Strings

Trivia

* Although previously recorded by Bob Dylan himself, the cover of his song "Nobody 'Cept You" is the first version ever to be included on a full-length studio album.
* The recording of the album was engineered by Bob Ferbrache who was once a member of 16 Horsepower, playing lap steel.
* Asher Edwards, daughter of David Eugene Edwards, is featured on the video for the song "Clogger."

References