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Sunset Grill

by Sam Hill Jr

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1.
Queen Of Sheba Crash 03:31
lyrics
Words Falling from England losing my home don't try to catch me as I fall into a thousand new questions I am losing yesterday I not sure what she means, I not sure what she says but she breathes new life on this fragile flesh Tell me where I'm supposed to go from here Drunk I fall on her life soaked wine Tell me why I've forgotten my own name I keep drinking, I keep falling on this wine She breaks the world into fragments of truth maybe these arrows of light show the way but don't show me the old way home Home gets harder to see as she spits on my eyes I know, I know that I'm not blind Tell me where I'm supposed to go from here drunk I fall on her life soaked wine Tell me why I've forgotten my own name I keep drinking, I keep falling on this wine Their cold science is killing as she brings new Pentecost maybe I'm born again I know I've not changed truth for a lie and if I die right now will I be in those arms tonight Tell me where I'm supposed to go from here drunk I fall on her life soaked wine Tell me why I've forgotten my own name I keep drinking, I keep falling on this wine
2.
This Woman 04:42
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Maybe we'll see clear tomorrow Maybe we'll see this time next year Maybe we'll keep on believing Maybe we'll see, maybe my dear Only the heart of this woman Can heal the heart of this man She whispers softly into my soul Like no other can Maybe I don't understand you Sometimes I hear the wrong way I think I know, but I know so little Maybe I'll see, maybe my dear Only the heart of this woman Can heal the heart of this man She whispers softly into my soul Like no other can
3.
William Wright 04:41
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William Wright walked out the station door Thought he only owned the clothes he wore but it wasn't so Left his life in lost and found, headed for another town Billy where are you going to go and we're sailing down a river here we go we're traveling on a train, we're going home Do you lie awake at night Do you wonder what it's like, I'm going home Do you lie awake at night Do you wonder what it's like, I'm going home Old men came and slept there every night Lived in stations all their lives nowhere left to go When you can't go hope and there's nowhere left to run You can't forget what's said and done this is where you come and we're sailing down a river here we go we're traveling on a train, we're going home Do you lie awake at night Do you wonder what it's like, I'm going home Do you lie awake at night Do you wonder what it's like, I'm going home and we're sailing down a river here we go we're traveling on a train, we're going home Do you lie awake at night Do you wonder what it's like, I'm going home Do you lie awake at night Do you wonder what it's like, I'm going home
4.
Broken Heart 03:07
lyrics
In an empty room where no-one talked a girl sat and wondered why after five years more of her life had gone she had a broken heart He told that he no longer cared he loved somebody new and he told that she didn't understand now she's got a broken heart Sometimes you can see the mountains high Sometimes you just see rain Sometimes you can see nothing at all cause you've got a broken heart He worked worked all night and he worked all day he worked hard to make it pay he wanted to give them everything but she didn't see it that way It doesn't take long to grow apart and quite soon you get confused when he drives away on a Saturday he's got a broken heart Sometimes you can see the mountains high Sometimes you just see rain Sometimes you can see nothing at all cause you've got a broken heart Some people always seem to win some play and always lose some people always get everything while the rest of us can't choose There are broken hearts and empty rooms lives torn apart but you know you'll never be the same again when you've had a broken heart Sometimes you can see the mountains high Sometimes you just see rain Sometimes you can see nothing at all cause you've got a broken heart because you've got a broken heart because you've got a broken heart
5.
Depends 04:38
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It depends on where you started Depends on where you’ve been Depends on who you talk to Depends on what you’ve seen Born to live a big life Some people never fail Some fall and stumble And never quite get there But you can sing to me if you want to Or you can cry for me a million tears The first man home is a hero The one who wins the prize But the last man gets the biggest cheer The crowd’s glad he arrived Depends if you can stand up Depends how fast you run Some people already got there When you’ve only just begun But you can sing to me if you want to Or you can cry for me a million tears And I’ll still hear Nobody is an open book There are things you never see Everyone’s got love and pain We’ve all got history It depends on where you started Depends on where you’ve been Depends on who you talk to Depends on what you’ve seen But you can sing to me if you want to Or you can cry for me a million tears And I’ll still hear
6.
Dance 03:00
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Give me information tell me what I want to hear Give me love drive me hopelessly insane Let me move my feet to the rhythm of your drum Give me everything you've got, come on I just want to dance as long as I can stand I want to live my life my own way I might not be here tomorrow but I know I'm here today Slip sliding away I did not get here this morning I've been here for quite a while I know how to laugh and how to cry The road I travel on goes to the other side of town The road I'm on is all over me I just want to dance as long as I can stand I want to live my life my own way I might not be here tomorrow but I know I'm here today Slip sliding away Well last night I had a dream There were guns and tanks and bombs There were judges there were doctors There were mothers there were sons Everyone was dying and everyone was old I woke up lonely and afraid Dressed in black and lying in my grave I just want to dance as long as I can stand I want to live my life my own way I might not be here tomorrow but I know I'm here today Slip sliding away So give me information tell me what I want to hear I don't believe in anything, anything but me Let me move my feet to the rhythm of your drum Give me everything you've got, come on I just want to dance as long as I can stand I want to live my life my own way I might not be here tomorrow but I know I'm here today Slip sliding away
7.
Amsterdam 05:06
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Walked down to the river took me past your place The world lost it's beauty in the sadness of your face I looked a little closer there was beauty still Wonder if you knew, wonder if you ever will I wondered who you were, where you came from I wondered how long you had been alone So there's so many reasons for the life we choose Too many reasons for the things we do Then you pay your money Get what you've come for and leave with nothing Cause you don't come here for love Reflected in the window I saw men like me None of them could love you or ever be you're friend I wondered who they were, where they came from I wondered how long they had been alone Each night you get older and a little scared I wonder is the money the only price to pay Do they ever ask about you, is each time the same Before they leave do they ever ask your name Then you pay your money Get what you've come for and leave with nothing Cause you don't come here for love Walked back to the station thought about this town They said you could get high here but it really got me down I'll fly back home tomorrow, forget about you, the men outside your window In the end we all lose Then you pay your money Get what you've come for and leave with nothing Cause you don't come here for love Then you pay your money Get what you've come for and leave with nothing Cause you don't come here for love
8.
Apple Pie 05:19
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Still waiting to be born Sometimes I feel tired and torn But I'd still like to get high I still like to look into her eyes I'm living on the edge Still trying to do my best Still glad that I came home Still love to hear her walking through the door So if you see me I'll be talking to a friend So don't believe me I'll be here till the end No-one knows where he goes No-one hears a word he says When I'm standing in the fog and I'm feeling blind and lost I've still got this point of view The only one I see is you So if you see me I'll be talking to a friend So don't believe me I'll be here till the end No-one knows where he goes No-one hears a word he says I've been waiting for today Though I've missed it on the way Sometimes you miss how life should be It all depends on what you see So if you see me I'll be talking to a friend So don't believe me I'll be here till the end No-one knows where he goes No-one hears a word he says
9.
The Fire In His Eyes 03:55
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Promises that can’t be kept They said that you were a liar and they try to decide what we should believe Is it money hatred or power Well you gave me hope You took it well I watched and you were unchanging I’m glad that you never turned away You never lost the fire in your eyes I will sing until I die, Take my work and tell me lies Well you can’t take away what a man doesn’t own and you can’t steal the fire in his eyes You can’t always believe what people say You’ve got to find out for yourself They want you to be and think just like them and lose the fire in your heart I took a book I looked at my heart Looked for reasons and found them It’s not the same for you as for me But the flame that burns is same I will sing until I die, Take my work and tell me lies Well you can’t take away what a man doesn’t own and you can’t steal the fire in his eyes Promises that can’t be kept They said that you were a liar and they try to decide what we should believe Is it money hatred or power Promises that can’t be kept They said that you were a liar and they try to decide what we should believe Is it money hatred or power Well I took a book I looked at my heart Looked for reasons and found them It’s not the same for you as for me But the flame that burns is same I will sing until I die, Take my work and tell me lies Well you can’t take away what a man doesn’t own and you can’t steal the fire in his eyes Well you can’t take away what a man doesn’t own and you can’t steal the fire in his eyes

about

By 1993 I had stopped performing solo and was working with Alan Gregson, Richard Curran and Geoff Orr. All three are excellent trained musicians and could hold their own in on any stage. February 1994 we all went to Nashville USA to record an album at Russ Long's studio, 'The Car Port'. We were with musicians who were working at the very highest level in Nashville, Alan, Richard and Geoff slotted right in.

I was introduced to Russ Long by my then manager, Richard Bickersteth. I met Russ in the UK when he was on a trip with the singer Steve Taylor, Russ was Steve's sound engineer. Steve Taylor's band 'Chagall Guevara' had just split up and I think Steve and Russ were on a global tour making a video to promote Steve's album 'Squint'.

Dave Perkins and Mike Mead were both members of 'Chagall Guevara', I first met them in the Uk when 'Chagall Guevara' were headlining the Greenbelt Festival in 1991. Phil Keaggy was also appearing at that festival, I was introduced to Phil by my friend James Tweed. I met Phil again the next year at the Cornerstone festival in Illinois.
It's a mystery why 'Chagall Guevara' didn't become a huge band have a look on Youtube: 'Chagall Guevara' - 'Violent Blue'.

I think Russ Long suggested we ask Phil Keaggy to come in and play on a song, he did and played a solo on 'Apple Pie', we were blown away by this mans talent and humility, he is a legend.

Phil Madeira made a major contribution to 'Sunset Grill' (Phil Madeira and Dave Perkins had been members of 'The Phil Keaggy Band'). Phil came to play Hammond B3 on a couple of songs and ended up playing on almost the whole album. Phil lit up the studio, his warmth and generosity were infectious. Phil a multi talented musician, he has worked with a long list of revered artists, he is also great songwriter, poducer and artist. Phil is currently a member of Emmylou Harris's band 'The Red Dirt Boys'. Over 20 years on Phil has recently played on my album "Cowboys and Moonbeams.

Al Perkins arrived at the studio to play pedal steel and I had to pinch myself, another incredible talent and humble guy who went out of his way to play what we wanted. Al was a member of 'The Flying Burrito Brothers', played on the two solo albums recorded by Gram Parsons and has worked with a whose who of musicians from the last 50 years including Leonard Cohan, Dolly Parton, James Taylor, The Eagles... he even played on 'Exile On Main Street' by 'The Rolling Stones', what more can you say!

Meeting and having these guys play on my album was a privilege, not only are they great musicians but easy to work with and great company.

Sadly 'Sunset Grill' has never been available in it's original form until now (2014) but here it is at long last. The name 'Sunset Grill' came from a restaurant in Nashville we frequented late at night after recording.

credits

released March 1, 1996

Produced By Russell E. Long & Sam Hill Jr
Recorded February and March 1994 at The Car Port, Nashville, Tn. USA
Additional Recording/Mixing Alan Gregson, West Orange Studios, UK

Sam Hill Jr: Guitar/Vocal
Richard Curran: Violin/Mandolin
Alan Gregson: Acoustic and Electric Guitars
Geoff Orr: Bass Guitar/Piano

Phil Madeira: Hammond B3/Dobro/Accordion
Mike Mead: Drums
Al Perkins: Pedal Steel Guitar/Dobro
Phil Keaggy: Guitar on 'Apple Pie'
Eric Darken: Percussion
Bob Halligan Jr, Dave Perkins & Karthi Masters: Backing Vocals

Cover Photograph by Andy Hutch
Cover Design by Steve Turner

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