laid album laid debut studio album american singer songwriter released october best known vocalist lyricist began considering solo career internal disagreements group developed album small creative outlet assume control produced album alongside laid largely recorded march georgia additional recording taking place record plant new_york_city album explores varying influences including rhythm blues soul music consists cover songs originals traditional hymn contains performances host musicians notably guitars drums bass guitar album created worked brothers sisters fourth album album title studio term coined song tempo cover painted release laid received positive reviews music critics peaked number billboard chart support album embarked ambitious tour consisting band entire string orchestra singles released promote record lead single midnight rider hit canada certified gold recording_industry_association_of_america riaa shipping copies making best selling albums background began exploring music teen years florida brother founded band mid-1960s group evolved hour glass recorded albums subsequently duo founded grew fame early 1970s live shows combined traditional electric blues jazz style improvisation self penned live album east represented commercial artistic breakthrough killed motorcycle crash later year band continued recording eat peach hybrid live studio album greater success shipping gold peaking number pop albums chart summer group began rehearsals fourth studio album brothers sisters brought band song queen hearts worked point year half time members consider song later night returned work songs worked hours slept returned final session wound lasting hours mentally physically exhausted unhappy output discarded tape trash hoping set producer walked convinced start worked cover jackson song days enlisting play pedal steel guitar track later year worked demos album criteria studios miami florida alongside friend bassist killed motorcycle crash long afterward recording production work stalled laid production commenced brothers sisters worked roughly concurrently bassist longtime friend helped hire session musicians work album including guitars drums bass guitar likened album presence mistress noting rest band thrilled slowed progress album created tension group particularly guitarist members appearances laid including provided new addition brothers added piano stayed leaving john band found contributing albums felt style playing fit album perfectly exactly wanted questions embellished song better opening album version midnight rider composed recorded second album new recording aimed swamp atmosphere image moss hanging trees fog darkness later wrote wrote song friends provides harmonies loved brothers style harmony didn want follow traditional pattern recalled album cover painted best known creating artwork introduced friend time come sit painting worked photograph book cross bear said loved cover thought turned perfect cost today like maybe girlfriend time later wife appears album sleeve riding horse album title inside reference studio term coined song energy needed relaxed laid spoke term later autobiography cross bear reception laid received glowing reviews music critics time release rolling_stone reviewer said laid isn expect work instead moody tinged maybe little rich colored spots moving look finely charismatic singer writer billboard named spotlight pick album picks november reviewer deeming masterpiece set featuring exceptional displays vocal instrumental talent musical areas album continued receive positive attention years release allmusic stated recorded year brothers sisters album solo debut release beautiful folk gospel sounds best singing solo releases npr reviewed album shadow classics series calling amazing stuff deep intense near levels work brothers band equally compelling maybe space fired tour promote album embarked nationwide tour musicians helped record album band long inspired hired string orchestra accompany group drawn consisted violins seven tour lasted month performed exclusively theaters requested best sound quality possible found performing orchestra different singing having adjust normal singing volume blend better live album material tour released tour later year help costs tour pleased tour went nights better good later recall track listing tracks composed indicated midnight rider queen hearts home don mess good thing oliver days multi colored lady friends circle traditional arranged personnel credits adapted album liner notes charts certifications
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