2. In The Driver's Seat 3. Safe In Your Arms 4. Second Chance 5. Day's Not Done 6. Born Yesterday 7. Stay A little Longer
8. Lucky Kinda Guy
"Lucky Kinda
Guy" was recorded and produced in John's home studio, Cliff Hillis' hang spot and Elm Street Studios in between the
Hooters’ international touring commitments. “I’d barely get unpacked
from the road before I’d fire up the studio and get to work on my own
stuff,” Lilley said. “I’ve always been a rocker, but it was like this
sleeping cowboy just woke up late one night.”
The result is a
potent blend of muscular roots-rock (“Digging Deeper Down,” “Second
Chance”) and tender love songs (“Safe In Your Arms,” “Stay A Little
Longer”), delivered with his stylized voice and road-honed guitar
chops. The CD reflects Lilley’s finely-tuned rock sensibilities and his
skills as a multi-instrumentalist.
Lilley sings and plays
guitar, mandolin, piano, harmonica, mandola, lap steel, Dobro, melodica
and accordion, and is joined by band members Tom Hampton (lap steel,
pedal steel, guitar and vocals), Fred Di Tomasso (bass, vocals), Tom
Geddes (drums) and Rick Bell (organ, vocals). Additional musicians on
selected tracks include Cliff Hillis, Jack Marshall, Shamsi Ruhe, and
Hooters members Eric Bazilian, Rob Hyman and David Uoskkinen.
