Stephen Simmons - Last Call

Last Call, which was recorded in Nashville by producer/engineer Eric Fritsch (Scott Miller, Carter Little, Rowland Stebbins), is the follow-up to Stephen Simmons' self-released acoustic debut which was much praised by Nashville's music critics.

The Nashville Scene says Simmons is 'a singer-songwriter of marked depth and commitment, he recalls a more subdued Steve Earle, a more grounded Ryan Adams and any aggregation of three-named Texas troubadours you'd care to recall.' Last Call features performances by some of Nashville's most in-demand players, including guitarist Kenny Vaughn, bassist Dave Jacques, drummer Paul Griffith and cellist David Henry.

Simmons admits that Last Call is mostly about 'lying, cheating and drinking.' That said, his vision of life in Tennessee's less populated regions is not nearly as dark as it might seem. 'This is not so much a record about saints, as it is one about sinners,' he says. 'But I truly believe that there's salvation out there for everyone. In that sense, I guess it's really a record about all of us.'

• The Good Life
• Last Call
• County Lines
• Betty I'm Married
• Calling
• Loserville
• Dirty Side of Me
• Forgive Me Father
• Shirley's Stables
• Lay On The Tracks
• Just Like Love
• Shut Up Samantha
• Grey Skies
• Baptism
• Bow Down
• Sweet Salvation