Done Come Too Far [CD]

Shemekia Copeland

Done Come Too Far [CD]


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Done Come Too Far continues Shemekia’s riveting, clear-eyed testimony about our troubled world while celebrating the blessings that keep hope alive. The new album is again produced by Will Kimbrough, and an all-star supporting cast includes slide guitar whiz Sonny Landreth, Hill Country blues great Cedric Burnside and Hi Rhythm Section organist Charles Hodges.  Shemekia’s rousing vocals bring the heat in an infectious array of muscular rockers, stomping blues, swampy soul and heartbreaking ballads.  Intense, topical new originals make up most of the tracks and spirited versions of songs by Ray Wylie Hubbard and her father, Johnny Copeland, fit right into the mix.  “She’s in such control of her voice that she can scream at injustices before she soothes with loving hope. It sends shivers up your spine.” –Living Blues 

 


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1. Too Far To Be Gone (feat. Sonny Landreth) 3:47

(John Hahn - Will Kimbrough)

A SMALL THING LIKE A SEAT ON THE BUS,
CHANGED LIFE FOR THE REST OF US.
A TINY WOMAN THAT YOU NEVER MET,
PUT US ON THE ROAD, BUT WE AIN'T THERE YET.
HER BRAVE SOUL IS LONG GONE,
BUT HER SPIRIT'S MARCHING ON.

WE DONE COME TOO FAR TO BE GONE,
COME TOO FAR TO BE GONE.
IF YOU THINK WE'RE STOPPING, YOU GOT IT WRONG.
WE COME TOO FAR TO BE GONE.

HAND IN HAND, YOURS AND MINE,
IT'S GOD'S LOVE ON THE LINE.
NOW WE'RE MILES FROM OUR FIRST STEPS,
BOUT AS TIRED AS YOU CAN GET.
BUT AS SURE AS DAY TURNS NIGHT,
WE'LL KEEP MOVING TIL WE MAKE IT RIGHT.

WE DONE COME TOO FAR TO BE GONE,
COME TOO FAR TO BE GONE.
IF YOU THINK WE'RE STOPPING, YOU GOT IT WRONG,
WE COME TOO FAR TO BE GONE.

SAW YOU IN SELMA AND BIRMINGHAM,
MARCHING TOGETHER TO THE GLORYLAND.
STANDIN' PROUD NEVER STUMBLED ALL THROUGH THE DAILY STRUGGLE
MAKING GOOD TROUBLE, JUST TO KEEP MOVING ON.

THOUGHT WE WERE SILENCED AT THE LORRIANE,
BUT THAT VOICE DIDN'T DIE IN VAIN.
ITS ECHO RINGS LIKE NO OTHER,
FOR EVERY SISTER AND EVERY BROTHER.
THOUGH MANY ARE GONE, THEIR SPIRIT STILL SCREAM,
YOU CAN KILL A MAN, BUT NOT A DREAM.

WE DONE COME TOO FAR TO BE GONE,
COME TOO FAR TO BE GONE.
IF YOU THINK WE'RE STOPPING, YOU GOT IT WRONG,
WE COME TOO FAR TO BE GONE.
DONE COME TOO FAR TO BE GONE,
WE COME TOO FAR TO BE GONE.
IF YOU THINK WE'RE STOPPING, YOU GOT IT WRONG
WE COME TOO FAR
WAY TOO FAR
TOO FAR TO BE GONE.

2. Pink Turns To Red 3:28
3. The Talk 5:23
4. Gullah Geechee 3:36
5. Why Why Why 3:25
6. Fried Catfish And Bibles 3:03
7. Done Come Too Far (feat. Cedric Burnside) 5:08
8. Barefoot In Heaven 3:31
9. Fell In Love With A Honky 3:16
10. The Dolls Are Sleeping 2:56
11. Dumb It Down 4:01
12. Nobody But You 4:21

ALSO AVAILABLE ON CLEAR VINYL LP

Produced by Will Kimbrough
Recorded and mixed by Dex Green at 3 Sirens, Nashville, TN
Additional recording by Dylan Alldredge at Skinny Elephant Recording, Nashville, TN, Scott Bomar at Electraphonic Studios, Memphis, TN, and by Mike Napolitano at Nappy Dugout, New Orleans, LA
Mastered by Jim DeMain at Yes Master Studio, Nashville, TN
Photos by Victoria Smith
Design by Kevin Niemiec
Executive Producer: John Hahn

Thanks to Brian Schultz, Johnny Lee Schultz, Sandra Copeland, Tory Edwards, Cindi Hahn, Phyllis Edwards, Patrick McAuliff, Joel Savoy, Ani DiFranco, Mike Napolitano, Bruce Iglauer and the staff at Alligator, Matt Thompson, Bob Merlis, Arthur Neilson, Willie Scandlyn, Kevin Jenkins, Robin Gould, Blackie and Red, and Jessica Kimbrough.

Special thanks to Tim Kolleth for suggesting the topic of The Talk.

Will Kimbrough plays Waterslide, Peto and Gibson guitars through a Hime Amp with D’Addario Strings and a G7th Capo.

Booking: Patrick McAuliff at Mint Talent, patrick@minttalentgroup.com, (312) 952-5767
Management: John Hahn at John Hahn Management, jhahn4@gmail.com, (212) 580-5722
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1. Too Far To Be Gone 3:47
(J. Hahn & W. Kimbrough, Avarice and Greed Publ./Will Kimbrough Music, BMI)
Shemekia Copeland: Vocals
Sonny Landreth: Slide Guitar
Will Kimbrough: Guitar
Lex Price: Bass
Pete Abbott: Drums

2. Pink Turns To Red 3:28
(J. Hahn & W. Kimbrough, Avarice and Greed Publ./Will Kimbrough Music, BMI)
Shemekia Copeland: Vocals
Kevin Gordon: Guitar
Kenny Brown: Guitar
Will Kimbrough: Guitar
Lex Price: Bass
Pete Abbott: Drums

3. The Talk 5:23
(J. Hahn & W. Kimbrough, Avarice and Greed Publ./Will Kimbrough Music, BMI)
Shemekia Copeland: Vocals
Will Kimbrough: Guitar
Charles Hodges: B-3
Lex Price: Bass
Pete Abbott: Drums

4. Gullah Geechee 3:36
(J. Hahn & Will Kimbrough, Avarice and Greed Publ./Will Kimbrough Music, BMI)
Shemekia Copeland: Vocals
Cedric Watson: African Gourd Banjo
Will Kimbrough: Guitar
Lex Price: Bass
Pete Abbott: Drums
Lisa Oliver Gray, Lucinda Spence, John Hahn, Will Kimbrough: Percussion
Lisa Oliver Gray, Megan Murray, Will Kimbrough: Background Vocals

5. Why Why Why 3:25
(Susan Werner, Frank Chance Music, ASCAP)
Shemekia Copeland: Vocals
Will Kimbrough: Guitar
Pat Sansone: Keyboards
Lex Price: Bass
Pete Abbott: Drums
Lisa Oliver Gray, Megan Murray, Will Kimbrough: Background Vocals

6. Fried Catfish And Bibles 3:03
(J. Hahn & W. Kimbrough, Avarice and Greed Publ./Will Kimbrough Music, BMI)
Shemekia Copeland: Vocals
Andre Michot: Accordion and Tit Fer
Cedric Watson: Fiddle
Washboard Chaz: Washboard
Will Kimbrough: Guitar
Lex Price: Bass
Pete Abbott: Drums

7. Done Come Too Far 5:08
(J. Hahn & W. Kimbrough, Avarice and Greed Publ./Will Kimbrough Music, BMI)
Shemekia Copeland: Vocals
Cedric Burnside: Guitar and Vocals
Kenny Brown: Guitar
Will Kimbrough: Guitar
Lex Price: Bass
Pete Abbott: Drums

8. Barefoot In Heaven 3:31
(Ray Wylie Hubbard, Snake Farm Publ., SESAC)
Shemekia Copeland: Vocals
Will Kimbrough: Guitar
Lex Price: Bass
Pete Abbott: Drums
Lisa Oliver Gray, Megan Murray, Will Kimbrough: Background Vocals

9. Fell In Love With A Honky 3:16
(J. Hahn & W. Kimbrough, Avarice and Greed Publ./Will Kimbrough Music, BMI)
Shemekia Copeland: Vocals
Aaron Lee Tasjan: Guitar
Will Kimbrough: Guitar
Fats Kaplin: Fiddle and Pedal Steel Guitar
Telisha Williams: Background Vocals
Lex Price: Bass
Pete Abbott: Drums

10. The Dolls Are Sleeping 2:56
(J.Hahn & O. Wood, Avarice and Greed Publ./Royal Kook Music, BMI)
Shemekia Copeland: Vocals
Oliver Wood: Acoustic Guitar
Will Kimbrough: Guitar

11. Dumb It Down 4:01
(J. Hahn, D. Lattanzi, W. Kimbrough, Avarice and Greed Publ./SOUND 4 SOUND Publ./Will Kimbrough Music, BMI)
Shemekia Copeland: Vocals
Will Kimbrough: Guitar
Charles Hodges: B-3
Pat Sansone: Guitar and Wurlitzer
Joe Cabral, Saxophone
Lex Price: Bass
Pete Abbott: Drums
Lisa Oliver Gray, Megan Murray, Will Kimbrough: Background Vocals

12. Nobody But You 4:21
(J. Copeland, Johnny Clyde Copeland, Inc., BMI)
Shemekia Copeland: Vocals
Will Kimbrough: Guitar
Lex Price: Bass
Pete Abbott: Drums