Origins I
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ORIGINS 1
01. Berlin
02. Lighthouse
03. True
04. Shy
05. Shades Of Gray
06. Seek The Truth
07. Sitting On Top Of The World*
08. Need You
09. Minefields
10. Piracy
11. Bliss
12. Leave This Town
13. Hollywood (Live)
Songs Written & Recorded by Joseph Parsons on April 13 & 14, 2018
'Sitting On Top Of The World' was co-written with Elliott Murphy
'Hollywood' was recorded live at Fruit in Hull, UK April 20, 2017. Performed with Iona Macdonald, Paul Tasker & Freddi Lubitz.
© & Ⓟ 2018 Joseph Parsons
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01. Berlin (2016 The Field The Forest)
Written on February 25, 2015 in my flat on Görlitzer Park in Kreuzberg, Berlin looking out into the world and imagining an expat/refugee’s life.
02. Lighthouse (2017 Hardpan)
Written on August 17, 2015 in Berlin for the last Hardpan album.
03. True (2014 Empire Bridges)
Written on May 5, 2012 at the Steinhuder Meer lake house in northern Germany.
04. Shy (1998 5am, 2014 Empire Bridges)
This song originally was on 5am and has since needed remakes as it continues to evolve. Takes place in the Wissahickon Park in Philadelphia, PA USA.
05. Shades Of Gray (2008 Heavens Above)
Ah, digging into one of life’s existential questions. Started in 1994 and finished in Paris for the Havens Above album.
06. Seek The Truth (2014 Empire Bridges)
Written on August 4, 2011 at the lake house at Steinhuder Meer, Germany.
07. Sitting On Top Of The World (2008 Heavens Above)
Written in Paris with Elliott Murphy in the 2nd Arrondissements.
08. Need You (2016 The Field The Forest)
Written in Berlin on August 18, 2015.
09. Minefields (2014 Empire Bridges)
Written in Weimar, Germany & at the lake house in the cold December 2012.
10. Piracy (2019 Digging For Rays)
I started writing this song in Manayunk, PA in 1995 and it took a few years to finish to end up on the Digging For Rays album.
11. Bliss (2016 The Field The Forest)
Written on September 9, 2014 in Bledeln, Germany, a little Dorf on the edge of Hannover.
12. Leave This Town (2014 Empire Bridges)
Written on August 4, 2011 at the lake house at Steinhuder Meer, Germany. Always thinking of my drives from Louisiana to Philadelphia in the 1980’s.
13. Hollywood (Live) (2014 Parsons Thibaud ‘Eden’)
Written on August 23, 2012 at the lake house at Steinhuder Meer, Germany for the Parsons Thibaud Eden album. The original title was ‘Desperation Road’.