A mini-album of acoustic and semi-acoustic songs recorded in the summer of 2009 in Hesperia, California. Everything you hear is me.
A Landmark Collaboration
In 2009, I teamed up with author J.C. Hutchins to create five songs with the conceit that they were written and performed by John Michael Smith, the folk-singer / handyman protagonist of Hutchins’ novel “7th Son: Descent.”
J.C. Hutchins provided titles and conceptual ideas for each song, from which I wrote the lyrics, music, and performed and recorded each one. The songs were released via podcast in October and November of that year in John Smith’s name as part of the promotional effort surrounding the publication of “7th Son: Descent.”
Now, the secret’s out and “Anyman: The John Smith E. P.” is available on CD or as digital downloads!
About The Album
True to the concept of John Smith being a journeyman folk-rock singer, these five tracks are presented in a raw style — most are simply performed with just vocals and guitars — as if you were right there in a coffeehouse or club, digging John Smith.
The Songs
Click the song titles for creative notes, lyrics, and a chance to listen to and buy each song.
Buy “Anyman: The John Smith E. P.”
“Anyman: The John Smith E.P.” is available from this very site as a high quality digital album or as individual DRM-free MP3 tracks. Want an actual compact disc? You can order one from CD Baby as a compact disc or a high quality digital album.
Buy the Digital Download
Buy From CD Baby
The CD is $5.99.
Buy From iTunes
The entire album for $4.95.
Don’t see your flag? Don’t worry! “Anyman: The John Smith E.P.” is available in many other iTunes stores – just search for it in your copy of iTunes!
And after you’ve bought it – please consider writing a review in iTunes!
Buy From Amazon.com
Download the entire album for $4.95.
Or, from Amazon UK for £3.95, Amazon Canada for CDN$ 10.99 (physical CD only), Amazon Deutschland for EUR 4,20, Amazon Japan for 1,002 yen (physical CD only), and Amazon France for EUR 4,45.
No matter which Amazon.com site use to buy “Anyman: The John Smith E.P.,” I’d love it if you would leave a review — word of mouth matters!
Buy from Emusic
Members of the music subscription site eMusic can download “Anyman: The John Smith E.P.” — either the whole album, or individual songs — as part of their monthly track allowance. Get a seven day / fifteen song free trial for emusic and pick up “Anyman” when you do!
Other Online Retailers
Over time, “Anyman: The John Smith E.P.” will also be sold through a number of other online digital music retailers — I’ll add the links as they become available.
Why Buy?
Sure, you can download lower-quality MP3s of these songs from this site and elsewhere on the Internet. But when you buy the compact disc or MP3s from CD Baby and other retailers, you get the best possible quality recordings of these songs.
Perhaps more importantly, “Anyman: The John Smith E.P.” represents dozens of hours of effort on my part, from conceiving, writing and performing each song to recording and producing the album. If you like the music, believe in supporting my creative endeavors, or simply want to declare your support for independent music in general, I hope you’ll make your stand with your wallet. Your support contributes to my personal livelihood in a very real way, and I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart.