Family Ties, Charles Wesley Godwin's third album and first with Big Loud, is a portrait of home, of relationships, of lessons learned and lived. Perhaps most exciting, the 19-track release showcases a tunesmith at the peak of his powers - melding melody with memories, workmanship with wisdom. Godwin demo'ed the songs that would become Family Ties on a Tascam 4-track (thanks to his love for Bruce Springsteen's seminal Nebraska) and then recorded them at one of his dream studios, Echo Mountain in Asheville, North Carolina, before he signed a record deal. He recorded the album with his long-time band, the Allegheny High, and long-time producer, Allegheny High guitarist Al Torrence.
Tracks
1 Tell the Babies I Love Them (Overture)
2 Family Ties
3 Miner Imperfections
4 The Flood
5 All Again
6 Gabriel
7 Dance in Rain
8 Another Leaf
9 That Time Again
10 Skyline Blues
11 West of Lonesome
12 Headwaters
13 10-38
14 Two Weeks Gone
15 Soul Like Mine
16 Willing and Able
17 Cue Country Roads
18 Take Me Home, Country Roads
19 By Your Side (Underture)
Tracks
1 Tell the Babies I Love Them (Overture)
2 Family Ties
3 Miner Imperfections
4 The Flood
5 All Again
6 Gabriel
7 Dance in Rain
8 Another Leaf
9 That Time Again
10 Skyline Blues
11 West of Lonesome
12 Headwaters
13 10-38
14 Two Weeks Gone
15 Soul Like Mine
16 Willing and Able
17 Cue Country Roads
18 Take Me Home, Country Roads
19 By Your Side (Underture)