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Just Believe It (Americana Remix)

by Susan Cowsill

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terrymcmanus Besides the great vocals and strong material, the mix has a lot of presence on it. Stripped of the studio tricks it is just a great performance by an artist whose past still overshadows her present. But that's OK. Every artist is know by their "body of work" and this adds to Susan's in a very special way. Favorite track: Palm of My Hand.
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1.
We sit in the same space I listen to your face We smile ‘cuz we know We know each other well We’re all the same faces In so many places And while we’re all laughing The miles they are gone I don’t even know you But you, I still owe Some love and respect For just being alive We laugh the same laughter We cry the same tears So why all the heartache For so many years
2.
I was willing to fight I was willing to ride into the night I knew it was out there somewhere And I would find it In the palm of my hand So I traveled for years Far away on a river filled with tears And every drop was salt that stung my heart I was gone for so long I grew older and older made me strong Nothing could stop me now And it never could anyhow The palm of my hand The palm of my hand That’s where we will land After spinning around outside The palm of my hand I’ve been racing through time With the winters that come and go Looking into the eyes of the strangers I used to know long ago In my mind All of this time Now it’s time to go home You’ll be there You’ve been there all along You’ll never guess what I found After searching this whole world round The palm of my hand The palm of my hand That’s where we will end After spinning around outside The palm of my hand The palm of my hand That’s where we will stand After spinning around outside The palm of my hand The palm of my hand The palm of my hand The palm of my hand
3.
Wherever I am Wherever I stand It’s my secret hiding place Wherever you are No matter how far you Wind up inside my space And I don’t think I care too much Just what it is you see I only know you’re Looking straight through me And here in the dark Where it’s broken apart I Paint by numbers on my face Which one for today Won’t give it away but You see deep inside my heart I’m not the only one you say Whose paints are black and blue They’re not the only colors we can choose We can choose Right now for today I’ll stay where I stay just Leave your number on my wall Cuz it’s Christmas time And that’s when I’m fine and I will Think about it in the fall Today I’m painting in the sky All the colors that you see Maybe I’ll save a few inside for me Just for me
4.
Well I was thinking about it on the way back home That big old boulder has become a stone And I’m still traveling around life’s bend In no hurry to get to the end, are you Well I cleaned my windows, now the streaks are gone And I can see for miles not a road too long So pack my bags, give them’ all away Well, I’m sorry but I cannot stay, it’s true I’m moving through And the stars tracking us all of the way Things are changing here everyday I’m okay and the sky is still blue The way I see it, we make a choice Take or leave it, can’t you see it Tell me now what are you gonna do Well I wanna see it, don’t you Well, I was thinking about it just the other night That big old anchor has become a kite I’m easing back while it flies away I don’t even hold that string today, it’s true I’m sailing through And the stars tracking us all of the way Things are changing here every day I’m okay and the sky is still blue The way I see it, we make a choice Take or leave it. Just believe Tell me now what are you gonna do I want to believe it, don’t you And you can’t stop sun And you can’t stop trees You can’t stop rain And you can’t stop me Well I been thinking about it and I have to say I am still not sure just how I lost my way But all the same, I’m not turning back These are better days I won’t give ‘em back Would you Well you’d be a fool And the stars are tracking us all of the way Things are changing here every day I’m okay and the sky is still blue The way I see it, we make a choice Take or leave it. Just believe it Tell me now, what are you gonna do Well I wanna see it, don’t you And I’m gonna believe it, won’t you I wanna believe it, don’t you And the stars are tracking us all of the way And things are changing here every day Oooo Oooo Oooo Oooo Oooo Oooo Ah ah ah
5.
Isn’t this a perfect day? Everybody let me change lanes On the freeway And I can smell the sugar in the air My head is spinning And I hear the music everywhere I know you know Just what I’m talkin’ about And it’s familiar to you If you remember what We can’t live without Then we finally all dreamed The same dream Isn’t this a perfect night? I can hear the thunder cracking over Every streetlight And all my friends are dancing in the street We love to talk about it Think about it It’s the real thing I know you know Just what I’m talkin’ about And it’s familiar to you If you remember what We can’t live without Then we finally all dreamed The same dream And if you’re lost and you don’t understand Don’t you worry baby Take my hand I’ll lead you to the Promised Land Isn’t this the perfect day? Everybody let me change lanes On the freeway I know you know Just what I’m talkin’ about And it’s familiar to you If you remember what We can’t live without Then we finally all dreamed the I know you know Just what I’m talkin’ about And it’s familiar to you If you remember what We can’t live without Then we finally all dreamed the same dream
6.
Je suis tout seul Loin de ma coeur Sans ma coeur Je suis loin de ma maison Ma seule petit Parti a la guerre Sans ma petit Il n’ya pas de ma maison I’m all alone Far from my heart And without my heart I’m far from Home My only child Has gone to war And without my child There is no home
7.
Nanny's Song 05:51
You fell in love across a backyard fence You read your books behind closed doors You lived and loved with some regrets “I’d do it all again,” she said And as I turned around to go I heard her singing sweet and low Oh, Oh, I don’t want to leave this earth Oh, Oh, I don’t want to let it go He played the game, he played to win We watched the game become a war Now he’s fighting hard he fights to live And now they’re beating down his door And when I asked here’s what he told I want to see my son grow old Oh, Oh, I don’t want to leave this earth Oh, Oh, I don’t want to let it go With all the endless summer days Watching winter while it fades Autumn’s sunlight through the trees The scent of springtime on the breeze It’s real life that sets you free Can I take it all with me? Watching babies while they sleep Chasing fireflies through the streets Sleeping under star-filled skies That moment real love arrives It’s not as if I didn’t know That I’d have to let it go Now I was born with a broken heart That’s not a pretty way to start But deep down inside I always knew one thing Beautiful joy my life would be And when it’s my time to go You’ll hear me singing sweet and low Oh, Oh, I don’t want to leave this earth Oh, Oh, I don’t want to let it go
8.
Across the evening sky All the birds are leaving But how can they know It’s time for them to go Before the winter fire I will still be dreaming I have no thought of time For who knows where the time goes? Who knows where the time goes Sad, deserted shore Your fickle friends are leaving Ah but then you know It’s time for them to go But I will not be here I have no thought of leaving I do not count the time For who knows where the time goes? Who knows where the time goes? And I am not alone While my love is near me And I know it will be so So until it’s time to go But come the storms of winter And then the birds in spring again I have no fear of time For who knows how my love grows? And who knows where the time goes?
9.
Gazebo 04:35
My relationship with you Is like a dream that I once had And these flashes in my mind Are some home movies but they’re mine And I keep on losing track of you But it’s always been that way We were never really on a track Just a train that ran away And I am not so sure at all That I am comfortable this way And then again I’m not so sure It’s not the other way Around, around the years go by Sometimes I get a ring But the only time I see your face Is when you want me to sing And it was so fun And it was so good And I felt so safe under my red hood Take a walk on my lawn This is my gazebo It’s the end of the reel What an excellent show If I sit quiet in the green room Do your dishes every day Stay out of your secret closets Where you always went to play And I’ve seen your monkey shakin’ In his cage as you walked by Just thinking about the old house Always seems to make you cry And it was so fun And it was so good And I felt so safe under my red hood Take a walk on my lawn This is my gazebo It’s the end of the reel What an excellent show I will never tell on you Say I can stay at least til Christmas day And it was so fun And it was so good And I felt so safe under my red hood Take a walk on my lawn This is my gazebo It’s the end of the reel What an excellent show ‘Cuz it was so fun And it was so good And I felt so safe under my red hood Take a walk on my lawn This is my gazebo It’s the end of the reel What an excellent show I will never tell on you Say I can stay at least til Christmas day
10.
11.
Talkin' 03:21
I hear you lost your new girlfriend Well I’m sorry for you Did she get sick of you talkin’ about me Well I’m sick of it too You should try volunteering A new hobby or two Maybe taking up knitting ‘Cuz spinning yarn’s what you do You’re talkin’ shit around town Talkin’ shit around town You just sit around and sit around and Sit around Talkin’ shit around town Sticks and stones, baby Play your part Private showings are Not your style I understand how you’re feeling It sometimes gets to me too But the last thing I need at the end of my day Is to hear about you Talkin’ shit around town Talkin’ shit around town You just sit around and sit around and sit around Talkin’ shit around town Sticks and stones, baby Play your part Private showings are Not your style You’re talkin’ shit around town Talkin’ shit around town You just sit around and sit around and sit around Talkin’ shit around town You’re talkin’ shit around town While you just sit around town You just sit around and sit around and sit around Talkin’ shit around town So get a life
12.
Crazy 05:31
Stop this spinning in my head Stop it, stop it, stop, I said It’s white noise burnin’ through my brain Quietly whispering my name Can’t find the knob to turn it down It’s much to dark to get around Won’t somebody come and light the way It is totally fucking up my day And it’s making me crazy It’s making me crazy Something’s up, it’s going down It’s not just me It is going round Won’t somebody come And save the day Or at least a little piece of me And it’s making me crazy It’s making me crazy It’s making me crazy I recognize another face It’s time life granted me full grace How many tickets for this ride Well I never even asked for one Oh, please this time can I be done Making me crazy It’s making me crazy It’s making me crazy
13.
White light of winter On the Vermilion It’ll blind you Even save your soul White light of winter One in a million And it’s calling your name Telling you not to go home White light of winter Filling up my eyes Shining through my heaven Making the clouds cry White light of winter Leads me up river Follow me gently Making sure that I get home Home Home Home Home White light of winter Please answer my prayer Listen like a mother Floating in mid-air White light of winter Wraps you in its robe Covers you gently While it shows you the way home Home Home Home Home White light of winter Swimming through blue skies Drowning in silver All of my insides White light of winter Your days are numbered Fit into summer While I find a new home Home Home Home Home White light of winter On the Vermilion It’ll blind you Even save your soul
14.
Wawona Night 01:18
We’re all here together Forever and ever To breathe the same air Speak our words, keep our faith Some kindness and sharing Forgiveness and caring I stand where you stand The whole human race I don’t even know you But you I still owe Some love and respect For just being alive We laugh the same laughter We cry the same tears So why all the heartache For so many years

about

This is an "Americana" Remixed version of the 2005 release, Just Believe It. Vocals less affected and more prominent, and overall sound more organic, akin to the sound of Lighthouse. We recorded a few additional musicians on a few tracks as well, so some songs sound more different than others from the original recording.

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released May 7, 2011

Produced by Russ Broussard and Susan Cowsill.
Co-produced by Curry Weber, Chris Knotts, Rob Savoy, and track 11 includes Mark Bryan.
All songs engineered & recorded by Curry Weber, except track 11 by Mark Bryan, additional recording by Curry Weber.
All songs recorded at Dockside Studio, Maurice, Louisiana.
Additional recording at Groove Master Studio, Santa Monica, CA by Richard Bosworth, Bill Lane, and Rick Tosi on tracks 2,7, & 9; Sinebox Studio, New York City, by Stewart Leman on track 2; Stone Point, Awendaw, South Carolina, by Mark Bryan on track 11; Lee Wall's, New York City, by Lee Wall on tracks 7, 9, & 14; and Believin' It Studio by Pete Winkler on tracks 4, 7, & 13.

Mixed by Michael Mayeux and Mike Costanzo in Nashville, Tennessee.
Mastered by Dutch Noss in Nashville, TN.

Artwork by Russ, with special assistance from Susan Hardin and Jason Cowsill. Thank you both! Left cover photo of Susan by Robley Dupleix.

JBi band:
Susan Cowsill: vocals, guitars, tambourine, piano, & triangle.
Russ Broussard: drums, percussion, guitars, & vocals.
Christ Knotts: guitars, piano, glockenspiel, Strumstick, & vocals.
Rob Savoy: electric & upright basses, glockenspiel, & vocals.

Additional musicians:
Dwight Breland: pedal steel (track 7).
Richard Burgess: banjo (track 6).
Vicki Peterson Cowsill: vocals (tracks 2 & 9).
Adam Duritz: vocals (track 2).
Janson Loymeyer: Hammond B3 (track 2), piano (tracks 8 & 10), keyborads tracks (9, 11, 12, 13, & 14), and Wurlitzer (track 12).
Mark Meaux: mandolin (tracks 3, 4, & 7), guitar (track 3), and fiddle (track 6).
Jonno Frischberg: fiddle (tracks 4 & 9) and violins (track 7).
Adrian Huval: triple-row accordion (tracks 4, 7, & 13).
Johnny Sansone: harmonica (tracks 5, 7, 8, & 11).
Tom Marron: fiddle (track 7).
Morgan Saucier: cello (tracks 7 & 9).
Amanda Shaw: fiddle (track 4) and viloin (track 7).
Aaron Stroup: electric guitar (tracks 4, 7, & 13).
Lee Wall: toy piano and bowed cymbals (track 7), sleigh bells (track 9), gongs and keyboards (track 14).
Lucinda Williams: vocal (track 7).

Adam Duritz appears courtexy of Geffen.
Lucinda Williams appears courtesy of Lost Highway.

Russ play Vic Firth sticks, brushes, and mallets, and Evnas Drumheads. Susan loves her Taylor guitars--thank you Brent Grulke for the 814CE and inspiring the next record! She uses nothing but D'Addario Strings and Planet Waves accessories.

Management: Terry Ford, tford4637@yahoo.com
Publicity: Cary Baker's Conqueroo, cary@conqueroo.com
Band email: susancowsill.lighthouse@gmail.com
Website: www.susancowsill.com
Facebook, Myspace, Bandcamp, Fanbridge, & Twitter pages can be accessed from our website.

We send our heartfelt gratitude and love to the Threadheads, Steve and Wish Nails at Dockside Studios, Georgianne, our children, family, friends, fans, and musicians who continue to make our life so rich and rewarding. And lest we forget, Paul and Lou Anne Cowsill for saving our pets with all their love.

to all those who bought the "demo" years ago to help us finance recording JBI; we sincerely thank you and congratulate you on the result. You know who you are.

this remix is deciated to the angels better known as the Threadheads and Terry Ford.


Remixed and Remastered November 2009
All songs copyright Coco Bunny Music, administered by Bug Music (BMI); wcept, Who Knows Where the Time Goes, Irving Music (BMI); Wawona Afternoon Coco Bunny Music/Being Heard/Blue Snake Music, administered by Bug Music (BMI); Wawona Morning, Palm of My hand, Wawona Twilight, and Wawona Night copyright Coco Bunny Music/Being Heard, administered by Bug Music (BMI). Sound recordings and artwork TM by Susan Cowsill.

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