Some of you might remember that back in late 2007/early 2008, Glenn talked about doing an album of songs from his parent's generation while they're still around (see the original topic about this here). Well, we didn't hear about it again and we all assumed that it had been dropped.
However, it turns out that he's been working on it all along and now it's about ready to release! It appears to have morphed into something that is not just big band / "my parent's generation" tunes, though. According to his announcement at the Fallsview Casino show (see my review), it's called After Hours and it might be coming out as early as Valentine's Day! He said he'd been working on it with his two keyboard players (I'm assuming he means Richard Davis and Michael Thompson). He played four tracks from it: Route 66, Caroline No, Shadow of Your Smile, and The Look of Love.
Of course, seeing as how the title is going to be After Hours.... can we expect that jewel to finally see the light of day and be officially released? I sure hope so! I adore that song!!
So exciting!
08-24-2011, 04:11 AM
WalshFan88
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Can't wait! I'd like to see what tracks are going to be on it.
08-24-2011, 07:44 AM
TimothyBFan
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With all the solo works coming out from everyone, Glenn couldn't be left out. So exciting and can't wait to get this one also. :thumbsup:
08-24-2011, 08:26 AM
Koala
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I'm so freaking excited, can't wait!:partytime:
08-24-2011, 09:32 AM
Glennsallnighter
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After hearing those 4 tracks last night and also being familiar with 'after hours' itself I cannot wait to get my hot little hands on this cd!
Oh, and my birthday is February........ How convenient! :partytime::partytime:
08-24-2011, 12:07 PM
Brooke
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Fabulous news! Hurry it up Glenn!
08-24-2011, 02:13 PM
GlennLover
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Originally Posted by Koala
I'm so freaking excited, can't wait!:partytime:
Neither can I Koala, but believe me, the wait will be worth it! :faint:
08-24-2011, 04:00 PM
whitcap
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I can't wait! :partytime: I really enjoy Glenn's solo work.
So in the next 12 months we can expect to see new albums from Glenn, both Dons (possibly two from Henley) and Joe. Sounds like a good year!
Glenn said that night, "I hesitate to call [After Hours] a standards album, but it’s an album that explores a lot of songs and singers that I loved from the 1920s to the early 1960s. Stuff like Dinah Washington, who is my favorite female singer of that era, and Nat King Cole, Burt Bacharach, stuff like that."
I wonder what the unifying theme of the songs he chooses will be, if there is one?
08-28-2011, 09:06 PM
Freypower
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Just very briefly, how do you all think I reacted when he announced this?
:jawdrop:
08-28-2011, 11:03 PM
GlennLover
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Originally Posted by Freypower
Just very briefly, how do you all think I reacted when he announced this?
:jawdrop:
I'm sure that you had very little reaction to that announcement ;) ;) ;)! I know I didn't :lie:!
08-29-2011, 03:52 AM
EaglesKiwi
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Originally Posted by Freypower
Just very briefly, how do you all think I reacted when he announced this?
:jawdrop:
I admit, that was one of the first things I thought of :hilarious: (after thinking about how happy I was myself).
08-29-2011, 10:30 AM
Brooke
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Did you faint Julie? lol
I would have certainly been shocked and then very, very happy. I soooooo hope it happens! :nod:
08-30-2011, 11:39 AM
sodascouts
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Yeah, he gave no indication that there would be any original material on the album... but why raise hardcore fans' hopes by calling it After Hours, yet not put that track on it? I admit I'll be disappointed if that's the case. I adore that song. Regardless, I'm just so happy he's doing something.
08-30-2011, 12:19 PM
Brooke
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Yeah, surely he will include it. :pray:
08-30-2011, 01:44 PM
sodascouts
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There was a brief moment in Niagara Falls when I thought he was actually gonna play "After Hours" at the show and my heart just about stopped, but it was not to be (although the show was incredible anyway of course). If he includes the song, and if he does some shows to support the album, I hope he includes "After Hours" in the setlist.
08-30-2011, 10:05 PM
Freypower
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I thought that he might play it too, but if you look at what I said in my review he was very specific in what he said about the songs covering the 20s to the 60s and that does not include After Hours. While I would like him to record it I feel that it is entirely up to him what he does.
08-30-2011, 10:08 PM
sodascouts
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Of course it's up to him; that goes without saying. He's the one making the album! However, that does not preclude me from hoping that the song gets recorded. :)
08-30-2011, 10:12 PM
Freypower
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No, of course not. What I meant was a message to myself (not to anyone else) not to worry about whether or not it is recorded, because I am so grateful that he is releasing the album regardless.
08-30-2011, 11:39 PM
GlennLover
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I still believe that he would't have called it [I]After Hours[I] if he didn't intend to include the song. I think he would have named it something else if the song wasn't on the album. JMHO & wishful thinking. :pray:
08-31-2011, 02:45 AM
Glennsallnighter
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Well I would love to hear 'After Hours' on the new album too, and as it's going to be the title I'd say we have at least a 50-50 chance of it being on.
On a related but different topic, anyone got a link to 'I'll come Running Back To You?' I loved that Glenn :heart: dedicated it on the first night to his 'girlfriends who have come from across the globe to be here tonight'. I remember thinking at the time...... 'OMG! I wonder does he KNOW about Julie and I?'
I don't know about you guys, but I'm excited to have something to even speculate about now!
I was thinking... what other covers might be on there? He mentioned Nat King Cole, Dinah Washington... you know I don't really know anything about Dinah Washington but I plan to find out more. As far as Nat King Cole, I love that song "Unforgettable." Maybe he'll cover that?
I personally would like him to include "My Girl" but I'm not sure if that fits into his vision.
08-31-2011, 06:42 PM
Freypower
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My Girl would fit into the timeframe because it's from the Sixties. Unforgettable is so well known that it may not necessarily be his first choice; I honestly don't know. This is not my era of music.
GA; the most famous version of I'll Come Running is by Sam Cooke. I was as pleased as you were when he did it. I loved the 'Los Angeles, London England, Niagara Falls' part. I was so pleased that he sang the name of my favourite city in a song.
08-31-2011, 06:47 PM
sodascouts
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I'll Come Runnin' Back to You is old enough to be on that album, as is I Hear You Knockin', but I didn't get the impression those would be on there from the way he introduced them separately. Still... hmmm!
You know when I first heard I'll Come Runnin' Back to You I thought it was a new song. Some songs are timeless!
08-31-2011, 06:56 PM
Freypower
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I would rather neither of those were included on the album. I think it's great that he plays them live but as you say they did not appear to be the songs he was talking about. We want to hear different songs.
08-31-2011, 07:18 PM
sodascouts
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That's true. Keep it fresh!
I could go either way on it, myself.
09-01-2011, 03:38 AM
Glennsallnighter
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Thanks for that info Julie, i'll check it put ASAP!
09-01-2011, 11:58 AM
GlennLover
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According to Wikipedia, Route 66 was done originally by the Nat King Cole Trio in 1946, so that could be the only Nat King Cole song on the new album.
09-01-2011, 12:08 PM
GlennLover
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I was looking for info on Dinah Washington & discovered that she released an album in 1954 titled "After Hours With Miss 'D'". However, there isn't a track on the album called 'After Hours'.
09-01-2011, 12:42 PM
sodascouts
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Originally Posted by GlennLover
I was looking for info on Dinah Washington & discovered that she released an album in 1954 titled "After Hours With Miss 'D'". However, there isn't a track on the album called 'After Hours'.
The "After Hours" track we're familiar with was written by Glenn and Jack Tempchin, so if it's indeed on the album, it wouldn't have been something Dinah Washington had sung.
If you haven't heard it, here it is (I'll take it down as soon as we discover for sure he's releasing it):
That being said - interesting coincidence!
09-01-2011, 02:15 PM
GlennLover
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Yes. I just posted because of the coincidence. I remembered that Glenn & Jack wrote it. I was looking at Dinah Washington's discography. There are a lot of familiar songs (at least to me, but I'm no spring chicken). It' anybody's guess what song Glenn picked. BTW though, Dinah is way before my time, LOL!
09-01-2011, 02:22 PM
sodascouts
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Sorry for telling you what you already knew! Oh well, maybe it'll be helpful to others, lol.
I have a subscription to emusic.com, so I checked out Dinah Washington on there and bought a couple of her songs. I'm typically not into that type of music but I'm going to give it a shot!
09-01-2011, 03:23 PM
Brooke
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I hadn't heard that. Thanks Nancy! I hope it's on there.
It sure will be a different flavor than The Eagles! Glenn sounds very..... loungy (I don't think that's a word! lol) KWIM? Give him a cigarette and glass of wine or scotch to hold while he's singing aka Dean Martin! lol
09-01-2011, 06:33 PM
Freypower
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I should post one of the photos I call 'Lounge Lizard'. I always thought he had the persona to do this type of singing.
09-01-2011, 06:35 PM
sodascouts
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I'm loath to use that kind of "lounge singer" description for Glenn because it has such a stigma to it.
09-01-2011, 06:38 PM
Freypower
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Well no, that isn't what he is, but it's understandable that the association should pop up however briefly.
09-01-2011, 08:01 PM
Henley Honey
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I'm not really hearing the "lounge lizard" thing.
I'm hearing a really sweet remembrance of a simpler time of love not lost -- but misplaced. Music to my ears. . . . . . What a sweet song. . . . .
09-01-2011, 08:04 PM
GlennLover
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Originally Posted by Freypower
I should post one of the photos I call 'Lounge Lizard'. I always thought he had the persona to do this type of singing.
Glenn himself stated on The Mark & Brian Christmas Special 1997 that 'After Hours' was written for The Allnighter album, his "martini & black tie period" & he said "this sounds very lounge lizard". When I first heard the song it struck me as sounding that way, but without the negative connotation, although I would normally attach that connotation to the term in most other instances.
'After Hours' is such a beautiful song that I couldn't possibly associate any negativity to it :).
09-01-2011, 09:09 PM
sodascouts
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I hope Glenn tones down the self-deprecation when he promotes the new album.