Behind the Walls (1974) - No One But You [Prison Music]

Описание: This music was composed and recorded by incarcerated artists serving time in the Texas Department of Corrections and released in 1974. It is being shared by The Marshall Project as part of Redemption Songs, a limited-run newsletter that spotlights one song each week made in prison. Spanning almost a century, we’re telling the story of mass incarceration, one song at a time.

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From the jacket copy: “The lyrics have a special meaning to these musicians; they are lyrics lived by the composers. Some are sad songs, but some have the flicker of hope that reflects the inner thoughts of incarcerates who some day will again be free to use their God-given musical talents.”

Huntsville, TDC, J.D.Thomas, vocalist and composer
Someone in My Arms, Paul Bailey, vocalist and composer
Here Comes Warden Walker, J.D. Thomas, composer
I Can’t Be Myself Without You, Jack Collins, vocalist and composer
Comin’ Home, Jack Sims, Vocalist and Composer
Western Union and Your Love, Paul Bailey, vocalist and composer
Wait for Me, J.D. Thomas, Jack Sims, vocalists; J.D. Thomas, composer
I’ve Been a Loser, Jack Collins, vocalist and composer
Will I Be the One, Jack Sims, vocalist and composer
Bar Room Angel, J.D. Thomas, vocalist and composer
Fort Wayne, J.D. Thomas, vocalist and composer
Play That Song Again, Sam, J.D. Thomas, vocalist and composer
No One But You, Claude Reneau, vocalist; J.D. Thomas, composer
If I Had the Right, Paul Bailey, vocalist; Jack Sims, composer
Picking My Way Back to You, J.D.Thomas, vocalist and composer
Stuck Out, J.D. Thomas, composer


Personnel:
Paul Bailey, vocalist
Jimmy Cikalo, drums
Jack Collins, vocals
Billy Huckaby, bass
Claude Reneau, guitar & vocals
Jack Sims, bass & vocals
John D. Thomas, guitar & vocals
Engineers: Steve Gates, Tom Miller, Paul Comstock


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