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Arlington Priest : The Memory of Your Company
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Arlington Priest creates Americana marked with beautiful harmonies, emotionally charged lyrics and a timeless, soulful style.
Genre: Rock: Folk Rock
Release Date: 2006
The Memory of Your Company
Arlington Priest
Record Label: Crazy Neighbor Records
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1. Long Day 3:34 + MP3 $0.99
2. Dustin 3:08 + MP3 $0.99
3. Solomon 1:21 + MP3 $0.99
4. Mexico 4:08 + MP3 $0.99
5. Almost Home 3:27 + MP3 $0.99
6. Sarah 3:08 + MP3 $0.99
7. Petersburg 4:35 + MP3 $0.99
8. The Stone 5:05 + MP3 $0.99
9. Tonight 4:06 + MP3 $0.99
10. Why Need Not Love 4:39 + MP3 $0.99
11. The Memory of Your Company 5:53 + MP3 $0.99
12. With Me (Bonus Track) 3:47 + MP3 $0.99
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Album Notes

When Rhett and Jill McAllister started writing songs together about three years ago, they introduced their audience to a timeless, soulful sound....riding the thin line that divides the mainstream from the eclectic. Using their harmonies, evocative lyrics, and a bare-bones sincere presentation, Arlington Priest stand with their roots planted firmly in contemporary folk, while swaggering through a glorious mixture of acoustic rock, alt-country, and pop to land squarely in the fields of Americana.

With music that is bittersweet, heartbreaking and ever evolving, Jill's voice evokes ghosts of 60's female singer/songwriters - strong yet vulnerable - capable of belting it out or quietly crooning to a whisper, without losing its emotive force. Rhett's guitar and vocals are resonating and grounding, bringing to mind the warmth of a blanket wrapping around you on a cold stormy night. Onstage, in between bouts of beautifully constructed songwriting, their playful relationship shines through. Rhett's dark, quiet sarcasm is the perfect match to Jill's silly and crass sense of humor. Its like seeing Basil Fawlty and Bette Midler's Bath House Betty affectionately duking it out in front of you.

Having established themselves as a talented powerhouse in Atlanta and all over the Southeast, Arlington Priest is readying themselves for the release of their first studio album, The Memory of Your Company. After three years of touring and recording, trying to put down ideas onto tape with various producers, Rhett and Jill finally found the musical solace and cooperation they had been looking for in Will Robertson, the group's session/live bass player. With a good dose of helpful arranging from Robertson, Arlington Priest is establishing their identity in the territory of Americana. Rich with imaginative tales, longing and heartbreak, it's sure to capture your imagination, as it has theirs.

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REVIEWS

Refreshing, pure talent and memorable songs
author: Scott Whitesell Productions
                            
In any music genre, albums are given to contain a few good tunes that the listener latches onto while the rest are shortly forgotten.  When I first listened to The Memory of Your Company, I honestly enjoyed (and still enjoy) every selection.   Rhett's lyrics are deeply contemplative without being too abstract; they range from angst to sheer joy and are perfectly set to the musical styles with an edge that transgresses contemporary folk.  

The most shining aspect of this CD, however, is the use of talented vocals.  When Jill and Rhett sing together, the harmonies are musically playful at times.  At others they are tight and wonderfully intense.  The listener also gets to enjoy the subtle, and different, inflections of their solo voices.

"The Memory of Your Company" is a must-have, not just for someone who loves contemporary folk - but for any music aficionado who loves great singing and great songs.

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What a voice
author: Tim Haigh
                            
With strong songwriting, and lush playing, this CD is one to treasure. Jill has a voice to die for, and this disc only misses on 5 stars because I want more of her (which is very hard on Rhett, because he is a good singer: it's just that she is great.) The best track on the album is the hidden one, With Me, and I find myself playing that one over and over. Oh boy.

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Excellent!
author: Jack
                            
Excellent! Restaurant quality! Not a weak song on the disk. It's been in my car for two weeks now. Best I've heard in a long, long time.

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From the Access Atlanta and The Atlanta Journal Constitution
author: Shane Harrison
                            
A sweet and worldly melancholy runs through this rootsy batch of beautiful tunes and even more beautiful harmonies. The voices of Rhett and Jill McAllister achieve a distinctive blend, but the female half of the duo is especially impressive when she takes the lead. She's forceful on the rocking "Almost Home" and delivers the title track with quiet intensity. It's an album of simple, satisfying pleasures.

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