Album Notes

Lawrence J. Clark's second release, "New Horizon," is an amazing leap of faith. Departing from the all acoustic sound of his debut CD, "Beautiful," Lawrence returns to some of his earlier rock, jazz, blues, and alt country influences on "New Horizon." Fans who are used to hearing Lawrence's acoustic folk and blues sets will perk their ears up with the sounds of electric guitars, full percussion, stacked vocals, and even a horn section on "Right Side of Life" and "Who Sings the Blues" (duet with Lindsay Chase).

With full-scale production (using Digidesign's Pro Tools) engineered by Chris Gage at Moonhouse Studios in Austin, "New Horizon" includes guest performances by Gene Elders (Lyle Lovett and George Strait) on violin; Chris Gage (Roy Clark, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Jerry Jeff Walker, many others) on guitars, piano, and organ; Christine Albert (Boxcars, Albert and Gage) on harmony vocals; Paul Pearcy (Terri Hendrix and many others) on hand percussion; Wallace Hammond, Mark Wilson, and Ed McNams (Killer Bees, Blue Construct, Tribal Nation) on horns; Ruthie Foster and Cyd Cassone on harmony vocals and percussion; Eddie "Cinco" Block (Firewater) on bass and harmony vocals; Lindsay Chase on vocals; Kristen deWitt (Sara Hickman and others) on harmony vocals; and Parker Townsend and Edward J. Clark III (Hilljack, Second Sight) on drums.