JIM PHOTOGLO: Fly Straight Home

Jim Photoglo

Fly Straight Home

© 2000 Jim Photoglo (676481102023)

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A new collection from acclaimed Nashville Singer-Songwriter blending R&B, country, folk, and pop

tracks

1 Fly Straight Home
2 Cry to Me
3 Spending Every Minute in Love
4 Maybe in a Dream
5 The Place Your Love Calls Home
6 Back to You Again
7 Silence Is King
8 The Road to Jackson County
9 A Job Well Done
10 You Give Me Love

notes

Jim Photoglo's multi-faceted musical career spans four decades. After playing the club circuit in Los Angeles in the mid-'70s, he secured a record deal which led to the release of three solo albums, two hit singles, "We Were Meant to be Lovers" and "Fool in Love With You", a national tour with the Beach Boys, countless television appearances, and an Asian tour.

In the mid-80's, a brief break from his recording career led to playing and singing on tour with Andy Gibb, Vince Gill, Nicolette Larson, and Dan Fogelberg. It was during this time he moved to Nashville where his career took another turn: He decided to concentrate on songwriting. His songs were recorded by a variety of artists including: James Ingram, Dusty Springfield, Kenny Rogers, Gary Morris, Leroy Parnell, Patty Loveless, Highway 101, The Oak Ridge Boys, Pam Tillis, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, Neil McCoy, John Anderson, Kathy Mattea and The Everly Brothers. Five of those recordings ended up in the Top Ten of Billboard Magazine's Country Music Charts, and two went to Number One: "Fishin in the Dark" by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and "Hometown Honeymoon" by Alabama.

After recording two more solo albums in the early 90's, his career took a bizarre turn. He and Russell Smith of The Amazing Rhythm Aces, Bernie Leadon of the Eagles, and Vince Melamed formed Run C&W, taking classic soul songs of the 60's and 70's, rearranging them and performing them bluegrass style. Their antics led them to MCA Nashville where they recorded two albums and gained a worldwide cult following.

Jim continues to write songs and perform solo, as part of the duo Freebo and Photoglo, and as a member of The Vinyl Kings. He has released a new solo CD, "Sparks In The Radio", available on CD Baby, and two CDs as a member of the Vinyl Kings, "A Little Trip" and "Time Machine", which are two of CD Baby's best sellers. To find out more about the Vinyl Kings, "A Little Trip" or "Time Machine": www.vinylkings.com

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  • EXCELLENT HOMEBOY
    author: Victoria

    I knew Jim back when. Unfortunately, I didn't take him up on his offer to teach me guitar. But, I had a secret crush on him in high school and I STILL love his music. Touching.

  • author: sam

    a great cd, a great voice, a great song-writer.

  • Excellent song writing, super performance.
    author: Mary and Karl

    We heard Jim play at Folk Alliance and couldn't wait to get this CD. "Silence is King" was stuck in both our heads. It's a powerful song. We were glad to find equally strong and more up-beat songs, too. Jim delivers!

  • author: Nicole

    I have had this CD on replay for weeks and weeks. Each song is amazingly written and performed. My favorites are Cry To Me, Back To You Again, and Spending Every Minute In Love. This CD is definitely worth checking out!

  • It takes me to another place...away from here
    author: Maria

    This CD really touches my heart...the sound and words take me to a place in my past... A place of gators and rattlesnakes... honesty and sweet romance...to a place on the river on a hot summer day...tan, barefoot and smelling the sweet fragrance of cypress and river mist....mmmmm takes me home. It makes me feel fresh and alive...maybe a little wise...there's not allot of music that can take me there...Fly Straight Home does it for me...

  • Jim Simply Glows!
    author: DON FORBESS

    Twenty two years is a long time to wait between albums, but that is what I had to do. I found a cassette of Jim's second album in an abandoned car in Germany and loved it. Unfortunately, I never found another album until I stumbled upon Fly Straight Home. Jim's voice is still wonderful...and the writing is superb. Now I can finally get the rest of his albums, plus the Vinyl Kings. My heart glows thanks to Jim Photoglo.

  • Nothing like the voice of Jim Photoglo
    author: Raine Austen

    Jim has the kind of voice that sparks the attention of those across the room. With only a line or two of this smooth and incredible sound, you're totally inspired by him. His talent is impressive to say the least. This is one of those CD's that you, well, you "JUST GOTTA HAVE IT!" If Jim Photoglo is not in your record collection, you're missing out.

  • Love it!
    author: Jean

    I heard Jim Photoglo on our local PBS radio station and wanted to hear more so I looked him up on the internet and bought the CD. I was not dissapointed. Where has he been hiding?

  • Great disc from a underrated musician
    author: Collins

    I could not have imagined loving a CD from Photoglo like a do! What a surprise. Smooth, flowing...quite a surprise from a underplayed musician. Use to seeing Photoglo backing up Fogelberg, little did I know how great he is on his own. You will NOT be disappointed!

  • Excellent CD! I enjoy every single song.
    author: Cathy
  • author: melanie

    great songs, wonderful guitar, amazing lyrics.

  • Highly recommended whatever your musical persuasion
    author: Country Music International

    "MUSIC ROW SONGWRITER Jim Photoglo has written hits for everyone from Trisha Yearwood to Kenny Rogers to John Anderson to Faith Hill. The one-time member of Run-C&W enjoyed a fairly successful recording career in the early '80s, scoring on the American pop charts and gaining a sizeable following in Japan. That was followed by road work with Andy Gibb, Vince Gill and Dan Fogelberg. On this self-produced and marketed album he shows himself to be an above-average vocalist possessing a warm, emotional tone that suits his easy-on-the-ear love embraces. The title tune, co-written with Wendy Waldman, features a rootsy arrangement built around Robbie Turner's dobro that enhances the simple lyric message. There's a slight jazzy feel to Spending Every Minute In Love, the distinctive Hammond B-3 organ work laid down by fellow tunesmith Vince Melamed. California songwriter Paul Williams (responsible for many of the Carpenters' hits), teamed up with Photoglo and Jon Vezner for Maybe In A Dream, a pop-flavoured song that probably owes more to Bread than Alabama. If country is your bag, listen out for The Road To Jackson County, a pure hillbilly yarn that is quite irresistable. The best comes, though, with Silence Is King, a co-write with Gary Burr, and one of the finest examples of the sheer artistry that abounds on Music Row. A songwriter's album that is highly recommended whatever your musical persuasion." Alan Cackett

  • What a disc.
    author: Music Row Magazine

    In a word, "wow." I've known Photoglo as a songwriter for so long, I'd completely forgotten what a potent performer he is. Back in the early 1980s he charted memorably a couple of times. But this is something else entirely, an ocean current of dark-green mystery. I fell into it and floated. Never even came up for air. What a disc. ---Robert Oermann

  • A great, eclectic offering
    author: Billboard Magazine

    "This collection from Nashville-based singer/songwriter Photoglo finds the highly regarded tunesmith in a romantic and reflective mode. Home, love, and domesticity are recurring themes, beginning with the longing of the title cut and holding true throughout. Photoglo crafts highly accessible songs in the Fogelberg/JT mold, and this time out he co-writes with some of the best, including Paul Williams, Gary Burr, Jon Vezner, Matraca Berg, and Bob DiPiero. The whole package is mighty easy on the ears, with the largely acoustic arrangements suitable for both country and AC/adult standards formats. While his songs are often recorded by other artists, Photoglo delivers them himself with passion and conviction, whether it's the reluctant rebellion of The Road To Jackson County, the hopeful optimism of A Job Well Done, or any of a half-dozen love songs that could help any would-be Romeo get lucky."

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