Follow the Lights
by
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals
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EP
First released:
Oct 23 2007

Overview Edit

Follow the Lights is an EP by Ryan Adams and The Cardinals released October 23, 2007. The EP contains three new songs and four live studio recordings, including a cover of "Down in a Hole" by Alice in Chains. It was produced by then-Cardinals member James Candiloro.

The EP features a re-recorded version of the song "Blue Hotel", which originally appeared on Willie Nelson's "Songbird" album. "This Is It" was previously recorded for Rock n Roll, "If I Am a Stranger" for Cold Roses, and "Dear John" – which was co-written by Ryan Adams and Norah Jones – for Jacksonville City Nights.

Follow the Lights debuted at number 40 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling about 19,000 copies in its first week and reached number 16 in Italy.

In the UK, Follow the Lights was released as Everybody Knows, with the titular "Everybody Knows" from Easy Tiger included as an extra track. In Germany, the EP is not available individually, but was added as a bonus disc to a limited edition reissue of Easy Tiger.

The album cover is a photograph taken by guitarist Neal Casal.

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Alternative Country, Americana, Folk,
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4 stars Sobriety Suits Him Well
The prolific Ryan Adams (& The Cardinals) follows the late June '07 release "Easy Tiger" with a new seven-song EP, "Follow The Lights".

The new songs are very good, with "My Love For You Is Real" particularly standing out. Of the other tracks, RA & The Cardinals cover of "Down In A Hole" by Alice In Chains carries on Ryan's tradition of taking iconic songs and making them his own. His reworking of his own "If I Am A Stranger" manages to make a great song even better.

Adams' older fans who stil…
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3 stars I am a Fan but I don't find this to be essential...
I love the music of Ryan Adams but this little CD is more or less a side dish compared to the main entrees of his other works. "Dear John" without Norah Jones and "If I am a Stranger" are highlights (I don't mind ol' Norah but it's nice to hear how the song might be without her).

For the price, well, it's a good price. If you're a fan, definitely pick it up. I did. I don't regret it but of all his CDs I have, it's the one I put on at rare times - which is not bad, comparatively speaking, I don'…
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Track listing Edit

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    Follow The Lights
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    My Love For You Is Real
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    Blue Hotel
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    Down In A Hole
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    This Is It
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    If I Am A Stranger
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    Dear John
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Credits Edit

  1. design

    2. Neal Casal [cover photograph]
    3. Philip Andelman [photography (live photo)]

  2. engineer

    1. Bob Ludwig [mastering]
    2. Brendan Dekora [mix assistant]
    3. Clifton Allen [recording assistant on "Follow The Lights" & "My Love For You Is Real")]
    4. Jamie Candiloro [recording ("Follow The Lights" & "My Love For You Is Real") and mix (all songs)]
    5. Jason Wormer [recording]

  3. performer

    1. Brad Pemberton [drums and percussion]
    3. Jamie Candiloro [piano and keyboard]
    4. Jon Graboff [pedal steel guitar and vocals]
    5. Neal Casal [guitars and vocals]
    6. Ryan Adams [guitars, piano, banjo and vocals]

  1. producer

  2. writer

    1. Jerry Cantrell ["Down In A Hole"]
    2. Johnny T ["This Is It"]
    3. Norah Jones ["Dear John"]
    4. Ryan Adams [all songs except "Down In A Hole"]

Other versions Edit

Follow the Lights 7 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Lost Highway Records
catalog number: B001017702
release dates: Oct 23 2007 in United States
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Follow the Lights record label: Lost Highway Records
release dates: Oct 23 2007
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