Carolyn Wonderland

Truth Is

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Red hot guitar heroine, lap steel virtuoso, whip-smart songwriter and fire-breathing singer with 12 new tracks (including 10 Wonderland originals or co-writes) that deliver the blues’ honest truth in vividly detailed, infectious songs, all shot through with her stinging fretwork and full-throated vocals. Produced by roots music legend Dave Alvin, with guest performances from Alvin, Ruthie Foster, Marcia Ball and Cindy Cashdollar. "Pure electricity…astonishing playing and soulful, sophisticated singing…Wonderland delivers cleverly penned lyrics with sly joy. Her passionate singing is expressive and sensual. Her solos burn and elevate the groove.” – AllMusic

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1.	Sooner Or Later	4:13
2.	I Ain’t Going Back	2:54
3.	Truth Is	3:39
4.	Let's Play A Game	4:00
5.	Whistlin’ Past The Graveyard Again	4:00
6.	It Should Take	2:25
7.	Wishful Thinking	4:16
8.	Orange Juice Blues	3:37
9.	Tattoos As His Talisman	3:29
10.	Flowers In Bloom	4:26
11.	Deepest Ocean Blue	3:52
12.	Blues For Gene	6:40

Carolyn Wonderland Electric Guitar, Lap Steel, Vocals, Whistling
Naj Conklin Electric and Upright Bass
Giovanni “Nooch” Carnuccio Drums, Percussion (2,3,6,7)
with
Shelley King Harmony Vocals (2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,11), Acoustic Guitar (4,5,7,8,9,11), ”Pop” (10)
Dave Alvin Electric Guitar (1,8,9,12)
Red Young B3 Organ (1,2,3,4,8,10,11), Piano (5,10,11)
Bukka Allen Piano (1,7), B3 Organ (7,9)
Kevin Lance Percussion (1,11)
Ruthie Foster Vocals (2,3)
Marcia Ball Vocals (2,3,8), Piano (8)
Cindy Cashdollar Lap Steel Guitar (5,8)
Henri Herbert Piano (6,12)
Stuart Sullivan Percussion (7)

Produced by Dave Alvin
Recorded and Mixed by Stuart Sullivan at Wire Recording at Point West, Austin, TX
Additional Engineers:Drew Potter and Pete Caponi
Mastered by Collin Jordan and Bruce Iglauer at The Boiler Room, Chicago, IL
Photos by Mary Keating Bruton, MKB Photography
Packaging Design by Kevin Niemiec
Hair and Makeup by Brandi Cowley
Stylist: Cheryl G Smith, Wardrobe Matters

This album is dedicated to the memories of two musicians who changed me for the better, and whom I miss dearly, John Mayall and Gene Taylor. May you find yourself in their music.

Dave Alvin appears courtesy of Yep Roc Records
Ruthie Foster appears courtesy of Sun Records

Booking: Intrepid Artists International, staff@intrepidartists.com, (704) 358-4777

Thank you for listening and coming out to shows! Big thanks to the Mad Rearranger, Dave Alvin, for shaping these songs, making guitars scream and cry with me, and being such a gentle badass. Thanks to Stuart Sullivan and all at Wire Recording for always being a joy to work with. I love my band and am grateful to get to play with Shelley King, Naj Conklin, and Giovanni “Nooch” Carnuccio. It is beyond my joy meter’s reading to have the opportunity to make music with my friends and heroes—Marcia Ball, Ruthie Foster, Cindy Cashdollar, Red Young, Bukka Allen, Henri Herbert, and Kevin Lance! Big thanks to Bruce Iglauer and the whole Alligator Records crew for having faith in this music and for giving us a home. Thanks to Rick Booth and everyone at Intrepid Artists for keeping us out on the road sharing our songs. Thanks to Perry Drake for herding cats, loading gear, and safely getting us to the gigs. Thanks to Adrian Goepferich for keeping my amps humming and Tom Oatley for keeping my strings from buzzing. Special thanks to Susan and Derek for the sweet guitar and kindnesses, and to Amy Helm, Clip Payne, Brian Parillo, Sandy, Rob and Joni, and all our Woodstock family. Thanks to my brothers Greg Rzab and Jay Davenport, Jane, Claude, and all of John Mayall’s family for the many adventures shared in John’s band. Thanks to Shelley Cox, Conrad DeMuelenaere, Jan and Amber, and all our friends who always make this big world feel like home. Thanks to Delbert, Wendy and Delaney, and to every venue that has taken a chance on us. Thanks to all the volunteers and fellow board members at HomeAustin.org. A heartfelt thank you to A. Whitney Brown, for believing in and putting up the stoner on his couch.

–Carolyn Wonderland