Visions

Album (2019)

Vistas and the faces and emotions they summon unfurl with compelling grace on Visions, Howe’s anticipated debut album. A modern love letter to 60s and 70s folk and timeless blues, Visions pays homage without succumbing to imitation, and offers an intimate snapshot of a young artist discovering her own power.

Album Credits:

© 2019 Know Howe Music (BMI)
Produced by FREEBO

Engineered, recorded, and mixed by Brian Boozer
Aum Studio Productions, Bakersfield, CA

Mastered by Joe Gastwirt
Joe Gastwirt Mastering, Oak Park, CA

Additional recording and engineering by:
Moe Provencher, The Duplex, Seattle, WA
Jeff Fielder, his home studio, Seattle, WA
John ‘JT’ Thomas, Johnny’s Room, Reseda, CA
Michael Stern, Rock Cellar Studio, Los Angeles, CA

Cover photo by Robert M. Ring
Design and art direction by Pat Broadgate

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Alice Howe: lead and harmony vocals, acoustic guitar
Freebo: fretless bass, harmony vocals
John ‘JT’ Thomas: electric piano, accordion, Hammond B3 organ
Fuzzbee Morse: electric guitar (left channel)
Jeff Fielder: electric guitar (right channel)
John Molo: drums
Augie Howe: harmony vocals
Al Keith: congas
Lee Thornburg: trumpet, trombone, horn arrangement
Paul Perez: tenor and baritone saxophones

released May 17, 2019

Lyrics/Song Credits

  • Music and lyrics by Alice Howe and Freebo© 2018 Know Howe Music (BMI) and Bassline Music (BMI)

    Alice Howe: lead and harmony vocals, acoustic guitar
    Freebo: fretless bass, harmony vocals
    John ‘JT’ Thomas: electric piano
    Fuzzbee Morse: electric guitar (left channel)
    Jeff Fielder: electric guitar (right channel)
    John Molo: drums
    Augie Howe: harmony vocals

    I know a dirt road in the late afternoon
    Where the shade and the sunlight gather in pools
    There are trees to the right, twisted and wild
    To my left is the sea like a glimmering eye

    I’m not the first one and I won’t be the last
    Who has come to this crossroads and breezed on past
    With my destination my only concern
    One foot on the gas as the yellow light turns

    Chorus
    There’s nothing like being alone at twilight
    The ocean and I each approaching high tide
    Held aloft on the waves of my pride
    I’m better off walking alone at twilight

    My lover is steady and he tells me be still
    And take a deep breath – he’s hoping I will
    But my mind keeps on racing till I’m far out of sight
    At the end of the road on the threshold of night

    Chorus

    Bridge
    Well the sun’s gone down and the twilight has passed
    That magic hour it never lasts
    It’s a long strand of pearls, one that I’ll never own
    And the answers I seek are the smallest of stones

    So I work till I’m tired then I lay down to rest
    And that takes just a bit of this weight off my chest
    But the years stretch before me, I admit that it’s true
    This restless pursuit is what I’m called to do

    Chorus

  • Music and lyrics by Taj Mahal
    © 1996 Sony/ATV Tunes LLC obo Prankee Music (BMI)

    Refrain
    To have lovin' from my baby's eyes, oh lovin' from my baby's eyes
    See that lovin' in my baby's eyes, lovin' from my baby's eyes

    Look here baby now you know darn well I love you better than another man could tell
    Love you baby now you know I'd do anything in the world for you

    Refrain

    Late at night when I take my rest, oh I hold your pictures to my breast
    Love you baby now you know I'd do, anything in the world for you

    Refrain

    Bridge
    Love ya baby, love ya baby, mama now you know I do
    Love ya baby, love ya baby, do anything for you

    I said late at night when I take my rest, oh I hold your pictures to my breast
    Love you mama now you know I'd do anything in the world for you

    Refrain x2

  • Music and lyrics by Alice Howe and Freebo
    © 2018 Know Howe Music (BMI) and Bassline Music (BMI)

    Alice Howe: lead and harmony vocals, acoustic guitar
    Freebo: fretless bass, harmony vocals
    John ‘JT’ Thomas: electric piano, organ
    Fuzzbee Morse: electric guitar (left channel)
    Jeff Fielder: electric slide guitar (right channel)
    John Molo: drums
    Al Keith: congas

    Rain falling across the water
    Mist is rising on the mountainside
    Leaves are blooming in the ash tree
    Robin’s looking for something sweet
    Where I’m sitting beneath the eaves
    Not one drop will find me
    A little seedling is breaking through
    Persistent as the thought of you

    Chorus
    Looking out into a sea of green
    Thinking on the years and miles that lie between
    It seems so long ago
    But you’re still on my mind you know

    I go walking through the trees
    The water dances over stones
    The April morning is clean and new
    But a breeze has brought the thought of you

    Chorus

    Bridge
    I sat down by the riverside
    Fearing I could drink it dry
    And still not be satisfied…satisfied

    The banks are full with all this rain
    If they’ll overflow I can’t say
    Crickets calling in the firelight
    And a long and gentle sleep tonight

    Chorus

  • Music and lyrics by Alice Howe
    © 2018 Know Howe Music (BMI)

    Alice Howe: lead and harmony vocals, acoustic guitar
    Freebo: fretless bass, harmony vocals
    John ‘JT’ Thomas: accordion
    John Molo: drums

    The night is louder than it’s been before
    I hear it knocking on my walls and doors
    Saying soon enough it’s time to go
    But these precious hours I keep you close
    Of all the nights in recent memory
    There were so many you were far from me
    And I just heard my heart keeping lonely time
    Wishing yours was there to echo mine

    Chorus

    If the papers would all print old news
    They’d say I’m still in love with you
    Let the years go by, it remains the same
    What we got is gold, and what’s its worth won’t change

    Well I fear I turned you upside down
    When I tore you from your hometown
    Just to make you wait at home for me
    And keep this fire alive tirelessly
    But if your patience ever reached an end
    Tell me baby what would I do then
    Say that it’s all right to ease my mind
    Though you told me so a thousand times

    Chorus

    Bridge
    All along the road these faces seem to come and go
    But yours, my love, will never fade

    Chorus

  • Music and lyrics by Sam Cooke
    © 1962 ABKCO Music, Inc.

    Alice Howe: lead vocal, acoustic guitar
    Freebo: fretless bass
    John ‘JT’ Thomas: electric piano
    Fuzzbee Morse: electric guitar
    John Molo: drums
    Lee Thornburg: horn arrangement, trumpet
    Paul Perez: tenor saxophone

    If you ever change your mind
    About leavin,’ leavin’ me behind
    Oh, oh, bring it to me, bring your sweet lovin’
    Bring it on home to me…Yeah, yeah, etc.

    I know I laughed when you left
    But now I know I only hurt myself
    Oh, oh, bring it to me, bring your sweet lovin’
    Bring it on home to me…Yeah, yeah, etc.

    I’ll bring you jewel’ry and money too
    That ain’t all, that ain’t all I’ll do for you
    Oh won't you bring it to me, bring your sweet lovin’
    Bring it on home to me…Yeah, yeah, etc.

    You know I’ll always be your slave
    Till I'm buried, buried in my grave
    Oh honey bring it to me, bring your sweet lovin’
    Bring it on home to me…Yeah, yeah, etc.

    One more thing – I tried to treat you right
    But you stayed out, stayed out late at night
    But I forgive you – bring it to me, bring your sweet lovin’
    Bring it on home to me…Yeah, yeah, etc.

  • Music and lyrics by Joel Zoss
    © 1971 Catalan Publishing Company (ASCAP)

    Alice Howe: lead vocal, acoustic guitar
    Freebo: fretless bass
    John ‘JT’ Thomas: organ
    Fuzzbee Morse: electric guitar (left channel)
    Jeff Fielder: electric slide guitar (right channel)
    John Molo: drums

    Jesus cried, wept and died
    I guess he went up to heaven
    I've been downtown such a long, long time
    I'll never make it home by seven
    Won't you come and take me home
    I've been too long at the fair
    And Lord I just can't stand it anymore

    I went down to Jason's
    Walked till my feet were sore
    But I never knew what laughing was
    Till you walked out the door
    Won't you come and take me home
    I've been too long at the fair
    And Lord I just can't stand it anymore

    You can give my soul to Abraham
    You can give my soul to Saul
    And give my bones to Canada
    My teeth they don't hurt at all
    I don't know who made the highway
    But I guess that's just my pride
    And I have heard the Prince of Darkness
    On his charger ride

    The silver blade is gleaming
    The scales are in his hand
    I swear the night is falling
    Don't you lose another man
    Won't you come and take me home
    I've been too long at the fair
    And Lord I just can't stand it anymore
    And Lord I just can't stand it anymore

  • Music and lyrics by McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters)
    © 1951 BMG Bumblebee obo Watertoons Music (BMI)
    © 2018 Arranged by Freebo

    Alice Howe: lead vocal
    Freebo: fretless bass
    John ‘JT’ Thomas: electric piano
    Fuzzbee Morse: electric guitar
    John Molo: drums

    Sail on, sail on my little honey bee, sail on
    Sail on, sail on my little honey bee, sail on
    You gonna keep on sailing till you lose your happy home

    Sail on, sail on my little honey bee, sail on
    Sail on, sail on my little honey bee, sail on
    I don't mind you sailing but please don't sail so long

    I hear a lotta buzzing, sound like my little honey bee
    I hear a lotta buzzing, sound like my little honey bee
    She been all around the world making honey
    But now she is coming back home to me

  • Music and lyrics by Alice Howe and Freebo
    © 2018 Know Howe Music (BMI) and Bassline Music (BMI)

    Alice Howe: lead vocal
    Freebo: fretless bass
    John ‘JT’ Thomas: Hammond B-3 organ
    Fuzzbee Morse: electric guitar
    John Molo: drums
    Lee Thornburg: horn arrangement, trumpet, trombone
    Paul Perez: tenor and baritone saxophones

    I’ve been working so hard with nothing to show
    It’s time for a change, why don’t we get up and go?
    I’m making a break, won’t you be my partner in crime?

    Chorus
    We’ll get away fast, we’ll get away far
    We’ll get away clean in my getaway car

    My motor is moanin’ so come on inside
    Buckle up baby I’m ready to ride
    It’s cozy and warm in my five-speed shiny machine

    Chorus
    If we get a flat tire I still got a plan
    I’ll jack it up slow you can give me a hand
    And it ain’t no hurry, I don’t mind taking my time

    Chorus

    Bridge
    We’ll listen to Muddy, we’ll listen to Taj
    Stereo blasting while we get out of Dodge
    If you don’t like it, baby, you got me to blame
    But I guarantee you’ll be so glad you came

    Well there’s no destination, it’s all about the ride
    Whatever you need you know I’ll provide
    Keep an eye on the road and keep the other eye on me

    Chorus

  • Music and lyrics by Alice Howe and Freebo
    © 2018 Know Howe Music (BMI) and Bassline Music (BMI)

    Alice Howe: lead and harmony vocals, acoustic guitar
    Freebo: fretless bass, harmony vocals
    Jeff Fielder: dobro
    Geoff Goodhue: mandolin
    John Molo: drums
    Augie Howe: harmony vocals

    I’m westward bound on the turnpike
    And the sky is looking like rain
    And the farther I go the more sure I grow
    I can’t go back the way that I came
    I pass the exit that led to my first love
    I can’t say where he’s living now
    But a lifetime ago I’d have taken that road
    Just as fast as those turns would allow

    Chorus
    Am I covering ground or just spinning my wheels?
    Have I got farther to go?
    Right around the next bend it may all be revealed
    But the truth is you just never know
    You just never know

    Well I looked to this road for my freedom
    And I drove it from end to end
    And it dumped me into the ocean
    Then it sent me right back again

    Chorus

    Bridge
    I take it one mile at a time
    As I get up to speed along these white lines
    I’m alone in the gathering night
    Adrift on a sea of little red lights

    Well I’ve left in a hurry and I’ve taken my time
    Driven blinded by love and by the tears in my eyes
    Broken down on the shoulder with no place to go
    And I’ve breezed through the night as I made my way home

    Chorus

  • Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
    © 1963 Warner Brothers Inc renewed © 1991 by Special Rider Music (SESAC)

    Alice Howe: lead and harmony vocals, acoustic guitar
    Freebo: fretless bass, harmony vocals

    It ain’t no use to sit and wonder why, babe
    It don't matter anyhow
    It ain’t no use to sit and wonder why babe
    If you don't know by now
    When the rooster crows at the break of dawn
    Look out your window and I'll be gone
    You're the reason I'm traveling on
    And don't think twice, it's all right

    Ain't no use in turning on your light babe
    It's a light I've never known
    There ain't no use in turning on your light baby
    I'm on the dark side of the road
    I wish there was something you could do or say
    To try and make me change my mind and stay
    We never did too much talking anyway
    And don't think twice, it's all right

    Ain't no use in calling out my name now
    Like you've never done before
    Ain't no use in calling out my name now
    I can't hear you anymore
    Thinking and wondering all the way down the road
    I once loved a woman, a child, I'm told
    I gave her my heart, she wanted my soul
    And don't think twice, it's all right

    I'm going down that long lonesome road babe
    Where I'm bound I can't tell
    But goodbye is too good a word babe
    So I'll just say fare thee well
    I ain't saying you treated me unkind
    Coulda done better but I don't mind
    You just kinda wasted my precious time
    And don't think twice, it's all right
    And don't think twice, it's all right