Lovers and Leavers (album) explained

Lovers and Leavers
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Hayes Carll
Cover:	Hayes Lover and Leavers Cover.jpg
Released:	April 8, 2016
Recorded:	Stampede Origin in Culver City, CA
Length:	38:10
Label:	Highway 87, Thirty Tigers^[1]
Producer:	Joe Henry^[2]
Prev Title:	KMAG YOYO
Prev Year:	2011
Next Title:	What It Is
Next Year:	2019

Lovers and Leavers is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Hayes Carll.^{[3] [4]}

Critical reception

Exclaim! wrote that "the songs themselves are generally uninspired, and often feel unfinished despite being co-written, almost all of them, with top-notch songwriters." Relix wrote that Carll's "hard-bitten tales bring favorable comparisons to Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark and Kris Kristofferson."^[5]

Track listing

1. Drive (Hayes Carll, Jim Lauderdale) – 3:19
2. Sake of the Song (Carll, Darrell Scott) – 4:44
3. Good While It Lasted (Carll, Will Hoge) – 3:14
4. You Leave Alone (Carll, Scott Nolan) – 4:01
5. My Friends (Carll, David Beck, Paul Cauthen) – 3:52
6. The Love That We Need (Carll, Jack Ingram, Allison Moorer) – 4:08
7. Love Don't Let Me Down (Carll, Scott) – 3:16
8. The Magic Kid (Carll, Scott) – 4:08
9. Love Is So Easy (Carll, Ruston Kelly) – 3:04
10. Jealous Moon (Carll, J.D. Souther) – 4:24

Personnel

• Hayes Carll – Vocals, acoustic guitar
• Jay Bellerose – Drums, percussion
• Tyler Chester – Piano, organ, and Wurlitzer
• Eric Heywood – Pedal steel
• David Piltch – Electric bass, upright bass

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hayes Carll | Biography & History. AllMusic.
2. Web site: Lovers and Leavers - Hayes Carll | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. www.allmusic.com.
3. Web site: Hear Hayes Carll's New Album 'Lovers and Leavers'. Marissa R.. Moss. March 31, 2016.
4. Web site: Hayes Carll rediscovers his inner storyteller on 'Lovers and Leavers'. Peter. Blackstock. Austin American-Statesman.
5. Web site: Hayes Carll: Lovers and Leavers. April 28, 2016. Relix Media.