| The Works | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Jonatha Brooke |
| Border: | yes |
| Genre: | folk-rock |
| Label: | Bad Dog Records |
| Producer: | Jonatha Brooke, Bob Clearmountain |
| Prev Title: | Careful What You Wish For |
| Prev Year: | 2007 |
| Next Title: | My Mother Has 4 Noses |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
The Works, Jonatha Brooke's seventh solo release, is a full-length album primarily of previously unheard lyrics by Woody Guthrie, set to original music written and performed by Brooke.[1] Brooke was invited by Guthrie's daughter Nora to sift through the private archives and hunt through Guthrie's unreleased material for possible adaptations.[2] Brooke said she was "smitten" with Guthrie's work and going through it was like "going to church."[3] She liked his poetic love songs like "My Sweet and Bitter Bowl" and spiritual deeper tunes like "My Battle"[3] and loved Guthrie's "full spectrum of craziness" as she described his writings. The album also includes two songs fully written by Brooke.
All songs written by Woody Guthrie (lyrics) and Jonatha Brooke (music), except where indicated.