Night Train (Bill Morrissey album)
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| Night Train | ||||
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Label | Philo[1] | |||
| Producer | Ellen Karas | |||
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Night Train is an album by the American musician Bill Morrissey, released in 1993.[2][3] Morrissey promoted the album with a North American tour that included shows with Cheryl Wheeler.[4][5]
The album was produced by Ellen Karas.[6] Morrissey's lyrics were inspired more by fiction writers than by other songwriters; he wrote the album in four weeks.[4][7] David Johansen sang on "Love Arrives".[8] Duke Levine played guitar on the album; Billy Conway and Johnny Cunningham played drums and violin, respectively.[9][10][11]
"Birches" is about a longtime married couple.[12] "Sandy" examines organized religion.[13] "Letter from Heaven" describes humorous encounters in heaven with famous deceased musicians, including Robert Johnson and Dizzy Gillespie.[14][15]
