Rainbow Ends
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| Rainbow Ends | ||||
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| Released | 26 February 2016 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock, pop rock | |||
| Label | Omnivore Recordings | |||
| Producer | Chris Price | |||
| Emitt Rhodes chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Rainbow Ends is the fifth and final studio album by Emitt Rhodes. It was released on 26 February 2016, some 43 years after his previous album, Farewell to Paradise.[2]
The album was initiated by a visit from Chris Price, who had visited Rhodes' recording studios. He learned that Rhodes kept song ideas in manila envelopes, which among other things consisted of lead sheets, multiple lyric drafts, and an audio recording of the composition. Upon hearing some of these demos, Price encouraged Rhodes to finish and release them.[3] It features contributions from Roger Joseph Manning, Jr., Jason Falkner, Nels Cline, Aimee Mann, Jon Brion, Susanna Hoffs, Bleu, Fernando Perdomo and members of Brian Wilson’s band.[2] Falkner and Manning recorded seven songs with Rhodes in one recording session. Rhodes commented that he was unable to sing any falsetto parts on the album, so he instead focused on optimising his vocal delivery.[3]
The first single, "Dog on a Chain", featuring harmonies by Mann and a solo by Brion was premiered by The Wall Street Journal's blog Speakeasy in November 2015.[4]
