Thank You Shirl-ee May
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| Thank You Shirl-ee May (A Love Story) | ||||
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| Released | September 13, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 35:55 | |||
| Label | Shout! Factory | |||
| Producer | Anthony Marinelli, Shawn Amos | |||
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Thank You Shirl-ee May (A Love Story) is Shawn Amos's second studio album. It was released in 2005 on Shout! Factory.[1]
With his second release, Amos chronicles the career of his mother, a club singer in the 1960s. Shawn discovered his mother’s professional life as Shirl-ee May only after her suicide in July 2003. Amos says album is a tender tribute to his mother, Shirlee Ellis Amos. Songs like " "New York City 1964" and "The Bottle Always Brings Me Down" explore the life of the singer known as Shir-lee May.[2]
All tracks are written by Shawn Amos, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Thank You Shirl-ee May" | 2:26 |
| 2. | "New York City 1964 (A Letter Home)" | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Bubble Hill" | 4:38 |
| 4. | "You're Groovy (For Boy Blue)" | 2:50 |
| 5. | "Make It" | 3:28 |
| 6. | "The Bottle Always Brings Me Down" | 3:19 |
| 7. | "Getting Over" | 3:29 |
| 8. | "(What's) Good Inside" | 3:23 |
| 9. | "Dear Lord (written by Joseph Arthur)" | 4:35 |
| 10. | "Bad Timing" | 3:52 |
| Total length: | 35:55 | |