Lost Days (album)
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| Studio album by Ringside | ||||
| Released | January 25, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2006-2010 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 55:48 | |||
| Label | Ringside | |||
| Producer | Ringside | |||
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Lost Days is the second album by Ringside. It was released on January 25, 2011 (see 2011 in music.)
The album includes the following liner notes:
RINGSIDE - Lost Days December 2010
In the time since Ringside’s self-titled debut album was released in 2005, a lot has happened to Ringside singer and songwriter Scott Thomas…
Several months into the promotion of that album, he broke his back.
Around the same time, he agreed to let his friend Enrique Iglesias cover his song “Tired Of Being Sorry”, which was just beginning to become a radio hit for Ringside. “Tired Of Being Sorry” instead became a big international hit for Enrique, which then signaled the beginning of the end of Ringside’s relationship with their former record label, also Enrique’s label. But Scott produced Enrique’s version of the song, as well as French singer Nadiya’s version with Enrique, and “Tired Of Being Sorry” went on to become the #1 longest-running song on the charts in France.
Meanwhile, Scott toured Australia on his own dime opening for Ben Harper with nothing but his trusty old battered Gibson acoustic guitar. He sold his own bootleg CD’s out of a tent for money for food.
Scott was befriended by some fans in Russia, who brought Ringside there to play several private parties. Ringside’s music grew in popularity in Russia and Eastern Europe. Multiple performances there have now grown into continued large concerts at outdoor arenas several times a year. Scott has performed Ringside material while being backed by Russia’s National Cossack Choir, and performs each Christmas with the Moscow Philharmonic at historic Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow.
His relationships in the East, his newfound affair with Mother Russia, led to a strong friendship there with a wealthy patron of the arts. This resulted in the purchasing of a Los Angeles recording studio, so that Scott could have a safe haven to create new music. Ringside set up shop at Ocean Studios Burbank, where they recorded their self-financed new Money EP and Lost Days album.
Although Scott played most of the instruments and produced, Lost Days features appearances from an impressive list of musicians and collaborators:
Ben Harper is featured on the title track “Lost Days,” a somber rocker with a big chorus, and in the accompanying music video.
Ozomatli contributed horns to the songs “Freedom” and “Good” (and to “Chamberlain” on the Money EP).
Esthero, Res, and Graph Nobel sang backing vocals.
In addition to Scott, Kirk Hellie, Ben Harper, and Brian Bell from Weezer played guitar.
Joey Waronker, Jim Keltner, Josh Freese, Norm Block, Sandy Chila, and Jon Pikus played drums.
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