John Allen James - Fire Sky (2018)

"Bob Dylan and Harry Chapin had a musical love child." You might rightly wonder how the biology on that works, but that's how one reviewer described John Allen James's 2016 album "Harder Roads." John's song "Silly Boy," from his 2015 debut album "Light of Day," tells a lot about him: a "silly boy who sits at home and likes to read, who plays guitar and sings of dreams, who writes long letters and softly speaks."

John's poetic melodies — "timeless, enduring, yet also current and relevant," wrote a reviewer — have drawn more notice. American Songwriter Magazine featured John's song "Light of Day" as its Daily Discovery.

His latest album, "Fire Sky," offers more of the heart and brains at the core of his earlier work, building on them with help from studio musicians as he matures as a songwriter and sometimes disappointed observer of love and life.

John made a living for much of his adult life writing and speaking into microphones as a broadcast journalist. Once an Emmy-nominated TV news and sports anchor, he still anchors news part time for a radio station in his hometown of Tampa, Florida.

Unlike many musicians, John did not start by playing other people's songs, and he didn't learn his first cover song until he had already recorded two albums of original compositions.



Track List:
01. Next To You 03:24
02. Let Me Down Easy 03:57
03. Sing Along 03:52
04. Amnesia Game 03:23
05. Stand My Ground 02:51
06. Believe 05:47
07. Make My Peace 04:22
08. Letter 04:16
09. Hammer Down 03:50
10. Thank You Maiden Blue 03:38

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