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Ghost Stories

by The Whitmore Sisters

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    Black 12in vinyl packaged in a single jacket and 4-color inner sleeve w lyrics and download card.

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1.
Learn To Fly 03:34
If you want to ride roller coasters You must grow so tall to ride Anticipation, adrenaline racing Knuckle up, you wanted to fly The sound of the engine Full throttle and revvin’ No time to look behind Palms may be sweaty, center it, steady Pull back, it’s time to climb When you learn to fly Learn to fly You get knocked around Then you’re coming back down Recovery always takes time But I’m telling you, I know it will bruise When you bounce up too high When you learn to fly Learn to fly It takes calculation Line up in formation A certain swagger comes to mind Careful the wager, but you love the danger Buckle up, it’s time to fly When you learn to fly Learn to fly
2.
Sissy left out in the pouring rain Said she’s going somewhere she can change her name Fire in her hair, a little sparkle in her eye Little did she know what would happen next Porter was as loaded as a hot check When they hit the border they were high as a kite in the middle of a hurricane Golden morning, Cajun nights Take the highway to the Northern Lights Where the drinks are strong and music feels right Porter, baby take me by the hand Swing me dancing into the wind Spinning yarn and talking ‘bout places we ain’t never been Lights on the porch burning all night long Sissy says “Porter, baby play my song” With a wish and hope like a charm against the pain Just like a storm, when it’s blowing in It’s over just as fast as it began Every now and then Sissy thinks about Porter and sound of the pouring rain Golden morning, Cajun nights Take the highway to the Northern Lights Where the drinks are strong and music feels right Porter baby take me by the hand Swing me dancing into the wind Spinning yarn and talking ‘bout places we ain’t never been There’s truth to every story that we like to tell Wherever Porter’s living, I hope he’s well Holding on to lightning ain’t something you can do for long Sitting on the porch in her rocking chair Thinking ‘bout the stories that she’ll never share Watching as the sky grows darker and the storm keeps rollin’ in Golden morning, Cajun nights Take the highway to the Northern Lights Where the drinks are strong and music feels right Porter baby take me by the hand Swing me dancing into the wind Spinning yarn and talking ‘bout places we ain’t never been
3.
How you gonna crack? When you gonna fall? What’s it gonna be? It’s comin’ for us all I don’t know what to say But I feel shattered No where else to go So I’ll be here For as long as I am able It’s the grace By which we carry, carry on Everybody dies Suffering around Love can pull you through And fear can take you down The friends we leave behind It’s what defines us How many will there be When we’re gone? In my heart, I’ll take you with me I will carry you, I will carry, carry on Can we be erased? It’s all borrowed time No matter how we get there It can turn on a dime Everybody goes When it’s their number We can only guess When it’s time But as long as I am able I will carry you and I will carry, carry on
4.
I was hurtin’ for a letdown Just the luck that I’ve found A sad queen in her crown Alone how I rule I didn’t want this to work out Any fool could see how It’s written in the cards now I was hurtin’ for a letdown Well it happened in the moment that I met you Yet another lesson that I thought I knew Better to part as friends Before the cycle starts again It’s not your fault I broke my heart, that’s just what I do I was hurtin’ for a letdown Just the luck that I’ve found A sad queen in her crown Alone how I rule I didn’t want this to work out Any fool could see how It’s written in the cards now I was hurtin’ for a letdown Now I could tell that you are just my type Deeply unavailable is my plight If I never cross your mind Well that suits me just fine I’m addicted to the heartache, I don’t want to do what’s right I was hurtin’ for a letdown Just the luck that I’ve found A sad queen in her crown Alone how I rule I didn’t want this to work out Any fool could see how It’s written in the cards now I was hurtin’ for a letdown Just the luck that I found A sad queen in her crown ‘Cause that’s how I rule I didn’t want this to work out Any fool could see how It’s written in the cards now I was hurtin’ for a letdown
5.
Took me such a long time To let go of needing your touch Now I understand You felt that I needed too much It only made it worse holding onto hurt, why do I need a crutch? I guess I seem frustrated So let me take a deep breath Nobody’s at fault I know it’s not what you intend But when I say forever, never saying never What I really meant Was the impression you left on me It was permanent Some bright morning when the war is over We’ll go riding in with shining armor For a world that’s mostly superficial I hope you will still remember me I thought I’d write a letter, would explain it better Can’t let you down Don’t always see how I am worthy, question what’s good for me I doubt myself If you’re barely held together, tether or to sever? Could not make a sound Sometimes you’d rather disappear Than say things you fear out loud Some bright morning when this war is over We’ll go riding in with shining armor For a world that’s mostly superficial I hope you will still consider All the ways that we can build to weather As long as we do the work together We don’t have to be our one and only Please my love say you’ll remember me Took me such a long time To let go of needing your touch
6.
Every day I’m staring at the ceiling My mind is sending new feelings Down my throat, cherry bomb Heart explodes like a touch me not Walking the line, partners in crime My big heart and my sick mind Together forever, for better or worse I’ve been blessed with a terrible curse You can see I’m so tender hearted Take a gander at all my scars kid This one’s from love, that one’s from lies Got a couple more hiding behind my eyes Walking the line, partners in crime My big heart and my sick mind Together forever, for better or worse I’ve been blessed with a terrible curse Christ knows when it rains it floods I’m in the bathtub choking on suds Why do I need to know why So damn bad that I’m willing to die? Walking the line, partners in crime My big heart and my sick mind Together forever, for better or worse I’ve been blessed with a terrible curse Walking the line, partners in crime My poor heart and my sick mind Together forever, for better or worse I’ve been blessed with a terrible curse
7.
If we had met I would have loved you We could have made our own story But you disappeared Like a shadow into the dark Knowing now what you went through Deepens the pain that you’re gone There’s nothing left But to talk to your ghosts at night I wish I had known you It haunts me just the same I will remember I will say your names We need to tend to our gardens Rooting out what is rotten Sowing the seeds Of what we ought to be What if we re-imagine A system that isn’t broken? Reflect on our ourselves See love in everyone I wish I had known you It haunts me just the same I will remember I will say your names
8.
Ricky 03:42
Hey old pal, it’s time to sit down Gonna talk now, you’re gonna take it in Too much fun never hurt no one It’s about to do you in C’mon baby please won’t you give me the keys? You’re hanging on a wire, set yourself on fire It’s only Tuesday night, better save it for the weekend Ricky take it easy Ricky reel it in Man you’re good at burnin’ it down Made your mark all over this town Gone so crazy that your name is on the marquee You’re out there on the edge man And the loser in you’s gonna win If you don’t slow down, you might end up Out in county like Johnny did Stranded on the floor, now you’re blocking the door Lost your stash and all your cash Only Wednesday night, gonna make it to the weekend? Ricky take it easy Ricky reel it in Man you’re good at burnin’ it down Made your mark all over this town Gone so crazy that your name is on the marquee What makes you broken? What makes you Drink ‘til you’re blind? Ricky take it easy Ricky reel it in Man you’re good at burnin’ it down Made your mark all over this town Gone so crazy that you’re wanted on the marquee Gone so crazy that your name is on the marquee
9.
By Design 03:58
To be the object of your affection But never by your side I can see the ending coming And I know I’m paralyzed How we dance around each other There’s no point in trying to hide This intoxicating feeling Knowing both our hands are tied If you can’t have it then you want it A trick I fall for every time But you blinked and I caught it Like a broken heart by design How I know you like to gamble So when you say you’re all in Knowing that it’s a sure bet Neither one of us can win If you can’t have it then you want it A trick I fall for every time But you blinked and I caught it Like a broken heart by design So even when you said that you wanted this I know you meant it at the time But it’s like being stuck in quicksand and sinking ‘Cause I know you’ll change your mind I know you’ll change your mind If you can’t have it then you want it A trick I fall for every time But you blinked and I somehow caught it Like a broken heart by design Another broken heart by design A broken heart by design
10.
When I love I get a feeling like I'm traveling through the sky On the wings of a nightingale And as I ride My head is reeling but I don't even wonder why On the wings of a nightingale I'll fly High above land and sea I'll be thinking of you and me Couldn't ask for a better place to be Oh, I can feel something happening Oh, I can feel something happening Oh, I can feel something happening to me So hold my hand I got a feeling that the journey has just begun On the wings of a nightingale And if you like We'll fly together to the land of eternal sun On the wings of a nightingale of love High above land and sea I'll be thinking of you and me Couldn't ask for a better place to be Oh, I can feel something happening Oh, I can feel something happening Oh, I can feel something happening to me When I love I get a feeling like I'm traveling through the sky On the wings of a nightingale On the wings of a nightingale On the wings of a nightingale fly On the wings of a nightingale
11.
Can’t touch the ground Oblivion makes no sound Wings to lift a weary soul Let your flying shoes guide you Bound to the sins Can’t circumvent the end Could you not survive yourself? Your body let you down Everyone sees Another Greek tragedy Carry on in our memories Goodbye, sweet dreams Stars tell on you Wishing you’d found the clues Fragments of a worried mind And broken hearts who loved you Everyone sees Another Greek tragedy Carry on in our memories Goodbye, sweet dreams Goodbye, sweet dreams Goodbye, goodbye

about

Sisters Eleanor and Bonnie Whitmore, two of roots music’s most accomplished songwriter/instrumentalist/vocalists, are releasing their first album together as The Whitmore Sisters. Titled Ghost Stories, it’s inspired by the loss of family, friends, ex-boyfriends and — on the title track — people who died by police violence. These “ghosts” chose to appear right as Covid became entrenched — when live music evaporated and people were isolated from each other. Bonnie, whose four solo albums are all state-of-a-real-woman’s-heart jewels, decided to join sister Eleanor and her husband Chris Masterson in their Los Angeles closed circle for a break. Chris, who’s recorded four albums with his wife as The Mastersons, saw the visit as an opportunity to issue a mandate: If Bonnie was coming, it was time for the sisters to make a record. Not just an album, but “the album” — the musical inevitability that’s been simmering since a 22-year-old Eleanor was protecting her curly-headed 15-year-old sister at gigs in local bars. The Whitmore Sisters’ original songs, along with two covers — a song by their pal Aaron Lee Tasjan (“Big Heart Sick Mind” and “On the Wings of a Nightingale” (written by Paul McCartney for iconic siblings The Everly Brothers) — was produced by Chris Masterson and completes Ghost Stories, their debut album set for release on January 21, 2022.

Ultimately, Ghosts Stories’ cathartic songs embrace the beauty and the experience of living. What came from lockdown and shared experiences — hiking the Grand Canyon at five, playing bars at 15, getting their pilots’ licenses (their entire family fly planes), or just embracing the beauty of living — is an album to take you places and make you feel so alive. “Music should move people,” Eleanor affirms. “Or at least cause some kind of reaction. Sometimes it’s comforting, or you can rock out! I’ve always liked Woody Guthrie’s way of looking at it: ‘Music is to comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.’”

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released January 21, 2022

Produced by Chris Masterson
Recorded at Casa de Masterson and The Station House - Los Angeles, CA
Engineered by Chris Masterson and Mark Rains
Additional engineering by Adrian Hall, Nate Haessly, Ainjel Emme & Eleanor Whitmore
Mixed by Steve Christensen
Mastered by Pete Lyman at Infrasonic Mastering - Nashville, TN
Photography by Brandon Scott Humphrey
Art and design by Paul Moore (StudioMoore.com)

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Eleanor and Bonnie Whitmore — two of roots music’s most accomplished songwriter/instrumentalist/vocalists — conjured songs just as live music evaporated and people were isolated from each other. They became The Whitmore Sisters‘ debut album, GHOST STORIES, out January 21, 2022 on Red House Records, produced by Chris Masterson. ... more

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