April 1, 2010

Ray Stevens: The We The People Album...

I still refer to full-length CD's as albums. Ray Stevens picked April Fool's Day to release his much anticipated political/patriotic album centered around "We The People". The album, also called We The People, features 22 songs and 4 music videos. It is a CD and DVD package. April 1st is also the day that my Ray Stevens items arrived in the mail. Here you see me wearing the We The People t-shirt and the hat. On the back of the shirt is the tender message: "Throw the Bums Out!". April 1st is also the day that Ray appeared on WSM radio's Opry Country Classics program. Ray sang four songs and told the story behind the song, "Misty". The show was 2 hours but Ray's segment was the final 15 minutes or so. Ray sang "Mississippi Squirrel Revival", "Misty", "The Streak", and "Everything Is Beautiful". Ray is scheduled to appear on Bill Cody's radio program on April 2nd. The show airs on WSM radio as well...and it's a morning show. 5:30am-10am central time, 6:30am-11am eastern time. Bill's show is being taped on location at the Hall of Fame's Ford Theater and from the information that I found the special guests will be featured during the 7am-10am central, 8am-11am eastern time frame. In other words, guests won't start to appear until after the first hour and a half has passed. Donna Fargo as well as Anthony Smith are the other special guests in addition to Ray Stevens. I'm predicting the April 2nd appearance on Bill's show to have emphasis on the We The People project that was released earlier today.

The track list features some brand-new songs and some previous recordings that fit in with the political/patriotic theme. The songs in bold italics are those that were recorded specifically for this collection...

We The People
Caribou Barbie
Stand Up
Three Fractured Factions
Dear Andy Griffith
The Global Warming Song
Let's Roll
Solar Powered Song
Fly Over Country
We Are the Government
The Fallen Ones
Come To the USA
If 10% Is Good Enough For Jesus
Kings and Queens
Obama Nation
Throw the Bums Out
Sucking Sound
Safe at Home
Thank You
Pledge of Allegiance / The Star Spangled Banner
Mr. Businessman
Midnight in Baghdad

The four music videos that appear on the DVD are...

We The People
Caribou Barbie
Throw the Bums Out
Thank You

You can purchase this CD/DVD package at Ray's web-site in the link below...the collection will be on display in the top left side of the screen with a "buy now" link underneath.

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