Love Has Come for You

Love Has Come for You
A '50s-style grayscale painting of a man and a woman sitting in chairs next to a roundtable with flowers and a vase and two bottles. The man is dressed in shirt and pants, and holds a glass. The woman wears a mid-calf length flowered dress and high heel shoes. The artist was actor Martin Mull.
Studio album by Steve Martin and
Edie Brickell
Released April 23, 2013
Recorded The Living Room, West Nyack, New York
Kung Fu Bakery, Portland, Oregon
East West Studios, Los Angeles, California
Village Recorders, Los Angeles, California
Abbey Road Studios, London, England
Oceanway, Los Angeles, California
The Sound Company, London, England
Genre Bluegrass
Length 36:12
Label Rounder
Producer Peter Asher
Steve Martin chronology
Rare Bird Alert
(2011)
Love Has Come for You
(2013)
Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell LIVE
(2014)

Love Has Come For You is a 2013 bluegrass music CD featuring a 13 song collaboration of original songs by Steve Martin (music) and Edie Brickell (lyrics).[1] The album cover art is a painting entitled "After Dinner Drinks" (2008) by Martin Mull; the original work is in Steve Martin's personal art collection.[2] Produced by Peter Asher, the album features musical appearances by Esperanza Spalding, Sara Watkins, Waddy Wachtel and others. The record also features all five members of Steep Canyon Rangers who would back Martin and Brickell for the duration of the tour following the record release.[3]

Track listing

  1. "When You Get to Asheville" – 3:15
  2. "Get Along Stray Dog" – 2:10
  3. "Love Has Come for You" – 3:08
  4. "Friend of Mine" – 2:36
  5. "Siamese Cat" – 2:57
  6. "Yes She Did" – 1:34
  7. "Sarah Jane and the Iron Mountain Baby" – 3:12
  8. "Fighter" – 2:40
  9. "King of Boys" – 2:51
  10. "Sun's Gonna Shine" – 3:05
  11. "Who You Gonna Take?" – 2:41
  12. "Shawnee" – 2:29
  13. "Remember Me This Way" – 3:31

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 21 on the Billboard 200 albums chart on its release, selling around 15,000 copies in the United States in its first week. It also debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Bluegrass Albums,[4] and No. 2 on the Folk Albums chart.[5] The album has sold 104,000 copies in the United States as of August 2015.[6]

Artists

Artist Instrument(s)
Steve Martin 5-string banjo, vocals
Edie Brickell vocals
Esperanza Spalding bass, double bass
Waddy Wachtel acoustic and electric guitars
Nicky Sanders fiddle
Sara Watkins fiddle
Sean Watkins acoustic guitar
Perry Montague Mason violin
Patrick Kiernan violin
Kate Musker viola
Anthony Pleeth cello
Stacy Watton double bass
Aaron Sterling cajón, percussion, drums
Peter Asher percussion, acoustic guitar
Mike Guggino mandolin, background vocals
Stephen Hilton synthesisers, electronic percussion
The Webb Sisters background vocals
Woody Platt background vocals
Graham Sharp background vocals
Ian Walker bass, double bass
Matt Rollings accordion, Fender Rhodes, piano, Wurlitzer
Jeff Alan Ross electric guitar
Charles Humphrey double bass
Thomas Fetherstonhaugh choir vocals
Sean Hill choir vocals
Noah Scoffield choir vocals
Joseph Outtrim choir vocals
Geoff Zanelli dulcitone

Music video

"Love Has Come for You" was made into a lyric video and published on Steve Martin's website.[7]

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[8] 21
US Top Bluegrass Albums (Billboard)[9] 1
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[10] 2
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[11] 14

References

  1. "SteveMartin.com". SteveMartin.com. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  2. "MonstersandCritics.com". MonstersandCritics.com. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
  3. "Steve Martin To Tour With Edie Brickell". Pollstar.com. 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
  4. "Bluegrass Albums". Billboard. May 11, 2013.
  5. "Folk Albums". Billboard. May 11, 2013.
  6. Fred Edwards (August 20, 2015). "Steve Martin & Edie Brickell Announce Second Album 'So Familiar". Billboard.
  7. "Videos : Steve Martin & Edie Brickell : Love Has Come for You". SteveMartin.com. June 12, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  8. "Steve Martin – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Steve Martin.
  9. "Steve Martin – Chart history" Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums for Steve Martin.
  10. "Steve Martin – Chart history" Billboard Folk Albums for Steve Martin.
  11. "Steve Martin – Chart history" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for Steve Martin.
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