2:30am

1. Tennessee Girl

2. Cherokee City

3. Red-Blooded American Boy

4. I Can't Drive You from My Mind

5. Melrose

6. She Don't Wake Me Up

7. Wreckless

8. Way Back When

9. Thank You Very Much

10. Bella Bina

11. No Surrender

12. I Want You

13. Fear Nothing

Tracks:

Tennessee Girl
Cherokee City
Red-Blooded American Boy
I Can't Drive You From My Mind
Melrose
She Don't Wake Me Up
Wreckless
Way Back When
Thank You Very Much
Bella Bina
No Surrender
I Want You
Fear Nothing

Product Description

When Kevin recorded 2:30am, co-produced with Robert Reynolds of The Mavericks, he knew the sound he was going for. Over the past few years," he explains, "we've developed The Road Trippers with hardcore touring. We know the reaction certain songs get from the audience. I wanted that live energy to come across in the recording, but I also wanted to capture the subtleties of the music." To get the balance right, top shelf studio musicians such as pianist Matt Rollings, bassist Glenn Worf and drummer Chad Cromwell joined Perkins and Britt to approach some of the more subtle songs, while Reynolds and Deakin joined their fellow Road Trippers to put their vibe on half a dozen songs. Adding to the staggering collection of guest talent on 2:30am, Trisha Yearwood contributes impeccable backing vocals to the album's rousing lead track, Tennessee Girl , and Lee Ann Womack lends her voice to I Can't Drive You From My Mind , a track co-produced by Kevin's father. To support 2:30am's release, Kevin plans to continue his extensive touring schedule, both acoustically and with The Road Trippers. "We'll be going all over the US and all over the world, really," he says. Currently, the video for Another Long Story is in regular rotation at VH1 Country and the Great American Country video channel as well. "This all happened because I have some wonderful friends that believe in the music, and i never stopped persevering," says Kevin. "Even when I was delivering papers and pushing carts in the parking lot of Sam's, my one goal was to release my own records, tour and make a living doing music. Now, that's what I'm doing. I try to apply the life lessons i've learned to what I do now in music. I went from being the new kid in town to Sam's, and that was a good lesson." When an artist's music is honest, authentic and heart-felt, you don't really need anyone else to tell you it's the real thing, because you can feel it. Kevin Montgomery's 2:30am is that kind of an album.

Customer Reviews:

Kevin Montgomery 2.30am.......2004-08-31

The long-awaited follow up to Another Long Story doesn't disappoint, filled as it is with some real gems. If it's melody and heartfelt vocals you're after, you can't go wrong with this album. Highlights are Cherokee City, complete with a very un-country string quartet(but it works!), the country classic
Tennessee Girl, a spellbinding(and arguably superior)version of Springsteen's No Surrender and the Byrds/George Harrison influenced Way Back When, with a chorus you just can't get out of your brain.

Some have criticised the inclusion of re-works of three tracks from Kevin's 1993 A&M debut,Fear Nothing but these are songs which have become staples of his live shows. Kevin felt that
Fear Nothing 'fell through the cracks' due to A&M not knowing just which 'bag' to put him in(Country or Rock?). The album was long since deleted (although copies have been available at shows)and these tracks are, to my mind, included as 'bonuses' to a 13 track album already crammed with quality material, so there can be no real grumbles.

Kevin has been touring almost without a break for some 4 years and has built up a substantial 'grass roots' following, particularly in the UK. Hopefully, this will be the album that deservedly brings him to the attention of a much wider audience.

Music Album:

Music Album