Tenderness (J. D. Souther album)

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Tenderness
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 12, 2015
Genre AC
Length35:24
Label Sony Masterworks
Producer Larry Klein
J. D. Souther chronology
Natural History
(2011)
Tenderness
(2015)
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Tenderness is an album by J. D. Souther, released in 2015 on Sony Masterworks. It is Souther's first album of new songs since 2008's If the World Was You .

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by J. D. Souther, except where noted.

  1. "Come What May" – 3:16
  2. "Something in the Dark" (Souther, Larry Klein) – 4:20
  3. "This House" – 4:03
  4. "Let's Take a Walk" (Souther, Klein) – 3:37
  5. "Dance Real Slow" – 4:47
  6. "Show Me What You Mean" – 2:33
  7. "Horses in Blue" – 4:28
  8. "Need Somebody" – 3:01
  9. "Downtown (Before the War)" – 5:19
  10. "All Your Wishes" - 4:09 (bonus track for Japan) [2]

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. Jurek, Thom. Tenderness at AllMusic. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  2. "Tenderness [Blu-spec CD2] JD Souther CD Album". CDJapan.