''Four Stars'' (stylized as "★★★★" or ) is the fourth and final studio album by
rock band
The Greenhornes. It was made available on
iTunes
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on October 26, 2010, and the CD and LP versions released on November 9, 2010. It is their first studio album in eight years, with ''
Dual Mono
''Dual Mono'' is the third studio album by The Greenhornes, released on October 15, 2002. It consists of 12 songs, 11 of which were written by the Greenhornes, and one by Bob Wackett. It received a positive review from AllMusic, garnering 4.5 st ...
'' in 2002 and their first original release since ''
East Grand Blues
''East Grand Blues'' (also released as ''Pattern Skies'') is an EP by The Greenhornes.
Track listing
#"I'm Going Away" – 2:55
#"Shelter of Your Arms" – 4:51
#"At Night" – 2:24
#"Pattern Skies" – 2:14
#"Shine Like the Sun" – 2:18
Pers ...
'', an EP released in 2005. After the recording and release of ''East Grand Blues'' and their compilation album ''
Sewed Soles'' in 2005, the group was on temporary hiatus, and
Patrick Keeler and
Jack Lawrence Jack Lawrence may refer to:
*Jack Lawrence (songwriter) (1912–2009), American songwriter
*Jack Lawrence (artist) (born 1975), British comic book artist and animator
* Jack Lawrence (bluegrass) (born 1953), American bluegrass guitarist
* Jack Lawre ...
formed
The Raconteurs with Detroit friends
Jack White and
Brendan Benson. After recording two albums and immense touring through North America, the UK and Australia, the group announced they would be taking a break and returning to their other bands. During this time, Lawrence and Keeler also performed as "The Do-Whatters", Jack White's rhythm band for a collaboration with
Loretta Lynn on her album ''
Van Lear Rose''. After these projects, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler reunited with
Craig Fox again in Ohio, where they recorded ''Four Stars'' in mid-2010.
Although ''Four Stars'' was originally set to be released in October, the release date was later changed to October 26 on iTunes and November 9 on CD and LP. It was released on Jack White's
Third Man Records label in Nashville, Tennessee.
Track 1, "Saying Goodbye", can be heard at the end of the 2011 film ''
The Green Hornet''.
Vinyl formats
Like many
Third Man Records releases, ''Four Stars'' was released on multiple varieties of unusually-colored
vinyl. Along with the unlimited black vinyl version, "undisclosed" quantities of limited-edition green vinyl and silver vinyl records were produced.
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Track listing
All songs written by Craig Fox, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler.
#"Saying Goodbye" – 2:36
#"Under Estimator" – 2:32
#"Better Off Without It" – 3:27
#"Cave Drawings" – 2:47
#"Song 13" – 2:21
#"My Sparrow" – 3:45
#"Need Your Love" – 2:33
#"Left The World Behind" – 2:25
#"Go Tell Henry" – 3:13
#"Jacob's Ladder" – 2:58
#"Get Me Out of Here" – 3:00
#"Hard To Find" – 3:24
Personnel
*
Craig Fox – lead vocals, guitars
*
Jack Lawrence Jack Lawrence may refer to:
*Jack Lawrence (songwriter) (1912–2009), American songwriter
*Jack Lawrence (artist) (born 1975), British comic book artist and animator
* Jack Lawrence (bluegrass) (born 1953), American bluegrass guitarist
* Jack Lawre ...
– bass guitars, lead vocals on "Go Tell Henry"
*
Patrick Keeler – drums, percussion
*Andrew Higley – keyboards, piano
References
2010 albums
The Greenhornes albums
Third Man Records albums
Albums produced by Jack White
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