''Rock'n'Roll Tears'' is the third album from

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. It was released on 25 August 2007 on Chiquita Records through

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in Australia. The album was recorded in 3 days on location in a barn in the

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, by Jorden Brebach and featured musicians from the Australian bands

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. ''Rock 'N' Roll Tears'' was described in its press release as "an anarchic, loose, dirty, dreamy, heat fuelled love letter to rock 'n' roll". Following the recording, Loene spent the remainder of 2006 road-testing her songs, touring and performing with

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in New York,

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in Italy and Greece, and

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in France. followed by an Australian tour after its release, with

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directed a 'Paris Texas' inspired video for lead single 'Nashville High'.

Personnel

- vocals/guitar *

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- guitar/vocals *Sam Worrad - bass *Paul Dunn - drums *Jorden Brebach - recorded and mixed *William Bowden - mastered

Track listing

# "Rock'n'Roll Tears" # "Nashville High" # "Don't Let Her Slip Away" # "Oh Yeah" # "Wild Wind" # "Dirt & Air" # "Everybody (Makes Me Wanna Lie Down)" # "Same Coin" # "Roman Stockings" # "He Calls Me Flames" # "Nothin' Else" # "The Bee"

Reception

Limited sales and radio airplay in Australia but generally positive critical reception. Something You Said called it 'dirty blues, rock and country, which bursts from the stereo like a bar-room brawl between

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...Loene Carmen has once again proved with the pleasingly lo-fi Rock ‘n’ Roll Tears that she is an intelligent, candid songwriter with a voice so seductive that you’d rip your own heart out and hand it to her if she asked you to. Irresistible stuff.' while The Dwarf called it 'an impeccably well orchestrated collection of moody, classic rock and roll pieces'.

References

{{Authority control 2007 albums Loene Carmen albums