In a New Age

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In a New Age was released in 1988, the first recording released by singer-songwriter Mickey Newbury since 1981's After All These Years. The album contains new versions of eight classic Newbury songs, with a full version of "All My Trials" which is part of Newbury's "An American Trilogy" (which is also included on the album.)

In 1988, Airborne Records planned a release in which Newbury demos were treated with synthesizers and other then-contemporary production effects. Opposed to this project, Newbury instead re-recorded the songs Airborne planned to use, and the album was released with these new recordings, effectively Newbury's first recordings in years.^[2]

Airborne did release the recordings Mickey rejected. This version is also titled In a New Age, but had a Canadian distribution through CBS Music Products-catalogue No. ABK-61000. The title on the actual compact disc is printed A Legend In A New Age. The track title listing on the actual compact disc has the same order listing of the ACD-101 disc, but on the back cd inlay the track listing is different. This compact disc does not include the accompaniment from Marie Rhines. The versions are the demo sessions, and the song track order are listed and played as follows: 1. Cortelia Clark 2. I Wish I Was A Willow Tree 3.The Sailor 4. Frisco Depot 5. Poison Red Berries 6. Lovers 7. San Francisco Mabel Joy 8. An Amereican Trilogy 9. All My Trials ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Newbury recorded the album with accompaniment from violinist Marie Rhines. The set includes Newbury classics "An American Trilogy," "San Francisco Mabel Joy," "Lovers," and "Cortelia Clark." "Poison Red Berries" was originally released as "I Don't Think About Her No More" on Looks Like Rain and "Willow Tree" was originally titled "Wish I Was" and released on His Eye Is on the Sparrow.

In 1999, In a New Age was revised by Newbury's label Mountain Retreat, bass, percussion, guitar, and sound effects were added.^[6] It was paired with a 1988 concert with accompaniment by violinist Rhines as part of a 2-CD set It Might As Well Be the Moon.

Track listing

1. "All My Trials" (Traditional)
2. "Cortelia Clark" (Mickey Newbury)
3. "Willow Tree" (Mickey Newbury)
4. "The Sailor" (Mickey Newbury)
5. "Frisco Depot" (Mickey Newbury)
6. "Poison Red Berries" (Mickey Newbury)
7. "Lovers" (Mickey Newbury)
8. "San Francisco Mabel Joy" (Mickey Newbury)
9. "An American Trilogy" (Mickey Newbury/Traditional)

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