Beautiful

Lawrence's debut CD, "Beautiful" (2001) was recorded with Tom Johnson and Fletcher Clark at Austin's Altavista Studios in Austin, Texas.   The title track can be heard on Texas Internet Radio.
 
 

Songs include: Beautiful Internet Blues As Big as Alaska (Julie's Song) Wal-Mart Girl If You Ever Change Your Mind (Again) Texas Time Hey, Mister Rosalita  Hey, Diddle, Diddle see scan of original lyrics A Woman Who Sings the Blues

Joining Lawrence on "Beautiful" were: Mike Kearney: guitar, dobro Eddie "Cinco" Block: standup and electric bass Jimmie Killingsworth: guitar and mandolin Lisa Fancher: vocals Mike Milliken: harmonica Fletcher Clark: bass Tom Johnson: percussion Erin Bobruk: vocals Mary Allen: vocals

Beautiful Lyrics          .mp3 and Real Audio samples          more photos

New Horizon

New Horizon was recorded at Chris Gage and Christine Albert's Moonhouse Studios in Austin, Texas and after over 2 years in production, was officially released in April 2004.  It is available now at  mytexasmusic.com.
 
 

New Horizon Lawrence's second release, "New Horizon," is an amazing leap of faith.  Departing from the all acoustic sound of his debut CD, "Beautiful," Lawrence returns to some of his earlier rock, jazz, blues, and alt country influences on "New Horizon."  Fans who are used to hearing Lawrence's acoustic folk  blues sets will perk their ears up with the sounds of electric guitars, full percussion, stacked vocals, and even a horn section on "Right Side of Life" and "Who Sings the Blues" (duet with Lindsay Chase). With full-scale production (using Digidesign's Pro Tools) engineered by Chris Gage at Moonhouse Studios in Austin, "New Horizon" includes guest performances by Gene Elders (Lyle Lovett and George Strait) on violin, Chris Gage (Roy Clark, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Jerry Jeff Walker, many others) on guitars, piano, and organ, Christine Albert (Boxcars, Albert and Gage) on harmony vocals, Paul Pearcy (Terri Hendrix and many others) on hand percussion, Wallace Hammond, Mark Wilson, and Ed McNams (Killer Bees, Blue Construct, Tribal Nation) on horns, Ruthie Foster and Cyd Cassone on harmony vocals and percussion, Eddie "Cinco" Block (Firewater) on bass and harmony vocals, Lindsay Chase on vocals, Kristen deWitt (Sara Hickman and others) on harmony vocals, and Parker Townsend and Edward J. Clark III (Hilljack, Second Sight) on drums.

Songs on "New Horizon" include:     Desert Sky     Right Side of Life     I Just Wanna Fly       Gone With the Wind     Baby, Don't You Cry     In the City     In the Moonlight     Sometimes I'm Weak     Seventeen Again      Sun Go Down     Who Sings the Blues (duet with Lindsay Chase)     New Horizon

 
 

New Horizon Lyrics          .mp3 and Real Audio samples          photos

Everything You've Ever Heard is Wrong and The Magic of Mechanics

Lawrence is currently at work editing two full-length poetry/short story books, which will also be available in audio format.   Look for these new collections in Fall 2004.
 

draft text of poems          .mp3 and Real Audio samples          photos          hypertext poetry
 
 
 
 

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