Songs Of Frank Howson

Little River Band ● Stephen Cummings ● Renee Geyer ● Marc Jordan ● Richie
Havens & Dave Van Ronk ● Dan Hill ● Eric Idle ● Judith Durham and more…
I USED TO BE AN OUTLAW: THE SONGS OF FRANK HOWSON




Catalogue Number: FHE001
Barcode: 9336043004233
Release Date: 01/09/2011

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Tracklisting:
1. PLAYING WARREN ZEVON – Stephen Housden
2. THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER – Stephen Cummings
3. BREATHLESS – Renee Geyer
4. BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS – Marc Jordan
5. I’VE MET LOVE BEFORE – Little River Band
6. TIME AND PLACE – John Waters
7. ONE GOOD REASON– Richie Havens with Dave Van Ronk
8. ANDRE – Judith Durham
9. DREAM PEOPLE – Steve Wade
10. I LOVE YOU – Wade Preston
11. ANIMALS IN THE ZOO – Danielle Spencer
12. DREAMS – Beeb Birtles
13. TO THY SELF BE TRUE – Eddie Garrard
14. HEAVEN TONIGHT – Guy Pearce
15. SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT – Venetta Fields
16. MY LIFE IS CURSED (Love Theme from “Remembering Nigel”)
17. WE HAD IT ALL – Dan Hill
18. I’M NOT ORSON WELLES – Eric Idle
19. SLEEP TIGHT – Keith Potger

"For me, Frank's songs have always had a great sincerity in their origin and a cleverness in their way that is totally original."
Terry Reid – singer/songwriter.

A snapshot of Frank Howson’s extraordinary life would include:

  • A top 40 hit in Melbourne in 1968 (at Seventeen) as “Frankie Howson”
  • Managing the Australian branch of German-based I.C. Records, scoring 3 national hits in its first 12 months.
  • With co-writer Allan Zavod writing ‘Time Can't Keep Us Apart’ which won the 1987 Asian Popular Song contest performed by Kate Ceberano to an estimated TV audience of 500 million.
  • Screenwriter for such note-able films as Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Heaven Tonight and What the Moon Saw.
  • Nominated for an ARIA as a Songwriter for Best Soundtrack Album Of The Year in 1988 for Boulevard of Broken Dreams
  • Directed Hunting (Kerry Armstrong, Guy Pearce) (1991), Flynn (Guy Pearce, Claudia Karvan) (1996), The Final Stage (1998), Shakespeare's Villains (2001) and his new movie Remembering Nigel (2011).

However, it is Howson’s talents as a songwriter, that are celebrated here with the release of I Used To Be An Outlaw: The Songs Of Frank Howson. This compilation collects songs from Frank’s films as well as some previously unreleased performed by an eclectic mix of artists, including: Little River Band, Stephen Cummings, Renee Geyer, Marc Jordan. Richie Havens & Dave Van Ronk, Dan Hill, Danielle Spencer, Eric Idle, Judith Durham, Guy Pearce, Billy Miller, Beeb Birtles, Stephen Housden, Venetta Fields and John Waters.

The CD booklet has written dedications from such diverse names as: P.F. Sloan, Terry Reid, Molly Meldrum,
poet Stephen John Kalinich, author J. Marshall Craig and Hip Hop music producer Damion "Damizza" Young, which illustrate Howson’s broad appeal and influence. In fact, celebrity fiddler Andre Rieu comes into the picture, covering ‘Moonlight Serenade’ on his latest CD. The song, with lyrics written by Howson, was based on an award-winning poem he wrote while living in Los Angeles for nine years.

The album will be launched on with a special concert on Friday September the 30th at the MEMO Theatre in St. Kilda, with special guests and surprise performances.