This CD was released on Fred's website back in August and I got it then. I'll admit, it was slow to grow on me. It's kind of different for Fred. There are no upbeat numbers here, and the songs are more lushly orchestrated than you'd normally expect on a Fred CD. The songs on this CD are mostly about loss, from a friend to a girl, to a ranch. But Fred really shows his songwriting and singing skills to their fullest. Among the many outstanding cuts are Ship, Crowds, Hey Baby and Codeine. Oddly, the CD I've got includes an outstanding song, Wichita, about a young man, an old-timer and a stolen racehorse, that is one of the finest and most moving cuts on the CD. It isn't listed on this website, so I hope it hasn't been cut from the CD. All in all, one of my favorite CDs of the year. The songs are sad, but beautiful.