The Flatlanders return with "Hills And Valleys" on March 31 from New West Records with a tour to follow starting in April.
Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Joe Ely and Butch Hancock co-wrote 8 of the 13 tracks on the disc, their first in 5 years and only fourth studio album in 30 years. Lloyd Maines (Dixie Chicks "Home"), who also appears on the album playing acoustic guitar, Dobro, pedal and steel, produced.
The Flatlanders, lifelong friends, began making music together over 30 years ago, releasing their first work in 1972 as an 8-track tape only and then on vinyl that was only available in Europe. The band gained a cult following but, with the recordings rare and hard to find, went their separate ways, each becoming successful musicians on their own. They reunited in 1998 when asked to write a song for "The Horse Whisperer" soundtrack - which they wrote together (for the 1972 recording, they wrote individually recording each other's songs). The collaborative effort paid off, leading to "Now Again" (2002) and "Wheels Of Fortune" (2004).
Songs on the CD are:
1. Homeland Refugee (Joe Ely/Butch Hancock/Jimmie Dale Gilmore)
2. Borderless Love (Joe Ely/Butch Hancock/Jimmie Dale Gilmore)
3. After the Storm (Joe Ely/Butch Hancock/Jimmie Dale Gilmore)
4. Wishing for a Rainbow (Joe Ely/Butch Hancock/Jimmie Dale Gilmore)
5. No Way I'll Never Need You (Joe Ely/ Butch Hancock/ Jimmie Dale Gilmore)
6. Just About Time (Joe Ely/ Butch Hancock/ Jimmie Dale Gilmore)
7. Love's Own Chains (Joe Ely)
8. Cry For Freedom (Joe Ely/ Butch Hancock/ Jimmie Dale Gilmore)
9. The Way We Are (Colin Gilmore)
10. Thank God for the Road (Butch Hancock)
11. Free the Wind (Joe Ely/ Butch Hancock/ Jimmie Dale Gilmore)
12. Sowing on the Mountain (Adaptation and arrangement by Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Woody Guthrie)
13. There's Never Been (Joe Ely)
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