Chris Falson - gebürtiger Australier - lebt seit den 90er Jahren in Los Angeles. Als gefragter Singer, Songwriter und Produzent ist seine Musik unter anderem in TV Serien wie CSI, Cold Case, Men in Trees, Star-Treck, Without a trace und Walt Disney Produktionen zu hören.

"Sei vorsichtig mit der Axt, der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm.", so der "Flesh and Bone" Opener "The apple don't fall". Anfangs wird Falsons Stimme lediglich von seiner fingerpickenden Gitarre und dem Kontrabass flankiert. Nahezu unmerklich stoßen Piano und Percussion hinzu und lassen den Song in seiner puren Akustik funkeln.

Die meisten "Flesh and Bone" Songs wurden während der "What? Club" Tage für TV Shows oder andere Sänger geschrieben. "Als ich die Demos aufnahm, wurden die Songs zu meinen eigenen. Das mag etwas merkwürdig klingen, da ich sie ja selbst geschrieben habe, aber teilweise fühlten sie sich wie Songs eines Anderen - ähnlich Coversongs - an. Auch schreibe ich - anstatt eines teuren Geschenkes - hier und da einen Song für einen Freund und nehme ihn auf. Normalerweise geht um dessen Leben, dessen Ängste, dessen Träume. Für mich ist es ein Geschenk das man mit Geld nicht kaufen kann und jedes Mal meine ich ein Stück von mir selbst zu geben", so Songwriter Chris Falson über die Entstehungsgeschichte der Songs.

"Den zweiten Song "Blue sky" schrieb ich für meinen Sohn Sam. Zu jener Zeit war der Himmel für ihn eher grau.", so Chris. "Somewhere darling there's a blue sky waiting for you.", sollte ihn etwas über die Situation hinwegtrösten, mittlerweile ist sein Himmel wieder blau."

For quite some time I have been playing acoustic 'shows' in and around LA and though I do like to rock (in my own 70's kind of way) the 'unplugged' thing often creates a much wanted 'quiet' evening for visitors, fans and friends.

So I guess you could call this intimate kind of record. I am not really a touchy feely kind of person so I am more comfortable getting up close and personal..... from a distance..... like on stage or in a recording studio.

Most of these songs were written during my What? Club days in LA either for TV shows or for other singers. Working Man's Prayer, Forgive and Love and She Need's Somebody were always intended for someone else to sing...... but in making the demos, I somehow found my own voice and the songs became mine. This may sound like a strange comment from the guy who wrote them, but in some ways they feel like someone else's songs..... and I am doing cover versions.

For several years now, instead of buying an expensive gift for a friend or loved one, I often write and record a song for them.... which is usually about their life, their fears, their dreams, their disappointments etc . Maybe I am a cheapskate but I figure it's a gift that money can't buy..... and each time I feel like I'm giving something of myself.

Many of these songs were just that. Blue Sky was for my son Sam, and though the clouds were quite grey for him when the song was written, his skies have definitely turned to blue. Walk in My Shoes was for another friend who struggles to live in a judgmental society. In writing the song for him I realized that everyone feels like this some time or another.

She Needs Somebody, on the other hand was written for (or about) a young lady working at a 7/11. I only saw her the once but her demeanor, her skin, her dirty blond hair (in need of a wash) and the pain in her eyes were all trying to tell me something. I don't know for sure her situation but the story inside this song is one that resonates with a lot of woman.... and maybe some men too.

The sound of the album is very open and acoustic and it features the lovely and sensitive performances of Tony Green on upright bass, Susan Constantini Green on acoustic piano and Danny Ybarra on percussion. As well as being great friends, these guys make up the nuclei of my band here in LA and I feel quite naked when I have to perform without them.

Thanks to Aaron Gautchi for the photographs, Andrew and Ryan Cox for the artwork, Hank Linderman for the mastering and Andre Begert for web design-managment and for always making sure my shoes are shiny.

Hope you enjoy. Would love your feedback..... good or other.