With his second release, Amos chronicles the career of his mother, a club singer in the 1960s. Shawn discovered his mother’s professional life as Shirl-ee May only after her suicide in July 2003. Amos says album is a tender tribute to his mother, Shirlee Ellis Amos. Songs like " "New York City 1964" and "The Bottle Always Brings Me Down" explore the life of the singer known as Shir-lee May.[2]
Throughout Amos' childhood and adulthood, his mother suffered from schizoaffective disorder and ultimately committed suicide in 2003. The trauma of the event and his subsequent discovery of her early singing career were the inspiration behind his 2005 album release Thank You Shirl-ee May. He has since donated his time to the mental health organizations Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center in Los Angeles and the Rita Project in New York. Amos has also dedicated much of his time to local non-profit organizations dedicated to working with at-risk youth.
^Mark Deming (2005). "Shawn Amos Thank You Shirl-ee May (A Love Story) [DualDisc]". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
^Dye, David. A 'Thank You' Note from Shawn Amos. NPR, November 16, 2005
September 02, 2023
thank, shirl, love, story, shawn, amos, second, studio, album, released, 2005, shout, factory, love, story, studio, album, shawn, amosreleasedseptember, 2005, 2005, genrefolk, rocklength35, 55labelshout, factoryproduceranthony, marinelli, shawn, amosshawn, amo. Thank You Shirl ee May A Love Story is Shawn Amos s second studio album It was released in 2005 on Shout Factory 1 Thank You Shirl ee May A Love Story Studio album by Shawn AmosReleasedSeptember 13 2005 2005 09 13 GenreFolk rockLength35 55LabelShout FactoryProducerAnthony Marinelli Shawn AmosShawn Amos chronologyIn Between 2002 Thank You Shirl ee May A Love Story 2005 Harlem 2011 With his second release Amos chronicles the career of his mother a club singer in the 1960s Shawn discovered his mother s professional life as Shirl ee May only after her suicide in July 2003 Amos says album is a tender tribute to his mother Shirlee Ellis Amos Songs like New York City 1964 and The Bottle Always Brings Me Down explore the life of the singer known as Shir lee May 2 Contents 1 Track listing 2 Background 3 Players 4 ReferencesTrack listing EditAll tracks are written by Shawn Amos except where notedNo TitleLength1 Thank You Shirl ee May 2 262 New York City 1964 A Letter Home 3 553 Bubble Hill 4 384 You re Groovy For Boy Blue 2 505 Make It 3 286 The Bottle Always Brings Me Down 3 197 Getting Over 3 298 What s Good Inside 3 239 Dear Lord written by Joseph Arthur 4 3510 Bad Timing 3 52Total length 35 55Background EditThroughout Amos childhood and adulthood his mother suffered from schizoaffective disorder and ultimately committed suicide in 2003 The trauma of the event and his subsequent discovery of her early singing career were the inspiration behind his 2005 album release Thank You Shirl ee May He has since donated his time to the mental health organizations Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center in Los Angeles and the Rita Project in New York Amos has also dedicated much of his time to local non profit organizations dedicated to working with at risk youth Players EditShawn Amos vocals Garrison Starr Solomon Burke vocals Ben Peeler guitar lap steel guitar Patrick Milligan acoustic guitar banjo bass guitar background vocals Clint Bennett acoustic guitar Ray Parker Jr David E Williams electric guitar David Henry cello Chuck Findley trumpet flugelhorn Anthony Marinelli piano Wurlitzer piano ARP synthesizer Moog synthesizer John Thomas piano Roger Len Smith bass instrument Tim Landers double bass bass guitar Gregg Bissonette drums tambourine Robert Jolly drums References Edit Mark Deming 2005 Shawn Amos Thank You Shirl ee May A Love Story DualDisc AllMusic Retrieved 8 November 2015 Dye David A Thank You Note from Shawn Amos NPR November 16 2005 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thank You Shirl ee May amp oldid 1123833147, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
