II. David Wilcox's Recordings

What albums has DW released?

The Nightshift Watchman
His first album is lesser-known than his others. The Nightshift Watchman is produced through Song of the Wood records in Black Mountain, N.C. Originally released in 1987, it is now available at his concerts, or by calling SotW at (704) 669-7675, or by writing:

Song of the Wood
203 West State Street
Black Mountain, NC 28711

Catauntain, NC 28711

Catalog number: SOTW-1087-CD
Track listing:
 1) The Nightshift Watchman (3:15)
 2) Frozen in the Snow (4:09)
 3) Daddy's Money (2:54)
 4) That's Why I'm Laughing (4:34)
 5) Come Away to Sea (4:13)
 6) It's Almost Time (3:12)
 7) Gone to Santa Fe (2:53)
 8) Golden Key (2:22)
 9) Do I Dare (3:15)
10) High Hill (3:25)
11) Sunshine on the Land (3:31)

A performance at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe caught the attention of an A&M talent scout. As a result, Wilcox was signed on to A&M Records to record three albums, available in all stores.

How Did You Find Me Here
Wilcox's second album, How Did You Find Me Here was released in 1989.

Catalog number: 5275
Track listing:
 1) Eye of the Hurricane (3:35)
 2) Language of the Heart (4:41)
 3) Rusty Old American Dream (2:35)
 4) How Did You Find Me Here (3:10)
 5) Leave It Like It Is (2:57)
 6) Saturday They'll All Be Back Again (3:59)
 7) Jamie's Secret (5:09)
 8) It's Almost Time (3:18)
 9) Just a Vehicle (3:59)
10) Common as the Rain (3:00)
11) The Kid (4:55)

Home Again (For the First Time)
Wilcox's third album, Home Again (For the First Time), was released in 1991.

Catalog number 75021 53e="Verdana">Catalog number 75021 5357 2
Track listing:
 1) Burgundy Heart-Shaped Medallion (1:38)
 2) Farther to Fall (3:54)
 3) (You Were) Going Somewhere (4:09)
 4) Wildberry Pie (3:05)
 5) Let Them In (2:25)
 6) Distant Water (3:59)
 7) Top of the Roller Coaster (2:43)
 8) Covert War (4:45)
 9) Advertising Man (2:27)
10) Last Chance Waltz (3:38)
11) She's just Dancing (3:28)
12) Chet Baker's Unsung Swan Song (6:00)
13) Mighty Ocean (3:13)

Big Horizon
Wilcox's fourth album, Big Horizon, was released February 8, 1994.

Catalog number 31454 0060 2
Track listing:
 1) New World (3:27)
 2) Someday Soon (4:12)
 3) That's What the Lonely Is For (3:40)
 4) Show the Way (3:44)
 5) Block Dog (2:38)
 6) Break in the Cup (4:00)
 7) It's the Same Old Song (3:09)
 8) Farthest Shore (3:37)
 9) Strong Chemistry (3:29)
10) Make It Look Easy (3:19)
11) Please Don't Call (4:24)
12) Big Mistake (4:09)
13) All the Roots Grow Deeper When It's Dry (3:39)
14) Hold It Up to the Light (4:08)
15) Missing You (3:30)
Track 7 is a cover of the Four Tops '50s hit; Track 15 is a cover of John Waite's 1984 hit.

East Asheville Hardware
Wilcox's fifth album, East Asheville Hardware, was recorded live at several venues and released February 20, 1996 on Fresh Baked/Koch Records.

Track listing:
 1) Blow Em Away- Written by Chuck Brodsky
 2) Johnny's Camaro
 3) East Asheville Hardware
 4) Top of My Head
 5) Dangerous
 6) Roadside Modern Art
 7) You Should See the Way it Feels To Me
 8) C-OLD
 9) Catch Me If I Try
10) Down Inside Myself
11) For Real- Written by Bob Franke
12) Mango story
13) Mango
14) Levi Blues
15) Carpenter Story
16) Fearless Love
17) Boob Job
18) Barbie- Written by Nance Pettit and Freddie Bradburn
19) Orgasm
20) Golden Day
21) Special additional track at end....

Turning Point
Wilcox's sixth album, Turning Point, was released May 23, 1997 on Fresh Baked/Koch Records. This album showed some significant expansion from DW's traditional style, covering his traditional solo-acoustic ground, and delving into other musical styles of rock and blues.

Track listing:
 1) Show Me The Key
 2) Silent Prayer
 3) Western Ridge
 4) Glory
 5) Kindness	
 6) Spin
 7) Tattered Old Kite
 8) Right Now
 9) Human Cannonball
10) Secret Church
11) Turning Point
12) Waffle House

Underneath
Wilcox's seventh album, Underneath, was released Feb 23, 1999 on Vanguard Records. DW' continues to expand his musical pallete the way he did with Turning Point, with more refined polish on the product.

Track listing:
 1) Underneath
 2) Never Enough
 3) Down Here
 4) Spirit Wind
 5) Prisoner of War	
 6) Hometown
 7) All My Life
 8) Guilty Either Way
 9) Leaving You
10) Young Man Dies
11) Slipping Through My Fist
12) Home Within Your Heart
13) Sex and Music

What You Whispered
Wilcox's eighth album, What You Whispered, was released August 29, 2000 on Vanguard Records.

Track listing:
 1)  What You Whispered
 2)  This Tattoo
 3)  Deeper Still
 4)  Start With The Ending
 5)  In The Broken Places
 6)  Inside of My Head
 7)  Whisper of the Wheels
 8)  On Your Way Back Down
 9)  Rule Number One
10) When You're Ready
11) Step Into Your Skin
12) Guitar Shopping
13) Soul Song

The Very Best Of David Wilcox
Wilcox's ninth album, The Very Best of David Wilcox, was released October 23, 2001 on Universal Records.  This "greatest hits" package includes music from his A&M years, sampling albums and promos alike.

Track listing:
 1) Eye Of The Hurricane  
 2) Language Of The Heart  
 3) Rusty Old American Dream  
 4) How Did You Find Me Here  
 5) Leave It Like It Is  
 6) Johnny's Camaro (live)        
 7) Saturday They'll All Be Back Again        
 8) The Kid        
 9) Daddy's Money (live)        
10) Farther To Fall        
11) Top Of The Roller Coaster        
12) Covert War        
13) Advertising War        
14) Last Chance Waltz        
15) Chet Baker's Unsung Swan Song        
16) Strong Chemistry        
17) New World        
18) That's What The Lonely Is For (alternate version)        
19) Break In The Cup        
20) Farthest Shore  

Live Songs And Stories
Wilcox's tenth album, Live Songs And Stories, was released April 9, 2002 on What Are Records.

Track listing:
 1)  Rusty Old American Dream
 2)  Terminal Tavern*
 3)  Show The Way
 4)  Impact...*
 5)  Eye Of The Hurricane
 6)  Two Roads Diverge*
 7)  Hold It Up To The Light
 8)  Waffle House
 9)  Start With The Ending
10)  Get It Out Of The Way*
11)  Moe
12)  Shiny Ride*
13)  Spin
14)  No Far Away
15)  Travelling Companion*
16)  Words Alone
17)  Appreciating The Differences*
18)  Good Together
19)  Metaphorical Reasons*
20)  Thats What The Lonely Is For
21)  Kindness

Into The Mystery
Wilcox's eleventh album, Into The Mystery, was released February 25, 2003 on What Are Records.

Track listing:
 1) If It Wasn't for the Night
 2) Rise
 3) Last One Gone
 4) Out of the Question
 5) In This Stream
 6) Radio Men
 7) On to the Next
 8) City of Dreams
 9) Apple a Day
10) Blue Horizon
11) Ask for More
12) Native Tongue
13) Fall Away

Out Beyond Ideas
Wilcox's twelfth album was recorded with his wife Nance Pettit. Out Beyond Ideas, the Songs for Peace Project benefiting Partners in Conflict and partners in Peacebuilding through the University of Maryland CIDCM was released September 27, 2005 on What Are Records.  All songs were based on poetry translated from the original languages by the following: Coleman Barks, Peter Cole, Daniel Ladinsky, Gabriel Levin, and Stephen Mitchell.

Track listing:
 1) How Did The Rose Ever Open
 2) The Breeze at Dawn
 3) Slicing Potatoes
 4) On A Day When The Wind Is Perfect
 5) Absolutely Clear
 6) No One Knows His Name
 7) Some Seeds
 8) Farsi Intro
 9) Out Beyond Ideas
10) You Who Knew Me
11) Elephant Story
12) Midnight
13) This We Have Now
14) Trembling With Joy
15) Shell Trick
16) Three Things
17) Awake My Dear
18) Walk To The Well (iTunes-only Bonus Track)

Vista
Wilcox's thirteenth album was released June 13, 2006 on What Are Records. 

Track listing:
 1) Get On
 2) Party of One
 3) Into One
 4) Same Shaker
 5) Vista
 6) Wilford Brandon Hayes
 7) No Doubt About It
 8) Good Man
 9) Hard Part
10) Let It Go
11) Grateful for Her Beauty
12) Miracle
13) Everywhere
14) Coming Alive
15) Great Big World

*** Official Promos ***

"Eye of the Hurricane" (1990)
catalog number: CD 18007
Track listing:
1) Eye of the Hurricane (3:36)
2) The Kid (5:18)
3) Do I Dare? (5:22)
4) Rusty Old American Dream (3:08)
5) Daddy's Money (3:53)
#1 is the album version, the rest were recorded live (no date given) at McCabe
Guitar Shop, Santa Monica, CA

"Mostly Live Authorized Bootleg" (1991)
Catalog number: 31458 8309
Track listing:
1) (You Were) Going Somewhere (4:09)
2) 4-Lane Dance (spoken intro) (1:37)
3) Saturday They'll All Be Back Again (3:48)
4) Daddy's Money (4:12)
5) Johnny's Camaro (7:06)
6) Chet Baker's Unsung Swan Song (6:09)
#1 is the album version, all others are live

"Make It Look Easy" (1994)
Catalog number CD: 8309-2
Track listing:
1) Make it Look Easy (3:19)
2) Eye of the Hurricane (3:28)
3) Strong Chemistry (3:16)
4) Show the Way (4:51)
#1 is the album version, all others were recorded live 03/18/94 at Boulder
Theater, Boulder, CO

DW is currently signed to WAR - What Are Records.  Details about WAR can be found on their Web site at http://www.whatarerecords.com/.  As evidenced in his discography, DW has been affiliated with different labels at different stages of his career.  In reverse order, his affiliations have been WAR, Vanguard, Fresh Baked/KOCH, and A&M.

Yes.  Dozens of unreleased songs have been recorded by DW in studio and live settings. David Wilcox's official website has a section called "Mikey Likes It" where recordings of unreleased songs are periodically uploaded by longtime friend and archivist Michael Murphy. Check this out at http://www.davidwilcox.com/dw/songs.php?category=MikesPicks. A few other studio tracks have been made officially available and are listed below.

• "Chain of Anger"
  (http://www.clator.com/audio/chain.mp3)
• "September 12"
  (http://www.clator.com/audio/September_12.mp3)
• "Hymn For The Highway"
  (http://www.clator.com/audio/Hymn_for_the_Highway.mp3)
• "Walk to the Well"
  iTunes-only bonus track from Out Beyond Ideas -- requires purchase of the full album on iTunes.
  (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=79970256&s=143441)

After leaving A&M, DW's first album was Turning Point ... considered at the time to be a very experimental album for him.  With a more organic, somewhat less commercial sound, this was the beginning of a more unrestrained approach to his songwriting. In DW's own words: "I had the time to explore the sounds and emotions of a bunch of new instruments and amps." DW continues to use this approach in subsequent studio albums.  In the liner notes to Into the Mystery, he writes, "I have fallen in love with music all over again.  I feel like my first ten recordings were practice and now I'm ready to begin.  These songs are able to say what I never could find words for.  Enjoy!  Thank you for listening."