Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee John Oates Releases Good Road To Follow
3 Disc – 15 Song Musical Journey out March 18
March 4, 2014, Nashville, TN…Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, John Oates, will release his latest solo project Good Road To Follow (PS Records / Elektra Records) on
March 18, 2014. What started as a yearlong series of digital singles
has culminated in a three-disc set of genre-specific EPs aptly named Route 1, Route 2, and Route 3.
Unrestricted by musical barriers, Oates has collaborated with some of
the world’s brightest music makers on the cross-genre musical trip,
ranging from Grammy winning songwriter/producer/rocker Ryan Tedder of
OneRepublic, to pop band Hot Chelle Rae, to country music icon Vince
Gill, to Americana legends Jerry Douglas and Jim Lauderdale.
March 18, 2014. What started as a yearlong series of digital singles
has culminated in a three-disc set of genre-specific EPs aptly named Route 1, Route 2, and Route 3.
Unrestricted by musical barriers, Oates has collaborated with some of
the world’s brightest music makers on the cross-genre musical trip,
ranging from Grammy winning songwriter/producer/rocker Ryan Tedder of
OneRepublic, to pop band Hot Chelle Rae, to country music icon Vince
Gill, to Americana legends Jerry Douglas and Jim Lauderdale.
The
lead single “Stone Cold Love” was written, performed and produced with
OneRepublic front man, Ryan Tedder, at his studio in Denver, CO.
lead single “Stone Cold Love” was written, performed and produced with
OneRepublic front man, Ryan Tedder, at his studio in Denver, CO.
“This
project has been a labor of love,” Oates explains. “Almost every song
was recorded with a different producer and a different co-writer, so I
got to step into the worlds of so many creative and inspiring people.
Some of whom I have worked with in the past and some folks that I’d
never met. I reached out to the songwriters, musicians and producers that I respect and
asked them if they would work with me on one individual song. Each song
became an intense and focused creative experience…it was a pure collaboration from beginning to end.”
project has been a labor of love,” Oates explains. “Almost every song
was recorded with a different producer and a different co-writer, so I
got to step into the worlds of so many creative and inspiring people.
Some of whom I have worked with in the past and some folks that I’d
never met. I reached out to the songwriters, musicians and producers that I respect and
asked them if they would work with me on one individual song. Each song
became an intense and focused creative experience…it was a pure collaboration from beginning to end.”
In
addition to releasing a new album, Oates will be inducted with Daryl
Hall into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April and will be touring
throughout 2014.