Jimmy Greene
While Looking Up
- Type CD
- Label Mack Avenue
- UPC 0673203115422
- Catalog number MAC 1154
- Release date 03 April 2020
About the album
On While Looking Up, Jimmy Greene finds solace, support and inspiration from multiple directions, but in particular from casting his gaze heavenward. Looking inward, he’s comforted by his faith and by the gift for moving, expressive composition that has marked his work for the last two decades. Looking outward, he has his family and his brilliant collaborators, culled for this project from a list of longtime favorites who haven’t entered the studio together in at least a decade. And while looking up, he recalls the joyful spirit of his daughter, Ana Márquez-Greene, who tragically lost her life in 2012, along with 25 other students and educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
“The whole idea of While Looking Up is indicative of the times we’re in now,” Greene said. “I can think about my personal journey through our family’s tragedy, and I can also look outside of myself and see the state we’re in, constantly bombarded with the chaos that’s become normalized in our society and our country. In both instances, it’s easy to walk away feeling disillusioned and, in many ways, hopeless. But I’m always reminded to look upward.”
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11So In Love07:26
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12No Words07:28
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13Always There05:06
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14April 4th06:31
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15Good Morning Heartache07:40
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16Overreaction06:41
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17Steadfast05:35
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18I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)07:27
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19While Looking Up06:59
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110Simple Prayer07:10