Freight Train Love – Belltown Records

“Scott has a sharp pen, a smoking voice and more soul than a white girl sounding like a white girl should have.” Chris Spector, Midwest Record

“Evocative” Chuck Dauphin—Billboard

“Sultry” “…on a cold, rainy afternoon I decided to pop the disc into my car’s CD changer for the commute home and it was as if the clouds parted for a ray of sunshine.” “We should be so lucky to know Hilary Scott, the one with one “L”, and hear her beautiful, newly released album Freight Train Love…” Jay Minkin—No Depression

“I am a believer”…“Look out Alison Kraus, you have competition” Bob Everhart – Country Music News International

”..very powerful performance “…“’If You Don’t Love Me’…is good enough to be listed in the Musical Collaboration category at the CMA’s“ Paul Collins – Maverick Magazine

Freight Train Love is Hilary Scott’s exciting new album was recorded in Los Angeles at Johnny Lee Schell’s Ultratone Studios. The album was produced by Americana artist, Michael ONeill, who also co-wrote several of the songs on the album with Hilary Scott. Michael ONeill brought in some of the music world’s finest talent, multiple Grammy award winners such as Schell (who played guitar and also did the engineering and mixing), as well as Bob Glaub on bass (Paul McCartney, Linda Rondstadt, Rod Stewart); Tony Braunagel on drums (Bonnie Raitt, Rickie Lee Jones); and Mike Finnigan on keys and organ (Crosby Stills and Nash, Leonard Cohen). Additional percussion was provided by Scott, Schell, ONeill and Aj Gennaro. Julie Delgado (who has worked with Sting) sings backup vocals for the title track, “Freight Train Love”. Hilary Scott wrote three of the songs on the album and collaborated with Michael ONeill on four. Cover tracks include two songs by Kevin Fisher (who sings a duet with Scott on one of his songs) and “Lotta Love” by Neil Young. Bob Glaub plays bass on “Lotta Love” as he did for Nicolette Larson’s big hit years ago.

Hilary Scott — Freight Train Love
Release date : Nov. 04, 2014
Label : Belltown Records, Inc.

Tracklist:
1. Freight Train Love
2. Help
3. Get Your Love
4. Diamonds
5. Loving You
6. Flowers On Mars
7. Whisky Bottle Dry
8. If You Don’t Love Me
9. Lotta Love
10. Didn’t Make It Alive

Vocals: Hilary Scott
Backing Vocals: Hilary Scott, Julie Delgado (Track 1)
Guitars: Johnny Lee Schell
Bass: Bob Glaub
Drums: Tony Braunagel
Piano, Organ: Mike Finnigan
Additional Percussion: Johnny Lee Schell, Michael ONeill, AJ Gennaro, Hilary Scott
Tracks 2, 3, 6 written by Hilary Scott*
Tracks 1, 4, 7 ,10 written by Hilary Scott* and Michael ONeill
Tracks 5, 8 written by Kevin Fisher
Track 9 written by Neil Young
Recorded at Ultratone Studios in Studio City, CA (August 2013-March 2014)
Produced by Michael ONeill
Engineer: Johnny Lee Schell
Mastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering, Hollywood, CA
CD Design: Jake Houvenagel
Photography: Brian Cummings