Wherefore Art Thou: Songs Inspired By Nick Hornby's "Juliet, Naked"

by Perry Serpa

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1.	And You Are? (feat. Scott McCaughey) 04:02	buy track
2.	Adultery (with Aja Warren) 04:13	buy track
3.	We're In Trouble 05:22	buy track
4.	In Too Deep 05:03	buy track
5.	Who Do You Love? 04:01	buy track
6.	Dirty Dishes (with Laura Cantrell) 04:57	buy track
7.	The Better Man (feat. Edward Rogers & Don Piper) 04:22	buy track
8.	The Twentieth Call Of The Day 04:24	buy track
9.	Blood Ties 06:12	buy track
10.	You And Your Perfect Life 07:01	buy track

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This is "Wherefore Art Thou - Songs Inspired By Nick Hornby's Juliet, Naked."

This record was inspired by the album depicted in Nick Hornby's novel, "Juliet, Naked." It lifts the song titles, sequencing, couplets and influences laid out in the description of the main character, Tucker Crowe's tortured and lovesick opus, "Juliet," and it takes its title from the name Hornby gave to its fictional tribute album.

It is unsolicited, albeit not unsanctioned.

The album was simply the sort of obsessive project I'd start when idle, but never finish. One of many, but it was led on by the inspiration of Nick's wonderful book, so I felt to finish it.

It took me some 7 years to write, but somewhere during the process, I started hearing that Judd Apatow was doing a film adaptation. This has nothing to do with that, although I can't wait to see it.

"Wherefore Art Thou" features kind contributions from my friends, James Pertusi, Scott McCaughey, Laura Cantrell, Aja Warren, Don Piper, Edward Rogers, Ron Raymond, and my 16 year old son, Aidan, who plays a mean guitar, so I hope you enjoy it.

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released November 23, 2018

Perry Serpa - Words, Music, Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Piano, and most other noises.
Scott McCaughey - Lead Vox on "And You Are?"
Aja Warren - Co-Vox "Adultery"
Laura Cantrell - Co-Vox "Dirty Dishes"
Edward Rogers - Lead Vox "The Better Man"
Don Piper - Backing Vox "The Better Man"
Aidan Serpa - Lead Guitar on "And You Are?" and "Blood Ties"
Ron Raymond - Pedal Steel on "Adultery" and "Dirty Dishes"
Tiny Boyle - Piano on "Dirty Dishes"
Scotty Phillips - Lead Guitar "You And Your Perfect Life"
John Barron - Saxophones "We're In Trouble" and "In Too Deep"
David Dennison - French Horn "Who Do You Love?" and "Blood Ties"
The Linda Blare - Horn Section on "Who Do You Love?"

Painstakingly recorded by Perry Serpa at Hampton Court Studios
And also by James Pertusi at Seaside Lounge Studios, Brooklyn
Lovingly mastered by James Pertusi at the Whelping Box, Ridgewood

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