“It felt great to go into the studio to capture this material with this new band who are all fantastic players,” shares Haynes. “This album is quite different than my previous solo records. There's a lot of soul music influence but very song oriented with subtle nods to a few of my heroes. And what a treat to get back into the studio with my brother Derek. Big shoutout to him as well as Lukas and Jamey for being a part of it. I'm really proud of this new album.”
On 'Million Voices Whisper', the fourth solo album in Warren’s esteemed career catalog, Haynes sounds as energetic and focused as ever, powering through an 11-song set of soulful blues-rock. Accompanying Warren on the collection are members of his current all-star band including John Medeski on keyboards, longtime drummer Terence Higgins (of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band) and Gov’t Mule bassist Kevin Scott. Million Voices Whisper also features guestappearances from his Allman Brothers Band compatriot Derek Trucks, whose unmistakable guitar sound toughs up three tracks on the album that were co-produced with Haynes, and his Last Waltz Tour co-stars Lukas Nelson and Jamey Johnson, who are featured on the forceful 'Day of Reckoning.' JoiningHaynes in the studio for the first time since the final sunset of the ABB, one of the featured tracks with Trucks on guitar is 'Real Real Love,'a song initially co-written withGregg Allman that Warren finished in Allman’s style and methods as if Gregg were singing it to honor his friend.
Buzzing through the forthcoming album is the question of how to make things better – in love, in life, in the world – led by Haynes’ soaring vocals and the poignancy of his six-string mastery. Million Voices Whisper opens with 'These Changes,'a co-write with Trucks, leading into 'Go Down Swinging,' co-written with Johnson, which features a horn section and a Van Morrison vibe. Then,there’s the soulful power ballad 'Till The Sun Comes Shining Through' driven by Warren’s impassioned vocals and slide guitar skills. The expressive pipes of touring backup singer Saundra Williams are also heard on multiple tracks including the new single 'This Life As We Know It.'Among the four bonus tracks on the deluxe CD versionis a new version of theTrucks-Haynes composition 'Back Where I Started' featuring Warren on lead vocals and slide guitar and the power trio of Haynes, Nelson andJohnson covering the CSNY classic 'Find The Cost of Freedom' into an extended version of 'Day of Reckoning.'
