NASHVILLE, TN – (April 11, 2011) – Beloved, critically-acclaimed musician, John Oates releases his long-awaited Americana album, Mississippi Mile, available everywhere tomorrow April 12. The album emanates Oates’ musical autobiography with classic hits that influenced Oates to become the renowned musician he is known for today. Today, April 11, the album’s title-track is featured as the Amazon Download of the Day and the digital album is available for $3.99 all day as the Amazon Deal of the Day. Fans can download the free track by visiting here. Tomorrow, iTunes will offer an exclusive deluxe edition of Mississippi Mile, which includes a bonus track titled “Please Don’t Go.”
“Oates’s latest album, Mississippi Mile, is a rootsy homage to the Americana that initially inspired him.” – The New Yorker
“For his solo album Mississippi Mile…Oates dips into his pre-Hall & Oates pop-soul past for a collection of raw, original tunes and covers of such Delta blues and folk masters as Elvis Presley, Curtis Mayfield, and Mississippi John Hurt.” – Philadelphia Inquirer
“[Mississippi Mile] has the opportunity to reach across the board – and that’s a winning formula.” – Nashville Lifestyles
iTunes Exclusive Edition of Mississippi Mile – Track Listing:
1. Mississippi Mile
2. Let It Rock
3. It’s Alright
4. Send Me Someone to Love
5. All Shook Up
6. Pallet
7. Searchin’
8. Come Back Baby
9. Deep River
10. He Was A Friend of Mine
11. You Make My Dreams Come True
12. Dance Hall Girls
13. Please Don’t Go (exclusive album-only track)
For more information on John Oates, please visit www.JohnOates.com.
For more information, please contact Tree Paine at Warner Music Nashville:
615.214.1500 / [email protected]