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Leaving Songs
CD Released: Jun 6, 2006 Released By Beggars Banquet 
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'Leaving Songs' is a collection of tracks written over the last year. With the potential to create something very special, Stuart headed for Mark Nevers' (Lambchop) studio in Nashville, accompanied by Dave Boulter, Neil Fraser and drummer Thomas Belhom. Further sessions at Lucky Dog studio featured Tindersticks' stalwart Terry Edwards and longtime collaborator, Gina Foster.
All songs were written and produced by Stuart A. Staples. The album also features duets with Maria McKee ('This Road Is Long') and Lhasa de Sela ('That Leaving Feeling').
"Staples quivering baritone conveys a sense of shellshock - one that he applies to both the darkness and the dawn, the ghosts of lovers yet to come." — Variety
"It's a testament to how dire radio R&B has become that pasty cottage crooners like Staples and back porch troubadours like Lambchop's Kurt Wagner (whose vocals are comparable to Staples') are creating some of the more convincing contemporary soul music." — Magnet
