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Spirit is the sixth studio album by singer-songwriter Amos Lee. It was released August 16, 2016 on the John Varvatos imprint of Republic Records, Lee's first album on a label other than Blue Note Records. It is also the first album which Lee self-produced.
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- Amos Lee
- August 16, 2016
Spirit Lyrics. Walkin' down Royal Street. A street singer symphony. Ain't been the hardest way. Ain't had the greatest day. Walkin' past memories. And the pain that she gave to me. Don't you know...
Songfacts®: Amos Lee penned this soulful piano ballad when he was in Louisiana. "'Spirit' was written in a New Orleans hotel room, on a loaner guitar, after a night wandering alone in the French Quarter," he told American Songwriter. "I connected to this fellow, standing in the shadows on Royal Street, singing his songs behind his open guitar case.
Oct 10, 2016 · I wanted Amos Lee’s album Spirit to be a continuation of acoustic roots that could be traced back to his first album. His depth has only grown since Mission Bell. After the As the Crow Flies EP and Mountain of Sorrows, Rivers of Song, I was expecting coronation into acoustic roots musical legacy with Spirit.
