'American Lullaby' [CD]

Dean Friedman's powerful new album, 'American Lullaby' is already being hailed, by fans and critics alike, as one of the finest of his four-decade career. A must-have for any serious, or even casual, fan of Dean's music.

Says Dean, ‘American Lullaby’ reflects my personal view of all the insane stuff that’s been happening, in America – and around the world - for the last six years. I'm just as befuddled and confused and incredulous as everyone else about what's been happening, so I wrote these songs, and recorded this album, to try and make some kind of sense of it all. Like all lullabies, it’s filled with tales of dark deeds and disaster, but couched in soft, gentle tones, meant to soothe and comfort the listener, while gently bracing them for the potential terrors that await. And I promise it's not all gloom and doom. I'm insistent on hope, laughter and joy, and the album is filled with plenty of humor and an ample does of silliness to help keep a healthy perspective on where we are and what may lie ahead."

American Lullaby' [2Gb USB Hard Drive]

As described above... Also available for PRE-ORDER: 'American Lullaby' on this credit-card sized 2Gb USB Hard Drive. Fits any standard USB-A port. Contains the entire 'American Lullaby' album in both .mp3 (highest .mp3 quality - compressed) and .wav (highest .wav quality - uncompressed); plus digital artwork for album cover (front/back) and 20-page Lyric/Credit Booklet.

'12 Songs' [CD]

Dean's first new album in 7 years! Twelve brand new, original songs, filled with the consumate lyrical and musical brilliance, poignancy, revealing insight, wry humor and sheer artistry that listeners have come to expect from this master songsmith/recording-artist.  It's another eclectic Dean Friedman album, an amalgam of styles including jazz, pop, rock, folk and country. Its themes include songs of love, frustration, success and failure; songs about missing home, the terrors and joys of raising kids, dissertations on the physics of time and space, randomness and causality; there's a song dedicated to Malala Yousafzai, the brave defender of all girls' right to an education; a song about Dean's old Martin D-35 acoustic guitar; a misanthrope's duet; and there's a song about ducks - a true story of the 'Easter Rising' - a failed 1916 uprising in Ireland. This is a 'must have' for any dedicated fan of Dean Friedman's music!  

Dean Friedman 'More Word & Music' [2-Disc Compilation CD / 30 tracks in all]

‘More Words & Music’ is Friedman’s second compilation album (following the previous ‘Words & Music’ - see below) and contains hand-picked tracks from Friedman’s last eight studio albums, including work from his critically acclaimed albums ‘American Lullaby’, ’12 Songs’, ‘Submarine Races’, ‘Squirrels in the Attic’, ‘The Treehouse Journals, ‘Songs for Grownups’, ‘Rumpled Romeo’, and the classic “Well, Well,” Said the Rocking Chair’. ‘More Words & Music’ is a double CD containing thirty tracks, in all, that confirm Friedman’s status as a master songsmith and one of the finest recording artists working today.

Includes 24-page booklet with lyrics.

Volume 1: Your Pretty Face, The Hummingbird Effect, Too Much Stuff,  I Could Fall for You, The Deli Song (Corned Beef on Wry), Lydia, S & M, Halfway Normal World, Just Another Birthday Song, You’re Invisible, Smartest Man in the Whole Wide World, The Ducks of St Stephen’s Green, This Guitar, Summer Days, Malala. Volume 2:  I Will Never Leave You, I'm a Clone, The Saddest Girl in the Whole Wide World, I Didn't Mean to Make You Cry, The Lakelands, Welcome to the World, Baby Sitting Song, Let Down Your Hair, Typical Town, American Lullaby,  Welcome to Stupid Town, I Wish You Joy, Something Right, Maybe in a Million Years, On a Summer's Night.

Dean Friedman 'Word & Music' [2-Disc Compilation CD / 30 tracks in all]

Next time one of your friends or co-workers looks at you with a puzzled expression and asks, "Dean who?", just hand them this double-CD and let them discover for themselveds what Friedman fans have known about for years, the consummate work of a master songsmith. Hand-picked by Dean, this 2-disc compilation CD contains thirty of his finest original songs/recordings, chosen from his last six studio albums, including popular tracks like McDonald's Girl and Rocking Chair, and chock-filled with fan favorites like Saturday Fathers, Hey Larry, Under the Weather, I'm a Lucky Guy, Shopping Bag Ladies, It's a Wonderful Life, Death to the Neighbors, New Lang Syne, It's My Job and so much more.

NOTE: This collection does NOT contain Lucky Stars, Lydia or Ariel. Says Dean, "I couldn't be more proud of the hits, but in truth they've already gotten way more than their share of airplay - and I'm passionate about the idea that the songs on this compilation album deserve to be heard."

Includes 24-page booklet with lyrics.

Volume 1: Hob-Nobbin’, Where Have All The Angels Flown?, Death to the Neighbors, The Dolphins Were Dancing, McDonald’s Girl, Saturday Fathers, I Miss Monica, It’s My Job, Don’t Mourn, Don’t Cry, Picture Postcard Life, No School Today, Hale Bop – She Bop, It’s a Wonderful Life, Rocking Chair (It’s Gonna Be All Right), New Lang Syne; Volume 2: Shopping Bag Ladies, I’m a Lucky Guy, You’re a Criminal Darling (You Stole My Heart), Jennifer’s Baby, God of Abraham, Doint, Doint, It’s Just a Little Joint, How Does This Story End?, A Baker’s Tale, Under the Weather, Hey Larry, You and Me, Babe, Let the Boys Come Home, Sandy, The Wind Blows, George Washington Slept Here.