{"product_id":"personal-history","title":"Personal History","description":"\u003cp\u003eFive-time Grammy-winner \u003cstrong\u003eMary Chapin Carpenter’s\u003c\/strong\u003e newest studio album, \u003cem\u003ePersonal History\u003c\/em\u003e, deals with just this. The album features some of Carpenter’s most personal writing to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn early 2025, the 11-song album \u003cem\u003ePersonal History\u003c\/em\u003e was recorded at Real World Studios in Box, England, with \u003cstrong\u003eJosh Kaufman\u003c\/strong\u003e (Bob Weir, The National, The Hold Steady) producing and a world-class band of musicians: \u003cstrong\u003eMatt Rollings\u003c\/strong\u003e (piano, Hammond organ, Phillips organ, accordion, xylophone), \u003cstrong\u003eDuke Levine\u003c\/strong\u003e (electric guitar, hammer dulcimer), \u003cstrong\u003eChris Vatalaro\u003c\/strong\u003e (drums, percussion), \u003cstrong\u003eCameron Ralston\u003c\/strong\u003e (bass), and \u003cstrong\u003eJosh Kaufman\u003c\/strong\u003e himself (guitar, organ, harmonium, harmonica). \u003cstrong\u003eAnais Mitchell\u003c\/strong\u003e lends harmonies to \"\u003cem\u003eHome Is A Song\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarpenter\u003c\/strong\u003e shared of the album process, \"I started writing the songs on this album as the pandemic began winding down; the titular song '\u003cem\u003eWhat Did You Miss\u003c\/em\u003e' pointed the way forward, with its final verse: 'I’ve been writing it down\/song by song\/as a personal history' when imagining this collection of songs as memoir, and how the wisdom that comes with growing older becomes a north star, whether one is celebrating life’s joys or navigating life’s inevitable losses.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"From the first verse of '\u003cem\u003ePaint + Turpentine\u003c\/em\u003e' about sitting in the dark of the Birchmere Music Hall watching \u003cstrong\u003eGuy Clark\u003c\/strong\u003e teach a master class in songwriting and storytelling, to coming to terms with how later life turned out in '\u003cem\u003eGirl and Her Dog\u003c\/em\u003e,' to inventorying what matters in '\u003cem\u003eThe Saving Things\u003c\/em\u003e' to discovering the wisdom in words and phrases that we usually roll our eyes towards in '\u003cem\u003eSay It Anyway\u003c\/em\u003e,' it is my hope that these songs allow the listener to come away not only with a musical sketch of my life from young adulthood on, but also an affirming reflection of their own life as well.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lambent Light Records","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":51680061194571,"sku":"R7510-3961","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD | Signed Copies","offer_id":51927774331211,"sku":"R7510-1554","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":51680061161803,"sku":"R7510-3375","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/MCC.PersonalHistory.DigitalPLACEHOLDER.jpg?v=1745307738","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/personal-history","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}