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Tomorrow the Green Grass is the fourth studio album by American rock band The Jayhawks, released on February 14, 1995. It peaked at number 92 on the Billboard 200 chart and marked the debut of keyboardist Karen Grotberg as a full-time band member.
This album captured The Jayhawks' warm and melancholic blend of alt-country and folk-rock, highlighted by the harmonies of Mark Olson and Gary Louris. "Miss Williams' Guitar" was written as a tribute to Victoria Williams, Olson's wife, and the album includes a cover of Grand Funk Railroad's "Bad Time." The title track, while not featured on the original album, was later included in the 1995 film National Lampoon's Senior Trip.
Critics praised the album’s intricate songwriting and arrangements. Tom Sinclair of Entertainment Weekly called it "everything a country-rock album should be," while Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune lauded its wider-ranging instrumentation. NME noted that Olson and Louris' vocal harmonies reached an "upliftingly sad tinge of gospel," and Q magazine described the album as a collection of "beautifully bracing folk-tinged pop songs stunning in their simplicity."
Retrospective reviews have also been kind. Jason Ankeny of AllMusic observed that while Hollywood Town Hall may be the band’s best album, Tomorrow the Green Grass was a very close second, highlighting its eclectic approach and hinting at the sound the band would develop after Olson’s departure.
TRACKLIST:
A1 Blue
A2 I'd Run Away
A3 Miss Williams' Guitar
A4 Two Hearts
A5 Real Light
A6 Over My Shoulder
A7 Bad Time
B1 See Him On The Street
B2 Nothing Left To Borrow
B3 Ann Jane
B4 Pray For Me
B5 Red's Song
B6 Ten Little Kids
