Album- Hitchhiking On A Narrow Road

The James Jennings Project

My goal has been to create songs that are well-constructed with a catchy melody, creative chord progressions, a solid arrangement, and lyrics that make me think. My influences range from Steely Dan, Peter Gabriel, James Taylor, David Crosby, Keith Green, and Todd Rundgren to Burt Bacharach, Joni Mitchell, and Carole King. Being a hobbyist, and independent musician I’m not comparing myself to them, but their music has moved me profoundly. Hopefully, some of the things I’ve written will positively remind you of them and some will be uniquely my own style.

I’m a lifelong lover of music and believe that music can move and challenge us. I still remember hearing ‘Moon River‘ playing when I was about 4 years old, and how much it grabbed my young soul. I’ve been playing guitar for 40 years, but I’ve always seen myself as more of a songwriter than a performer.

Over the decades, I continued writing music, playing with friends, leading church worship, the occasional band, and recording. After setting up a recording studio in my home, I began to record, mix, and master a handful of the songs I’ve created. The best of those songs make up this release “Hitchhiking On A Narrow Road.” There are 13 songs here, in a variety of genres. While most reflect some aspect of my faith, there are a few that would be considered secular. They all represent a genuine expression of my thoughts at the time that they were written.

One unique aspect of the album is that while I play all of the instruments and sing on one of the songs, most of the vocals are not mine. Instead, they were created using a vocal synthesizer. This shouldn’t be confused as strictly artificial intelligence though. All of the pertinent information had to be programmed in and applied to a modeled human voice.

Find below some of the lyric videos from the album. Below that is a track list, along with lyrics.