Impressive debut CD of award-winning songwriter Jude Johnstone. "Coming of Age" includes guest appearances by Jackson Browne, Valerie Carter, Bonnie Raitt, Trisha Yearwood and Jennifer Warnes.

Coming of Age (2002) is the debut studio album from Jude Johnstone.

Personnel

* Jude Johnstone - vocals, piano

* Charles Duncan - guitar, dobro, pennywhistle, accordion, programming, background vocals

* Biff Watson - acoustic guitar

* George Marinelli - electric guitar

* Bonnie Raitt - slide guitar, background vocals

* Mary Alice Hoepfinger - harp

* John Willis - mandolin

* David Mansfield - violin

* Salvador Garza - violin

* David Davidson - violin

* Mary Ramsey - viola

* Kris Wilkinson - viola

* John Catchings - cello

* John Hobbs - piano, Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards, synthesizer

* Dave Pomeroy - upright bass

* Mauricio-Fritz Lewak - drums

* Shannon Forrest - drums

* Sam Bacco - percussion

* Joe Jenkins - background vocals

* Garth Fundis - background vocals

* Jackson Browne - background vocals

* Jennifer Warnes - background vocals

* Trisha Yearwood - background vocals

* Valerie Carter - background vocals

* Jill Knight - background vocals

References

Liner notes from Jude Johnstone: Coming of Age.

Category:2002 albums

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Artist/Band Information

Jude Johnstone is an American singer-songwriter. Her songs have been covered by Laura Branigan, Trisha Yearwood, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Bette Midler, Johnny Cash, Stevie Nicks and others. Johnstone wrote the #1 song "The Woman Before Me" on Yearwood's debut CD, which also won an award from Broadcast Music Incorporated. BoJak Records was created by her manager Bob Burton in 2002 to release her debut CD "Coming of Age," followed by the 2005 release of "On a Good Day," and in 2007 "Blue Light," and most recent "Mr. Sun."

Discography

*Coming of Age (2002)

*On a Good Day (2005)

*Blue Light (2007)

*Mr. Sun (2008)

*Quiet Girl (2011)

Song credits

* Stephen Bishop - "My Little Waterloo" - Romance in Rio, 2009, (i-tunes bonus track)

* Emmylou Harris – “Hold On” - All I Intended To Be, 2008

* Bonnie Raitt – “Wounded Heart” – Silver Lining, 2006

* Trisha Yearwood - "The Nightingale" - Love Songs, 2008

* Trisha Yearwood - "The Woman Before Me" - Greatest Hits, 2007

* Trisha Yearwood – “When We Were Still in Love” – Inside Out, 2001

* Trisha Yearwood – “The Woman Before Me” – Songbook, A Collection of Hits, 1997

* Trisha Yearwood – “The Nightingale” – The Song Remembers When, 1993

* Trisha Yearwood – “Hearts in Armor” – Hearts in Armor, 1992

* Trisha Yearwood - "The Woman Before Me" - Trisha Yearwood, 1990

* Jennifer Warnes – “The Nightingale” – The Well, 2001

* Johnny Cash - "Unchained" - The Legend of Johnny Cash, Vol. II, 2006

* Johnny Cash/Willie Nelson – “Unchained”–VH1 Storytellers, 1998

* Johnny Cash – “Unchained” – Unchained - 1997 Grammy Country Album of the Year

* Bette Midler - "The Girl is Onto You" - 3 For One, 2000

* Bette Midler – “The Girl Is On To You” – Some People’s Lives, 1990

* Stevie Nicks – “Cry Wolf” – The Other Side of the Mirror, 1989

* Laura Brannigan - "Cry Wolf" - Touch, 1987

* Clarence Clemons - "I Cross the Line" - Hero, 1985

* Lifetime/ABC Television’s “Army Wives” - “Wounded Heart”

* Lifetime/ABC Television’s “Army Wives” - “The Nightingale”

* Lifetime/ABC Television’s “Army Wives” - “In This House”

* LifetimeABC Television’s “Army Wives” - “The Hereafter”

* Showtime Television’s “Nurse Jackie” - “Mr. Sun”

* Fox Television's "Lie To Me" - "Unchained"

Awards

* 1993 BMI Songwriters Award “The Woman Before Me”

* 1992 Radio & Records #1 Song “The Woman Before Me”

* 1997 Grammy Country Album of The Year - Johnny Cash - “Unchained”

* 2008 winner of the 8th annual Independent Music Awards Vox Pop vote for best Film/TV song “In This House”

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Performing Songwriter....."Coming of Age" is a triumphant, emotional effort that melds bluesy, Americana rock with lush, smart production and intense honesty...delivered in Johnstone's distinct, beautiful voice."

Billboard Magazine....."Showcases Johnstone's intimate vocal style and finely crafted compositions"