The country-rock band The Cicadas was a side project of singer/songwriter Rodney Crowell

Rodney Crowell

Rodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music....

 in league with frequent collaborators Vince Santoro, Michael Rhodes

Michael Rhodes

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 and Steuart Smith

Steuart Smith

Steuart Smith is a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, writer and producer currently working with American rock band the Eagles. Smith is from Arlington, VA.]].-Current work:...

. The group first took shape as far back as 1986, when Crowell enlisted Santoro as a drummer for a solo tour; as the tour progressed, Santoro began singing one or two songs per show, and although Crowell continued on as a solo performer, the idea of forming a band with Santoro stuck with him. Bassist Rhodes and guitarist Smith entered the picture soon after, and although the four musicians worked together often, the Cicadas did not officially form until 1996.

Albums

Their self-titled debut followed the next year on April 22, 1997 by Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...

and is currently available on iTunes.

1. When Losers Rule the World
2. Blonde Ambition
3. We Want Everything
4. Tobacco Road
5. Through with the Past
6. Nothing
7. Our Little Town
8. Wish You Were Her
9. Nobody's Gonna Tear My Playhouse Down
10. Still Learning How to Fly