Vagabonds is an album by American

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 singer/songwriter and former Jayhawks

Jayhawks (band)

The Jayhawks are an American alternative country and rock band that emerged from the Twin Cities music scene during the mid 1980s. Their country rock sound was influential on many bands who played the Twin Cities circuit during the 80s and 90s like Uncle Tupelo, The Gear Daddies and The Honeydogs...

 member Gary Louris

Gary Louris

Gary Louris is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter of alternative country and pop music. He was a founding member of the Minneapolis-based band The Jayhawks, and their principal songwriter and vocalist after the departure of Mark Olson; he is often credited with the band's subsequent move from...

, released in 2008.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, critic Mark Deming praised the album, writing "Vagabonds manages to sound grand and organic at once, with the arrangements and production capturing a sense of the wide open spaces of Hollywood Town Hall and Rainy Day Music, especially on the beautifully heart-tugging "She Only Calls Me on Sundays," while also encompassing the more ambitious melodic conceits of Smile and Sound of Lies on tracks like "Black Grass" and "Omaha Nights." ... the result is an album that sounds full-bodied but natural and uncluttered, and gives Louris' fine songs plenty of room to reveal their virtues. Anyone who has followed the Jayhawks' career knows that Gary Louris is a major talent, and Vagabonds demonstrates he's still capable of making remarkable music outside the framework of the band."

Track listing

All songs written by Gary Louris

1. "True Blue" – 5:02
2. "Omaha Nights" – 4:04
3. "To Die a Happy Man – 4:34
4. "She Only Calls Me on Sundays" – 3:19
5. "We'll Get By" – 4:29
6. "Black Grass" – 5:14
7. "I Wanna Get High" – 3:55
8. "Vagabonds" – 5:27
9. "D.C. Blues" – 4:15
10. "Meandering" – 3:18

Personnel

• Gary Louris
  Gary Louris
  Gary Louris is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter of alternative country and pop music. He was a founding member of the Minneapolis-based band The Jayhawks, and their principal songwriter and vocalist after the departure of Mark Olson; he is often credited with the band's subsequent move from...
  
   – vocals, guitar
• Jonathan Wilson
  Jonathan Wilson (musician)
  Jonathan Wilson is an American musician and producer who was born in Forest City, North Carolina in 1974.- Solo Artist :Wilson completed a solo album titled, Frankie Ray in 2007. The record was never officially released...
  
   – organ, guitar, banjo, bass, vocals
• Joshua Grange – pedal steel guitar
• Otto Hauser – drums, percussion
• Adam MacDougal – keyboards
• Susanna Hoffs
  Susanna Hoffs
  Susanna Lee Hoffs is an American vocalist, guitarist and actress. She is best known as a member of the all-female pop band The Bangles.-Early life:...
  
   – choir
• Jenny Lewis – choir
• Chris Robinson – choir
• Andy Cabic – choir

Production notes

• Chris Robinson– producer
• Thom Monahan – engineer
• Ken Sluiter – assistant engineer
• Jim Scott – mixing
• Kevin Dean – mixing
• Richard Dodd – mastering
• Jeri Heiden – art direction, design
• Darren Ankenman – photography

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
2008	Billboard Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...	9
2008	Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	100
2008	Billboard Top Independent Albums	30