New Patti Smith album

[method77]

Veteran rock poet Patti Smith's next album, "trampin'," is due in stores April 27 via Columbia. The set is Smith's first for the label after spending her entire 30-year career with Arista Records.

Smith's ninth studio album, "trampin'" boast 10 original tracks in addition to the title song, a spiritual popularized by late opera singer Marian Anderson. That cut features the debut performance of Smith's 16-year-old daughter Jesse, who adds piano accompaniment.

Smith is joined on the set by her regular band -- guitarist Lenny Kaye, drummer Jay Dee Daugherty (both original members), bassist/keyboardist Tony Shanahan and guitarist Oliver Ray. That lineup also recorded Smith's most recent three Arista albums, 1996's "Gone Again," 1997's "Peace and Noise" and 2000's "Gung Ho." Pat McCarthy (R.E.M.) mixed the set, which was produced by Smith and her band.

Columbia launced a site (link bellow) that features background on each of the "trampin'" tracks as well as personal updates by the artist.

Here is the track list for "trampin'":

"jubilee"

"mother rose"

"stride of the mind"

"cartwheels"

"gandhi"

"trespasses"

"my blakean year"

"cash"

"peaceable kingdom"

"radio baghdad"

"trampin'

pattismith.net

[MikeHunt]

Gung Ho...exceeded my expectations...was a great hard rock album.

I hope this one is just as good.