Southern California musician Chris Thayer announces forthcoming album; pre-order now

Redlands-based musician Chris Thayer, who leads the blues band Chris Thayer and the TCB, has announced his upcoming album project "The Other Side of the Pillow."

Tentatively scheduled for this summer, it is credited to C.W. Thayer and Friends. The collaborative effort features what he calls "a who's who of Southern California musicians," including Derek Smith, Gordon Campbell, Benny Cortez, Adam Elmore, Jeff Ellwood, Matt Springer, Yasha Philips, Frank Wilson, Marques Crews, Maurice Oliva II, Chad Patrick, Matt Coleman, Spiridon Nicolopoulos, Kelly McGuire, James Donaldson, Barbara Paul, Joe Bull, Kevin Swan, Caleb Roseberry, Mia Mercado, Laura Vermillion, Jason Weber, John Miladelaroca and Phoebe Thayer.

Track List:

1. Coffee

2. Granola Girl

3. Gotta Get It Right

4. Lottery

5. I'm Doing All Right

6. Constant

7. Home Soon

8. Sunrise

9. Replaced

10. Someone Else's Song

11. Every Day

12. Right Here

13. Creation

14. Revolution

15. Safety In Numbers

The song "Safety in Numbers" features all the singers on the album. Each singer sang a version of the song.

Pre-orders are available now at www.cwthayer.com.

Choose from:

$15 CD and digital download (plus shipping) - 15 tracks on both formats; unreleased solo version from each vocalist who sang on "Safety in Numbers" (10 different versions of the song plus the album track).

$10 download only - all the above included

Pre-orders will help fund the album mastering by Grammy-winning engineer Robert Hadley (Ray Charles, Diana Krall, Dixie Chicks) and cost of production.