About This:

Fred Small's fans have waited seven years for Only Love, his seventh album, and he rewards them with his best work ever. Small's unique blend of intelligence, passion, tenderness, and humor finds its voice in songs like "Not in Our Town," the true story of the anti-bigotry menorah campaign in Billings, Montana; the Zen hip-hop "Buddha behind the Wheel"; and the achingly simple "Only Love." "Nobody's Beauty" is a country-rock charmer that isn't just skin-deep. "The Weed" sets to music a startling poem written by George Brooks, Jr., a convict on death row. The range of emotions evoked by Small's music is matched by the deft production of multi-instrumentalist Seth Connelly, aided by Billy Novick on clarinet and soprano sax, Al Gould on violin and viola, and Russell Lane on drums.