I'll Choose Love

"I'll Choose Love" is the second single release from the 2021 album release "Better Days" from Michael Hearne, one of the most beloved singer-songwriter-guitarists performing in the Southwest today. His instantly recognizable “whiskey-velvet voice”, as friend Eliza Gilkyson describes it, combined with his impeccable musical instincts, inspired songwriting, and instrumental virtuosity form as complete a musical assemblage as you will find in any country/folk/Americana artist today.

"I’ll Choose Love" feels like the perfect song for this fractured and fearful time in our country today - it’s a return to the basics of the love of family and the love of one another, and of values that are shared across all the political and social divides that are so prevalent today.
One of the major contributors to the beautiful arrangement of I’ll Choose Love is the iconic Texas producer and multi-instrumentalist Lloyd Maines. Lloyd contributes the opening dobro lick, as well as mandolin, bass and cajon. Michael covers the acoustic guitars, with his old Taos friend Jimmy Stadler on piano. There is a special cameo appearance of Eliza Gilkyson on harmony vocals, and co-producer Don Richmond contributes the backing keyboard pad.

"Better Days" is an 11 song collection of Michael’s originals and select covers, released in early 2021 by Howlin’ Dog Records.

Michael Hearne - acoustic guitar, lead vocal; Lloyd Maines - dobro, mandolin, bass, cajon; Jimmy Stadler - piano; Don Richmond - keyboard; Eliza Gilkyson - harmony vocal
Produced by Michael Hearne and Don Richmond
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Don Richmond at Howlin’ Dog Records, Alamosa, Colorado