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Letters From North of Town (2021 Remaster)

by Ryan Sheeler

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    This newly remastered version of Ryan’s breakthrough 2008 album Letters From North of Town features enhanced sonic quality, along with a brand-new cover design and artwork. Several of Ryan’s most cherished and well-known songs are all here; “Chasing Heaven”, “Always Have The Moon”, “In My Eyes”, “Rain Down”, and the title track.
    From the original notes…
    Acoustic-driven, electric-tinged, singer-songwriter in the style of Fogelberg, Steven Curtis Chapman and the Eagles. Songs about the journey of life and God's gifts to us.

    Letters From North of Town is a travelogue/prayer journal set to music. Songs about traveling, praying, living, and searching for God and finding Him in some of the most unexpected of places! :)

    From the country-rock of "Chasing Heaven" and Gospel/R&B-tinged "Rain Down" to the quiet solace of "In My Eyes", these songs are a reflection of God's love and patience. These songs are from some of those times, struggling, searching, and finding Him. I hope that they inspire and uplift you.
    1. Ada Hayden Sunset
    2. …To a Friend
    3. North of Town
    4. Highway 30 Blues
    5. Always Have The Moon
    6. Questions
    7. Rain Down (feat. Anna Arnold)
    8. Chasing Heaven
    9. Still Hold My Hand
    10. In My Eyes

    Ryan Sheeler – acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, harmonica and vocals
    With:
    Anna Arnold – additional lead and backing vocals
    Clark Bishop – drums and percussion
    Randy Baumeister – bass guitar
    Scott Draper – piano on “North of Town” and “Chasing Heaven”
    Andy Kvernen – sax solo on “In My Eyes”

    All songs and compositions by Ryan Sheeler, c. 2008 except – “Rain Down” – words and music by Ryan Sheeler and Anna Arnold

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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of The Road Home, Letters From North of Town (2021 Remaster), Roads We've Taken, A Star Above The Highway, Skies and Shadows, Polk County Line, Light In The Rain, Letters from North of Town, and 1 more. , and , .

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Ada Hayden Sunset (Remastered) 04:03
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...To a Friend (Remastered) 03:20
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To a friend - Ryan Sheeler Dear friend, Thank you for your kindness And the comfort of your smile Oh how it made the sweet time pass For a little while Someone once told me How you held their child on their lap There was none a brighter picture Than the love your smile unwrapped You gave a note to me Once upon a time That lifted up my heart To see God’s love divine I’ll never forget you And what you gave to me A measure of yourself Beyond what others see So as I write these lines And tears fall down my face I remember Christ is bringing you Into his arms of grace Thank you, friend… Welcome home Dedicated to the memory of Dan and Lois Bureman 9/21/06 c. 2008 Ryan Sheeler/Sheeler Music Group ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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North of Town (Remastered) 04:36
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North of Town – Ryan Sheeler VERSE Driving along the highway on a road that never ends Thoughts of longing on my mind an empty heart in my hands This road looks so familiar now like an aging memory Miles of cornfield try to save so many long-lost dreams CHORUS There isn't much to see along this road I've traveled long. It seems I've seen it all before, all the right and wrong Someday I’ll come back home and settle down When driving no longer leads me north of town VERSE 2 I’ve wondered why I like to drive out here Breezes blow down country roads and sound so sincere Time passes gently on a corner out of town the sun shines on the shoulder of another day unbound VERSE 3 I set my wheels out on the road and leave my town behind I don’t know what I’m lookin’ for much less what I would find Emptiness and answers meet just like a cross Where pavement turns to gravel and I find what I had lost CHORUS c. 2008 Ryan Sheeler/Sheeler Music Group ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Highway 30 Blues (Remastered) 03:56
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Highway 30 Blues – Ryan Sheeler VERSE 1 Driving on the highway Oil gauge in the red My baby’s left me and the devil’s in my head I got to roll, before they catch me again Lookin’ out on the prairie I got them Highway 30 blues VERSE 2 Long nights in cheap hotels hidden ‘neath the sheets Street lights shinin’ and I ain’t got no sleep I got to roll, before they catch me again 200 miles from nowhere, I got them Highway 30 blues VERSE 3 Three days on the road feels more like ten Lord knows I ain’t had no sleep since I don’t know when I got to roll, before they catch me again 200 miles from nowhere, I got them Highway 30 blues VERSE 4 Lookin’ down the road wonderin’ what I see Devil on my shoulder but the Lord is holdin’ me I’m still runnin’ before they catch me again 200 miles from nowhere, I got them Highway 20 Blues VERSE 5 Finally get home still too far away My baby’s out there and here I got to stay I got to run before they catch me again They got me in those Highway 30 blues c.2008 Ryan Sheeler/Sheeler Music Group ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Always Have The Moon (Remastered) 05:37
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Always Have The Moon – Ryan Sheeler VERSE 1 Only one hour, one phone call away who knew we would collide on that lonely day Two years on and off, friends who couldn't say Has it really been that long since we walked away? CHORUS It always seems to shine the brightest, when we can't see Light and circles flow around this tear-stained picture of me and you, us and them…Did it end too soon? If we're meant to walk apart we'll always have the moon VERSE 2 When eyes met only once is forever too far ahead Look when now seems so right and words remain unsaid Seeing (in the) distance... close to the edge Praying for the wisdom and scared to ask for love BRIDGE: Too caught up in the moment to ask the question why? If love can hide the truth were we living a lie? VERSE 3 Three years over now I wonder where the time goes Still the moon shines on more than just the two of us. Sing a song of longing both to stay and leave Can I marvel in the wonder of wanting to believe? CHORUS - TAG - END c.2008 Ryan Sheeler/Sheeler Music Group ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Questions (Remastered) 02:58
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Questions - Ryan Sheeler Are you listening? Am I hearing? Are you speaking to me where I stand? Are you listening? Am I choosing To turn my back on you? Are you even there? Are you near my soul In the shadows of my mind? Are you listening To anything I say… To every prayer I pray Where can I find you? I’ve been looking For joy outside of You Are you listening? Am I seeking? Do you want to talk to me? Can you comfort me With this broken heart That I’m hiding from you? Are you listening? Am I hearing? Are you right beside me now? c. 2008 Ryan Sheeler/Sheeler Music Group ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Rain Down (feat. Anna Arnold) (Remastered) 05:02
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Rain Down - words and music by Ryan Sheeler and Anna Arnold dedicated to the families, victims and community of the Virginia Tech University shootings and anyone else hurting and suffering in our world VERSE 1 Hard to find the words and hard to describe This unimagined pain and find an answer “why”? Just a normal day was gripped by fear And now where do we go from here? CHORUS 1 If I prayed would someone listen to my deepest cries? So many questions break my heart tonight When blood rains down how can you say you’ll still believe? VERSE 2 Here in the silence my tears are my prayer You gotta know you’re not alone though I’m not there Even from a distance I feel your fear My friend, know that He is near CHORUS 2 He is there and He does listen he hears when you cry He’s the answer -only He can show you why God has a plan, but its not for us to know Please rain down, Lord - Rain down, oh Lord BRIDGE Rain down Your mercy - pour understanding Shower Your children with Your peace Wash away the tears ‘cause its hard to see Reveal yourself to me …to me…. CHORUS 2 Lord, we know you that you listen you hear us tonight But we’re asking for a simple glimpse of light Open our eyes show us Your hand And rain down, Lord Rain… Rain down c. 2008 Ryan Sheeler/Anna Arnold ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Chasing Heaven (Remastered) 04:43
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Still Hold My Hand (Remastered) 04:07
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Still Hold My Hand - Ryan Sheeler Isaiah 43:2 VERSE 1 Some days I sit and wonder what I did to deserve Your love And why You’ve called on me to follow You All the nights I’ve spent awake trying to make sense of it all And I’ve watched as You’ve done miracles in my life and in many others I am more and more amazed every day CHORUS When I walk into the fire and I’m blinded by the light I want to know if You’ll still hold my hand VERSE 2 Every season passes faster than the one before and still It seems so hard for me to get to You All the years I ran away I never knew how hard I would fall… Everyone always told me how great you really are, and Somehow deep inside I was so afraid CHORUS - HARMONICA SOLO VERSE 3 I wrote you this letter after many years of trying When I couldn’t find words to pray All the nights I’ve spent awake trying to make sense of it all Maybe if I send this someday You’ll answer Then I’ll meet you face to face CHORUS – END c.2008 Ryan Sheeler/Sheeler Music Group ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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In My Eyes (Remastered) 05:36
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In My Eyes - Ryan Sheeler VERSE 1 I’ve watched you grow, my child Through all the years of joy I was right there with you When it was all so wonderful and new Those first steps you’d take And soon you’d have to fall I was there to help you stand It was me who held your hand VERSE 2 I know about your sorrow and shared the pain you kept hidden all these years inside of your unspoken tears I have waited here I’ve wanted you to know By my hand the earth was made So my child, don’t be afraid CHORUS In my eyes, you were always loved I’d leave my flock just to run to you Lay my word inside your heart Then you’ll know it’s true That in the end, I am waiting here for you VERSE 3 I long to be close to you In the quiet place Where you wouldn’t tell me How badly your heart wanted to be free I gave a choice to you Before you were even born To show my fullest love I sent this sign from up above BRIDGE - INSTRUMENTAL VERSE 4 I know how far you’ve strayed There is still a way back home This is my only Son My Word, My Love, the Chosen One When you see the farthest star And look deep inside your heart I am and will always be I know some day you’ll see (that…) c. 2008 Ryan Sheeler/Sheeler Music Group ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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This newly remastered version of Ryan’s breakthrough 2008 album Letters From North of Town features enhanced sonic quality, along with a brand-new cover design and artwork. Several of Ryan’s most cherished and well-known songs are all here; “Chasing Heaven”, “Always Have The Moon”, “In My Eyes”, “Rain Down”, and the title track.

From the original notes…

Acoustic-driven, electric-tinged, singer-songwriter in the style of Fogelberg, Steven Curtis Chapman and the Eagles. Songs about the journey of life and God's gifts to us.

Letters From North of Town is a travelogue/prayer journal set to music. Songs about traveling, praying, living, and searching for God and finding Him in some of the most unexpected of places! :)

From the country-rock of "Chasing Heaven" and Gospel/R&B-tinged "Rain Down" to the quiet solace of "In My Eyes", these songs are a reflection of God's love and patience. These songs are from some of those times, struggling, searching, and finding Him. I hope that they inspire and uplift you.

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released January 29, 2021

Ryan Sheeler – acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, harmonica and vocals
With:
Anna Arnold – additional lead and backing vocals
Clark Bishop – drums and percussion
Randy Baumeister – bass guitar
Scott Draper – piano on “North of Town” and “Chasing Heaven”
Andy Kvernen – sax solo on “In My Eyes”

All songs and compositions by Ryan Sheeler, c. 2008 except – “Rain Down” – words and music by Ryan Sheeler and Anna Arnold

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