Children's Author Sandra Boynton Puts Her Music on Vinyl for First Time
By: Caryn Robbins Nov. 01, 2017
Beloved cartoonist, children's author, and Grammy-nominated songwriter/ producer Sandra Boynton will release on vinyl her sixth album, HOG WILD! A Frenzy of Dance Music on November 17, through Org Music. The eleven tracks of HOG WILD! are performed by: Mark Lanegan, Samuel L. Jackson, Scott Bakula, Kristen Bell, Raúl Esparza & Madeleine Lodge, Patrick Wilson, Darcy Boynton, Stanley Tucci, Five For Fighting, Falls Mountain Cowboys with Caitlin McEwan, and Laura Linney with "Weird Al" Yankovic collaborating on a Sci-Fi electronica track ("Robot Dance"). Boynton wrote all the songs, and co-wrote and mixed the music with long-time collaborator Michael Ford. Instrumentals were recorded in Nashville at Southern Ground. The renowned players include Viktor Krauss, Fred Eltringham, Kenny Vaughan, Ron Block, Stuart Duncan, Jim Hoke, and Michael Ford.
"I'm absurdly excited about this," says Boynton. "Vinyl! To me, it's absolutely the best way to listen to music. When I heard the HOG WILD! test pressing, I was stunned by the dynamics. I'm so grateful to hear the music in this way, and I am thrilled to be able to share it."
Over three million copies of Boynton's previous albums have been sold. Three of her albums have been certified Gold by the RIAA, and one-Philadelphia Chickens-is certified Platinum, was Grammy-nominated, and the songbook/CD set version was a #1 New York Times Bestseller. Over the twenty years of her songwriting/producing career, Boynton has worked with many legendary performers including B. B. King, Alison Krauss, Brian Wilson, Ben Folds, Meryl Streep, Darius Rucker, Fountains of Wayne, Brad Paisley, Neil Sedaka, Blues Traveler, Davy Jones, Dwight Yoakam, and Patti LuPone.
Boynton is also an award-winning director, especially noted for her short film "One Shoe Blues" starring B. B King. For the HOG WILD! album, she has produced four music videos to release through Spring 2018, the first of which, the animated "Tyrannosaurus Funk" sung by Samuel L. Jackson, was premiered by TIMEmagazine on September 28.
Boynton is a bestselling author as well. More than 70 million of her books have been sold-"mostly to friends and family," she says. She has had five New York Times Bestsellers, and is one of the Amazon Top 100 authors.
100% of the royalties for HOG WILD! will go to Paul Newman's THE HOLE IN THE WALL GANG CAMP, a remarkable source of joy for children and families coping with serious illnesses.
The HOG WILD! vinyl is available now for pre-order at all music retailers and via MerchNow.com.
HOG WILD: A Frenzy of Dance Music
(Boynton Recordings/Org Music)
Release Date: Friday, November 17, 2017
1. Dance It Out KRISTEN BELL
2. Tyrannosaurus Funk SAMUEL L. JACKSON
3. Hog Wild PATRICK WILSON
4. Robot Dance LAURA LINNEY with "WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC
5. Ducks in a Row SCOTT BAKULA
6. City FALLS MTN COWBOYS & CAITLIN McEWAN
7. C. A. T. DARCY BOYNTON
8. And Oh I Love You So RAÚL ESPARZA & MADELEINE LODGE
9. Swing Thing FIVE FOR FIGHTING
10. Rat Race STANLEY TUCCI
11. Easy MARK LANEGAN
WRITTEN & PRODUCED BY SANDRA BOYNTON
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