Vagabonds (Gary Louris album)

Vagabonds is the debut solo album by American singer-songwriter and Jayhawks member Gary Louris, released in 2008.

Reception
Writing for AllMusic, critic Mark Deming praised the album, writing "Vagabonds manages to sound grand and organic at once, with the arrangements and production capturing a sense of the wide open spaces of Hollywood Town Hall and Rainy Day Music, especially on the beautifully heart-tugging "She Only Calls Me on Sundays," while also encompassing the more ambitious melodic conceits of Smile and Sound of Lies on tracks like "Black Grass" and "Omaha Nights." ... the result is an album that sounds full-bodied but natural and uncluttered, and gives Louris' fine songs plenty of room to reveal their virtues. Anyone who has followed the Jayhawks' career knows that Gary Louris is a major talent, and Vagabonds demonstrates he's still capable of making remarkable music outside the framework of the band."

Track listing
All songs written by Gary Louris
 * 1) "True Blue" – 5:02
 * 2) "Omaha Nights" – 4:04
 * 3) "To Die a Happy Man – 4:34
 * 4) "She Only Calls Me on Sundays" – 3:19
 * 5) "We'll Get By" – 4:29
 * 6) "Black Grass" – 5:14
 * 7) "I Wanna Get High" – 3:55
 * 8) "Vagabonds" – 5:27
 * 9) "D.C. Blues" – 4:15
 * 10) "Meandering" – 3:18

amazon.com Bonus Tracks

 * 1) "Baby Let Me Take Care of You" – 4:54
 * 2) "Fall Day [Demo]" – 3:35

iTunes Bonus Tracks

 * 1) "Three Too Many" – 2:58
 * 2) "Working Girl [Demo]" – 3:10

Personnel

 * Gary Louris – vocals, guitar
 * Jonathan Wilson – organ, guitar, banjo, bass, vocals
 * Joshua Grange – pedal steel guitar
 * Otto Hauser – drums, percussion
 * Adam MacDougall – keyboards
 * Susanna Hoffs – choir
 * Jenny Lewis – choir
 * Chris Robinson – choir
 * Andy Cabic – choir

Technical personnel

 * Chris Robinson– producer
 * Thom Monahan – engineer
 * Ken Sluiter – assistant engineer
 * Jim Scott – mixing
 * Kevin Dean – mixing
 * Richard Dodd – mastering
 * Jeri Heiden – art direction, design
 * Darren Ankenman – photography