One For Sorrow
Just 2 years after the release of their debut album the KRIS POHLMANN BAND headed back into the recording studio to record ‘One For Sorrow’. KRIS set about writing a ‘pure’ blues-rock album, more direct, harder sounding and more ‘guitar focused’. Featuring the wah influenced opener ‘SoulShaker’, the upbeat blues ‘One Day Baby’, the heavy riff oriented ‘Don’t Make A Fool of Me’ and the Gary Moore influenced instrumental ‘One For Sorrow’ the album was an immediate hit with fans and the press. The album received world-wide radio play and publicity.
‘One For Sorrow’, produced once again by Thomas Hannes, was recorded at both SkyLine in Düsseldorf and at the Tresorfabrik Studio in Duisburg during the summer of 2011 and released on the 13th January 2012.
‘One For Sorrow’ is made up of 10 KRIS POHLMANN compositions and one penned and sung by bass player Warren Richdardson (‘Nowhere To Run’). More energetic, more intense, yet deeper and more emotional, ‘One For Sorrow’ is the product of a band whose passion and raw talent has evolved following 2 years of relentless touring.
Following the album’s release the band toured Germany & The Netherlands extensively, raising the band’s profile by playing some of the most famous blues festivals. At the end of 2012 the band won 4 Blues awards including ‘Best Album’ for ‘One For Sorrow’.
KRIS POHLMANN – Guitars & Lead vocals
WARREN RICHARDSON – Bass & Backing vocals, Lead vocals on “Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide”
ELMAR STOLLEY – Drums & Percussion & Backing vocals
Additional Musicians
JENNIFER HALL – Backing Vocals on “Bad For Me”
THOMAS HANNES – Programming on “One For Sorrow”
RENE SCHWIERS – Hammond Organ & Rhodes on “One Day Baby”, “Bad For Me” & “Heavy On My Soul”
Produced by KRIS POHLMANN and THOMAS HANNES
All Songs written by KRIS POHLMANN ©2011
except Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide by WARREN RICHARDSON © 2011
Recorded @ SKYLINE TONFABRIK, Düsseldorf & TRESORFABRIK Duisburg– August & September 2011
Engineered and Mixed by THOMAS HANNES
Mastered by KAI BLANKENBERG @ SKYLINE TONFABRIK, Düsseldorf – October 2011
CD Design by Oliver Pohlmann
Magpie Design by Danyel Kassner
Art Direction by KRIS POHLMANN & JENNIFER HALL
Band Photos by PETRA WARRASS
“You simply can’t get enough of this band.” (One For Sorrow – CD Review – Musiker Magazin – Germany – June 2012)
“[Kris reminds me of] Jeff Healey in his prime” (One For Sorrow – CD Review – Fireworks UK – Feb. 2013).
“Strong vocals, first class guitar, tight rhythm… ticks all the boxes!” (One For Sorrow – CD Review – Fireworks UK – Feb. 2013).
“[One For Sorrow is] an instrumental tour de force” (One For Sorrow – CD Review – Blues In Britain – Nov. 2012)
“A blues-rock talent! – 8.5/10″ (One For Sorrow – CD Review – Blues-Rock-Review – USA – March 2012)
“Beautiful, emotional guitar playing” (One For Sorrow – CD Review – Blues Magazine – Netherlands – Jan. 2012)