Ben Jones & Laurence Hobgood

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This project is a heartbreaking, raw, brutally honest representation of what Laurence and I do together. We recorded it live at Skywalker Sound — just voice and piano in the room, no safety nets — and captured the music in real time. Every breath, every chord, every risk we took is right there for you to hear.

The songs are a mix of the familiar and the unexpected: 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, Nature Boy, Take the Long Way Home, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, and a few surprises. It’s 75 minutes that moves from whispers to fireworks, tied together as one continuous story.

No matter how you like to listen, we’ve got you covered:

  • Vinyl: 12-inch 180-gram double LP, full-color gatefold jacket with insert — the warmest, most tactile way to experience this duo. When Laurence and I listened to the test pressings from United Record Pressing in Nashville, we couldn’t believe the depth of the sound, compared to the streaming versions.

  • CD: 8-panel full-color digipak with booklet insert — a classic format, easy to play anywhere. Manufactured by Groove House Records in Woodland Hills, CA. We chose Groove House because of their high-fidelity manufacturing processes and their unrivaled environmental awareness.

  • Streaming: Hey, if you’d rather pay $.001 to listen, go right ahead. Everybody’s doing it. Find it on your favorite streaming platform here: https://ffm.to/joneshobgood.OWE

Release date: September 26, 2025 (CD); Holiday, 2025 (Vinyl)
Ships from: Brooklyn, NY (if you order vinyl or CD, chances are I’ll be the one packing your order).

This isn’t just an album. It’s a diary entry, a performance frozen in time, and the closest you can get to sitting in the room with us as the music was made.

Track Listing:

SIDE A*

  1. Love Hurts
    By Boudleaux Bryant

  2. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
    By Paul Simon

  3. Lush Life
    By Billy Strayhorn

  4. This Nearly Was Mine**
    By Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II

SIDE B

  1. Take the Long Way Home
    By Richard Davies and Roger Hodgson

  2. Ballad of the Sad Young Men
    By Fran Landesman and Tommy Wolf

  3. Hejira
    By Joni Mitchell

SIDE C

  1. Feeling Alright
    By Dave Mason

  2. How Deep Is Your Love
    By Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb

  3. Build A Bridge
    By Adam Guettel

SIDE D

  1. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
    By Carole King and Gerry Goffin

  2. Nature Boy
    By Eden Ahbez

  3. I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)
    By Stevie Wonder and Yvonne Wright

*Side information for double LP only; CDs contain 12 tracks on a single CD
**Bonus track; LP Only

Manufactured design may differ slightly from images.

Format:

This project is a heartbreaking, raw, brutally honest representation of what Laurence and I do together. We recorded it live at Skywalker Sound — just voice and piano in the room, no safety nets — and captured the music in real time. Every breath, every chord, every risk we took is right there for you to hear.

The songs are a mix of the familiar and the unexpected: 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, Nature Boy, Take the Long Way Home, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, and a few surprises. It’s 75 minutes that moves from whispers to fireworks, tied together as one continuous story.

No matter how you like to listen, we’ve got you covered:

  • Vinyl: 12-inch 180-gram double LP, full-color gatefold jacket with insert — the warmest, most tactile way to experience this duo. When Laurence and I listened to the test pressings from United Record Pressing in Nashville, we couldn’t believe the depth of the sound, compared to the streaming versions.

  • CD: 8-panel full-color digipak with booklet insert — a classic format, easy to play anywhere. Manufactured by Groove House Records in Woodland Hills, CA. We chose Groove House because of their high-fidelity manufacturing processes and their unrivaled environmental awareness.

  • Streaming: Hey, if you’d rather pay $.001 to listen, go right ahead. Everybody’s doing it. Find it on your favorite streaming platform here: https://ffm.to/joneshobgood.OWE

Release date: September 26, 2025 (CD); Holiday, 2025 (Vinyl)
Ships from: Brooklyn, NY (if you order vinyl or CD, chances are I’ll be the one packing your order).

This isn’t just an album. It’s a diary entry, a performance frozen in time, and the closest you can get to sitting in the room with us as the music was made.

Track Listing:

SIDE A*

  1. Love Hurts
    By Boudleaux Bryant

  2. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
    By Paul Simon

  3. Lush Life
    By Billy Strayhorn

  4. This Nearly Was Mine**
    By Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II

SIDE B

  1. Take the Long Way Home
    By Richard Davies and Roger Hodgson

  2. Ballad of the Sad Young Men
    By Fran Landesman and Tommy Wolf

  3. Hejira
    By Joni Mitchell

SIDE C

  1. Feeling Alright
    By Dave Mason

  2. How Deep Is Your Love
    By Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb

  3. Build A Bridge
    By Adam Guettel

SIDE D

  1. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
    By Carole King and Gerry Goffin

  2. Nature Boy
    By Eden Ahbez

  3. I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)
    By Stevie Wonder and Yvonne Wright

*Side information for double LP only; CDs contain 12 tracks on a single CD
**Bonus track; LP Only

Manufactured design may differ slightly from images.