Tell Me What's The Reason

The Flood

Prosperity Street

Turning Blue

Elvis Es Mi Gato

Little Bits And Pieces

Groover's Paradise

Paying homage to one of the heros of American blues music, Willie Dixon. Trace Relations with special guests: Hash Brown (harmonica) and Shawn Sahm (closing guitar solo) From the CD release "Prosperity Street" 

I Live The Life I Love

Mask Of Defiance

original music from CD "Prosperity Street" by Trace Relations
Open Mind, Open Eye by Trace Relations ™
Written by Tracy Ready and Kevin Lewis (BMI)
Lyric: 
So it’s not the way
you thought your life should be
Well, the tide will again
wash it all away
Watch your footprints
as they fade
Open up your mind in the conflict
of today
I jumped from the pan
right into the fire
This joy is pain
Your love is anger

Chorus:
Open mind, open eye
Open heart, open lives
Bridge:
It’s not right
but it’s true
Incidents happen
Fingers point at you
You can shake a fist
demand to see the score
You can work it out
You can laugh at doubt
Chorus:
Open mind, open eye
Open heart, open lives
Only minds can open eyes
Only hearts can open lives

solo: Kevin Lewis, guitar
repeat bridge, chorus

solo: Sparky Montoya, keys

Open your heart, open your mind
Open your eyes, open your lives
Open your heart, open your mind
Open your eyes, open your lives

Open Mind, Open Eye

The debut studio release from Texas based Trace Relations Band is out now. "Prosperity Street" is 12 tracks of groove, guaranteed to improve your mood. The CD features some of the finest working musicians in Texas today. Available at TraceRelations.com, CDBaby and itunes.

Looking at the songs chosen for the album, a theme emerges: Acceptance. In one way or another each song relates to accepting where we are in life, and a determination to have a good time in spite of obstacles the world has thrown our way. 

Trace Relations is just that, all of vocalist Tracy Ready's musical relations. "Prosperity Street" is a unique listening experience encompassing Rock, Blues, Jazz and Americana styles. It's a tribute to artists and songs that influenced him and a showcase for many great musicians he's had the privilege of knowing over the years. The track list features seven original songs and five very distinctive cover tunes. The songs and the original cover art and photography also reflect Trace's transient lifestyle, having spent the past 22 years going back and forth from Dallas to San Antonio, personally and musically. The songs draw on influences from these two iconic cities and the miles of road in between.
Trace Relations IS:
Tracy Ready - Vocals | Kevin Lewis - Guitars and Fretless Bass | Sparky Montoya - Keys
John Echols - Bass | Mike Beall - Drums

Special guests appearing on the CD include Augie Meyers, Clay Meyers, Shawn Sahm, Hash Brown Calway, Dana Clark, Les McGeehee, Mark Boardman, Olivia Ready, Jason Meyers, Bruce Clendenin and San Antonio’s famed West Side Horns - Al Gomez and Louis Bustos
 
Plus, on one special track, "I Live the Life I Love", The Long Distance Chorus: Carolyn Meyers, Wade Jacoby, Katherine Dawn and Sharda Brody
 
Produced by: Sal Salvador and Tracy Ready
 
Principal recording: January Sound, Dallas, Texas. 
Additional Recording: Blue Cat Studios, San Antonio, Harbor House Studios, North Richland Hills and at Shawn’s Groover’s Paradise, Beorne, Texas

Trace Relations Music