The Wallflowers Return With A Collection: 1996-2005 out June 16

The Wallflowers Return With A Collection: 1996-2005 out June 16

Collection Captures Hits Plus Unreleased Tracks

Band Returns For Extensive US Summer Tour

LOS ANGELES, May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Mixing introspective singer-songwriter sensibilities with a commitment to genuine roots rock, The Wallflowers have released five studio albums, sold more than eight million copies of their catalog, topped the Billboard charts, scored a multiplatinum album, several Modern Rock hits, two Grammy(R) awards and a legion of fans. The Wallflowers will release a 'retrospective' set entitled A Collection: 1996-2005 on June 16, 2009 (Interscope/UMe). The disc brings together fourteen of the Los Angeles group's hit songs - from their 1996 breakthrough quadruple platinum album Bringing Down The Horse all the way through to their most recent full-length, 2005's critically acclaimed Rebel, Sweetheart - plus two unreleased tracks.

With leader Jakob Dylan overseeing its production and compiling the track list, the 16-selection A Collection: 1996-2005 is the definitive look at a critically-acclaimed favorite of the past decade, whose tales of disillusionment and perseverance were wrapped in a sound both gritty and polished, melancholy and aggressive.

An extensive US summer tour will feature Rami Jaffee (keyboards) and Greg Richling (bass) along with Jakob Dylan (vocals/guitar), Fred Eltringham (drums/vocals), and Stuart Mathis (guitar). The Wallflowers three-month trek is set to begin in mid-June and last through August.

After a 1992 major label album, The Wallflowers broke through with 1996's Bringing Down The Horse, produced by the renowned T-Bone Burnett with the Top 10 Modern Rockers "One Headlight" (#1), "6th Avenue Heartache" (which guested Adam Duritz of Counting Crows), and "The Difference," plus the Top 20 track "Three Marlenas." A Collection: 1996-2005 also includes "Invisible City" from the same album.

Reaching #4 on the charts and certified quadruple-Platinum, Bringing Down The Horse spun off Grammys for "One Headlight" for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Rock Song. For 1997, its video was voted #1 on VH1 and #5 on MTV.

The follow-up, 2000's (Breach), went to #13 and Gold, with the Top 40 Modern Rock "Sleepwalker." A Collection: 1996-2005 also includes its "Letters From The Wasteland," "Hand Me Down," and "I've Been Delivered." 2002's Red Letter Days, which spotlighted Dylan on lead guitar, reached Top 40. Culled for A Collection: 1996-2005 are "When You're On Top," "How Good It Can Get," and "Closer To You." One of the collection's bonus tracks, "Eat You Sleeping," was originally recorded in 1999 for (Breach) but never released.

The Wallflowers' final Interscope album, 2005's Rebel, Sweetheart, again was Top 40. Produced by Brendan O'Brien (Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam), the album featured "Beautiful Side Of Somewhere" and "God Says Nothing Back," whose demo version is also included as the second previously-unreleased bonus track.

In addition to recording and touring with the Wallflowers, Dylan has also launched his solo career, releasing his debut album, Seeing Things, in May 2008.

   The Wallflowers   A Collection: 1996-2005   1. One Headlight - Bringing Down The Horse (1996)   2. 6th Avenue Heartache - Bringing Down The Horse (1996)   3. Three Marlenas - Bringing Down The Horse (1996)   4. The Difference - Bringing Down The Horse (1996)   5. Invisible City - Bringing Down The Horse (1996)   6. Letters From The Wasteland - (Breach) (2000)   7. Hand Me Down - (Breach) (2000)   8. Sleepwalker - (Breach) (2000)   9. I've Been Delivered - (Breach) (2000)   10. When You're On Top - Red Letter Days (2002)   11. How Good It Can Get - Red Letter Days (2002)   12. Closer To You - Red Letter Days (2002)   13. The Beautiful Side Of Somewhere - Rebel, Sweetheart (2005)   14. God Says Nothing Back - Rebel, Sweetheart (2005)   15. Eat You Sleeping - Previously unreleased    16. God Says Nothing Back (demo) - Previously unreleased     Discography:   The Wallflowers - 1992   Bringing Down the Horse -1996   (Breach) - 2000   Red Letter Days - 2002   Rebel, Sweetheart - 2005     TOUR DATES:    Tues, June 16,     2009 Anaheim        CA  House of Blues   Wed,  June 17,     2009 Saratoga       CA  Montalvo   Thu,  June 18,     2009 Napa           CA  Napa Valley Opera House   Fri,  June 19,     2009 Portland       OR  Wonder Ballroom   Sat,  June 20,     2009 Spokane        WA  Woldson Theatre   Sun,  June 21,     2009 Seattle        WA  Showbox at the Market   Sun,  June 28,     2009 Chicago        IL  Taste of Chicago   Mon,  June 29,     2009 Grand Rapids   MN  Frederik Meijer Gardens   Tue,  June 30,     2009 Interlochen    MI  Interlochen Arts Fest   Thu,  July 2,      2009 Philadelphia   PA  Keswick Theatre   Fri,  July 3,      2009 Atlantic City  NJ  Borgata   Sat,  July 4,      2009 West Hampton   NY  Westhampton Beach                                               Performing Arts Center   Mon,  July 6,      2009 New York       NY  The Fillmore   Wed,  July 8,      2009 Morristown     NJ  Mayo Center for the                                               Performing Arts   Thu,  July 9,      2009 Virginia Beach VA  Neptune Park   Fri,  July 10,     2009 Atlanta        GA  Botanical Garden   Sat,  July 11,     2009 Myrtle Beach   SC  House of Blues   Sun,  July 12,     2009 Orlando        FL  House of Blues   Mon,  July 13,     2009 Jacksonville   FL  The Florida Theatre   Fri,  July 17,     2009 Ft. Collins    CO  Lincoln Center   Sat,  July 18,     2009 Alta           WY  Targhee   Sun,  July 19,     2009 Salt Lake City UT  Red Butte Garden                                               Amphitheatre   Mon,  July 20,     2009 Aspen          CO  Belly Up   Tue,  July 21,     2009 Denver         CO  Botanical Gardens   Sat,  July 25,     2009 Stillwater     MN  Lumberjack Days   Sun,  July 26,     2009 St. Louis      MO  The Pageant   Mon,  July 27,     2009 Kansas City    MO  Voodoo Lounge   Sat,  August 1,    2009 Bethlehem      PA  Muslkfest w/Chris Isaak   Wed,  August 12,   2009 West Allis     WI  Wisconsin State Fair   Fri,  August 14,   2009 Lowell         MA  Boarding House Park   Sat,  August 15,   2009 Freeport       ME  LL Bean Summer Concert                                               Series   Sun,  August 16,   2009 Ridgefield     CT  Ridgefield Playhouse   Fri,  August 28,   2009 Louisville     KY  Kentucky State Fair   Sun,  September 6, 2009 Ft. Worth      TX  Red Dirt Round Up    http://www.wallflowers.com/   http://www.myspace.com/thewallflowers  

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