I Come In Peace was recorded in Nashville with Aussie ex-pat, Mark Moffitt, and a cool team of local sessioneers. Recording was done over two days and most songs nailed in two takes.
“One of the things about me, Ross Wilson, is that people have some kind of idea about who they think I am and what I’ve done and what I sound like,” says Wilson. “That includes musicians, so I was finding that sometimes they were second-guessing what they thought I required. So I thought I’d go somewhere distant and a step up. A progression. I mean, my recordings are progressions and I particularly want them to be going up, quality-wise.
The album is a mixture of narrative ballads, country swing, R n' B and some uptempo tracks, not too dissimilar in style to Mondo Rock. It's the latter tunes such as the title track and first single ‘I Come In Peace’, which really leap out of the car stereo speakers thanks to Moffat's sonic attention to detail.
"Wilson sings about adult themes and ponders not only the Australian landscape, but also his place in it. Immediate, strong and littered with good songs, I Come In Peace is a welcome addition to an already impressive canon."
Sydney: Daily Telegraph's top Rock/Pop writer Kathy McCabe gives 'I Come In Peace' a big rap in today's Weekend liftout on the very day we're launching the album in Sydney at The Basement...good timing Kathy!
"I COME IN PEACE - Ross Wilson: It's not surprising that the opening track, an instant rocker, may conjure Bob Dylan and his Modern Times record. Wilson accomplishes the same level of excellence with this collection...