PAX-AM Sessions Chronology***UPDATE 2025*** (ALIEN USA, PRISONER trilogy, etc.)

 Updates re: 2022-25 albums and chronology; personnel info, etc. 

BLACKHOLE (mk III) Sessions  - Spring 2012-13  (no other info available about this session)*

Overdubs and remixing to 2010 ELS mixes, etc. including---"Tomorrowland", "Parts of Me", "Call Me Back", "Just You Wait", "For the Sun", "StarFire" released on 2024 LP /  "Too Late" and "Why" released on Heatwave  / others ?  (unreleased)

New songs on 2024 version: 

"Catherine" / "The Door" / 

"Likening Love to War" / 

"Help Us" / "Runaway" 

HAYWIRE (a.k.a. TOO BORED TO RUN) 

Sessions with Glyn Johns at Sunset Sound (Studio B) - spring 2013

Personnel: Ryan Adams; Don Was; Cindy Cashdollar; Jeremy Stacey; Benmont Tench

"Shining Through the Dark" (version 3)  / "Kim" (version 1) / "In the Shadows" / "It Won't Heal / "Haywire" / " Too Bored to Run" (version 1) / "This is Where We Meet in My Mind" / "How Much Light" / others ?

RYAN ADAMS (self-titled) LP

sessions at PAX-AM (summer 2013)

Personnel: Ryan Adams; Mike Viola; Charlie Stavish; Jeremy Stacey; Tal Wilkenfield; Marshall Vore; Benmont Tench; Mandy Moore; David Labrel; others ?

LP songs  / "Walkedypants"; "Do You Laugh When You Lie?" / "Willow Lane"; "Yes or Run"; "Red Hot Blues" / "I Do Not Feel Like Being Good" / "How Much Light" / "I'm in Love With You Again" (version 1) / "In the Dark" /  others ?

Session with Johnny Depp

"Aching For More" (b-side version) ; "Kim" (version 2); "Feels Like Fire" (released on S/T); "No Shadow" / "Mother" (Danzig cover / unreleased); others ?

Session with Bob Mould  *(no info available about this session)

"Summer Rain"  ? ;  others ??

ALIEN USA 

30 songs for a 2xLP with The Shining at Pax Am / Fall 2013 

(after scrapped 2nd album with Glyn Johns) 

Personnel: Ryan Adams, Charlie Stavish, Mike Viola, Marshall Vore; Jeremy Stacey; others... 

The DEVOLVER album except for "Free Yourself"  (new song*); released 2022. "I Am Alone" with Johnny T. (?) from Prisoner 2015-16 sessions. CHRIS album tracks: "Flicker in the Fade"; " Schizophrenic Babylon"; "Chris"; " Lookout (The Past)"; "Burn in the Night"; 'On My Life"; "Cop City";  plus "I Can See the Light" and "Nuclear War" (released on Sword and Stone in 2024); "Not Trash Anymore" (released on Self Portrait in late 2025) / "The Best"; "World at War"; "Forest Full of Eyes"; others ? (unreleased).

PAX-AM 7-inch series:

Personnel: Ryan Adams, Charlie Stavish, Mike Viola; Marshall Vore; Jeremy Stacey; Daniel Clarke; Stephen Pratt; Dave Labrel; Gus Seyffert; Alice Baxley; others ? 

 "Blue Light"; "I Lost My Mind" / "Vampires"; "Clown Asylum"; "Suburbia"; "Magic Flag"/  "Look in the Mirror" (version 1)  / "I Lost My Mind" /  ?  

1984/1985/1986/1987/1983 (Ryan solo with Charlie Stavish)

All songs on 1984 and 1985 except "What Do You Want" and "Lies"  (2003 NYC Stratosphere Sessions) / "Down the Drain"  (2021 'Diary Songs')  / "On a Side" / "Between the Bars"  (July 2018 at ELS)

Summer 2014 sessions: 

Personnel: Ryan Adams; Mike Viola; Charlie Stavish; Marshall Vore; David Labrel

"Jacksonville" / "I Keep Running" (Ryan solo) / "I Do Not Feel Like Being Good" (ver. 2) / "How Much Light" (ver. 2) / "In the Dark" / "I'm in Love With You Again" (acoustic) / others ?

PRISONER pt. 1 recorded summer 2014-spring 2015 . "As 'Heartbreaker' as it gets" - DRA, 2016 interview discussing the two-part solo project he made prior to the recording of 1989. 

Personnel: Ryan Adams, Johnny T., Charlie Stavish, Mike Viola, Daniel Clarke, Jason Boesel; Joe Sublett; Beatriz Artola

25 songs recorded for two part double album. 23 songs including "Dive"; "I'll Wait"; "Replaced"; "Take It Back"; "Still A Cage"; "Moving Target"; "Say What You Said"; "I Got Lost"; "Spinning Wheel"; "Was I Wrong"; "Baby I Love You"; "You Don't Love Me" (n.k.a. "Love Me Don't"); PRISONER 2017 album tracks except for "Do You Still Love Me?" (taken from The Shining's scrapped 2nd album sessions following tour in 2014) / "Stay Alive" was previously recorded with producer and co-writer Theodore Shapiro for singer José González on the soundtrack to the film, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. "Love Me Don't" was most likely re-recorded with The Shining for their scrapped second album in fall 2016. 

Danny Collins soundtrack   (Produced by Theodore Shapiro)

"Don't Look Down" (co-written with Don Was - sung by A.I. generated Al Pacino voice); "Mary"  (unreleased full versions). ***Mentioned in Nov. 2014 article***

PRISONER part 2 and 3 (Pax-AM sessions 2015-16)  with Johnny T.

"So Helpless"; "I Am Alone"; "The Cold" /  PRISONER B-SIDES / "Memory Lane"; "Never Run" (released on Sword and Stone); "At Dawn" (released on Self Portrait); others ?

Around 80 songs were recorded for Prisoner (according to RA)

The Shining II sessions (Fall 2016)

"Do You Still Love Me?" from PRISONER (2017)

Personnel: Ryan Adams; Daniel Clarke; Charlie Stavish; Jason Boesell; Mike Viola

Other tracks include "Love Me Don't" (a.k.a. "You Don't Love Me" - ver. II); "Fantasy File"; "Do You Feel"; "So Dumb" (released on FM); others?

1989

Personnel: Ryan Adams; Stephen Pratt; Charlie Stavish; Nate Walcott; Tod Wisenbaker; The Section Quartet

L. A. RAIN MUSIC (Feb - Apr 2018 at Pax-AM)

Personnel: Ryan Adams; Tod W.; Aaron Ficca; Charlie Stavish

17 songs including tracks from BC, WEDNESDAYS; R & J ("L. A. Rain") and FM (except for "When She Smiles" and The Shining II tracks) See LA RAIN MUSIC entry. "Sword and Stone" (released on Sword and Stone in 2024); "Mercy" (released on Heatwave in 2024). 

'SUMMER OF 69 Demos'

Wednesdays / Big Colors / CHRIS*   (July 2018 at ELS)

Personnel: Ryan Adams; Johnny T. ; Beatriz Artola; Don Was; Benmont Tench; John Mayer; others. 

48 songs recorded at Electric Lady Studios in NY in July 2018. 43 songs for BC / Wednesdays / R & J* albums (except "In the Meadow" and new PaxAm tracks*); "The Howling" (n.k.a. "Nightmare");  "As a Light" (n.k.a. "Run"); "Earthquake" (f.k.a. "Missing Pieces"); "Father" (n.k.a. "Hold Me Together"); "Letting the Light In" (f.k.a. "Too Much Morning"); "Bars"; "Question Mark" (n.k.a. "Make It Stop"); "I Lost My Place" (f.k.a. "I Forgot to Be What I Was") ; "Valentine" (f.k.a. "Keep Me Tonight") / "Things Are Losing Meaning"; "Kick Me"; "So Shattered"; "Stolen Books"; "Pray for My Soul"; "Closer"; "Star Maps"; "Math Maze" (unreleased). Overdubs were added to tracks from the Pax-Am sessions. See I WAS HERE entry. 

"Hold Me Together", "Run", and "Earthquake" released on Romeo & Juliet / "I Was Here", "Manhattan in the Rain", "Question Mark" (n.k.a. "Make It Stop") and "Blizzard in the Room" released on Sword and Stone /"I Lost My Place" released on Star Sign / "Between the Bars" released on 1985 /  "Thunderstorm Tears" (f.k.a. "Who is Gonna Save Me Now"), "Take the Money" released on Self Portrait in 2025 /  "Nightmare" and  "Valentine" were both streamed on IG in 2023. 

CHRIS sessions  at Pax-AM

Scrapped by Ryan because he did a 'rush-job' on the original planned 2xLP for 2019. Overdubs were done on "Chris"; "Schizophrenic Babylon"; "Manhattan in the Rain"; "When She Smiles"; and other tracks from prior sessions intended for the 2022 album. "Manhattan in the Rain" was streamed on Ryan's IG along with other tracks that were slated for CHRIS in Sept. 2021. Several tracks were released on Romeo & Juliet--as well as other albums, including Self Portrait (2025). The 2022 released title track was originally from the 2013 Alien USA sessions.

Personnel: Ryan Adams; others ?

"Throw It Away", "Don't Follow"; "Losers"; "They Will Know Our Love"; "Valentine"; "Trash Man"; "Pacific Line", "Trouble on Wheels"; others ? 

See WOLF BROTHERS entry below

Capitol Studios with Don Was (Fall 2018)…most of the original WEDNESDAYS album (including "Magic Trick", "Nobody Wins", "Pennsylvania Moon"---renamed to "Crooked Shake"; "Anything"; and "My Heaven", respectively--for the CHRIS and R&J albums);"Sunflowers"; "Fool's Game"; "Mirage" (n.k.a. "When She Smiles"); "My Way" (cover song / parody); "Liar Machine"; "Name and Number"; others ? (except "I Was Here"; "Big Colors" , "What Am I"; "Poor Connection"; "Do Not Disturb", "Power", "When You Cross Over", "Birmingham", "Mamma"; "The Howling", "Question Mark", "Missing Pieces", "Father", "As a Light", "Too Much Morning", "Take Me Home", "Kick Me"; "Math Maze"; "Keep Me Tonight"). Personnel: Ryan Adams; Don Was; Beatriz Artola; Benmont Tench; Stephen Pratt; Brendan McCusker; Emmylou Harris; Paul Schaefer; Jason Isbell*; others. 
Overdubs were added to tracks from PaxAm and ELS sessions. Jason Isbell is rumored to have participated in overdubs (most likely a guitar solo) for "Birmingham". The song was recorded with Tod, Aaron, and Charlie at Pax-Am back in the Spring of 2018 (along with "When You Cross Over" and "Like a Heatwave" and "Red and Orange Special"). John Mayer overdubbed a guitar solo on "Dreaming You Backwards" that only appears on the UK import LP version (instead of the solo Ryan did himself on the US LP editions). Paul Schaefer played piano on "Crooked Shake".

"Hold Me Together" (f.k.a. "Father"); "Run" (f.k.a. "As a Light"); "Earthquake" released on Romeo & Juliet / "Letting the Light In" and "Crooked Shake" (f.k.a. "Magic Trick") released on CHRIS / "When She Smiles" released on FM / "Fool's Game" and "Who is Gonna Save Me Now" (n.k.a. "Thunderstorm Tears") released on Self Portrait in 2025 / "The Howling" (n.k.a. "Nightmare"), "My Way", and "Keep Me Tonight" (n.k.a. "Valentine")  were streamed on RA's IG in between 2021-23. 

Ryan invited the then surviving members of The Cardinals to initially record at ELS prior to the July session but it didn't happen, as we know. 

Session with The Wolf Bros. at Pax-AM, April 2019.  
 "Pacific Line"; "Trouble on Wheels" (streamed on IG in 2019) / "Losers" may be from this session, as well. The original 'CHRIS' album was rumored to be a double album more in the style of Cold Roses (his brother's "favourite"). It was supposedly scrapped because Ryan said "it was bullshit" or something to that effect. "Manhattan in the Rain" was streamed on his IG during the ELS sessions in July 2018. The actual CHRIS album released in 2022 is believed to actually be PRISONER 2/3 (teased for release along with Blackhole and the live albums Capitol Theatre with Stringdusters and Exile on Meryl Streep--the Rolling Stones' double album performed lived in NOLA); mentioned on his IG, spring 2018. L.A. Rain had also been mentioned as "17 new songs just recorded." Ryan announced he had scrapped that album in April 2018. After that, we know he entered ELS in July 2018 and cut 48 songs during his time there; he recorded 19 songs in one day, reportedly. 

Romeo & Juliet / Self Portrait 

'Side writing against Heartbreaker' (Fall 2021-22)

"Too Old to Die Young", "I Am a Rollercoaster", "Saturday Night Forever", "Look What You Did", "Please Shut the Fuck Up" (Released on Self Portrait in 2025); "I Can't Remember", "Something's Missing"; "This is Your House" / except "Counting to Zero" (streamed on IG in 2021); others ?

Diary Songs / demo sessions at Pax-Am including:  "Try Again Tomorrow", "Stormy Weather"; "Down the Drain" (released on 1985); except "Fantasy Job"; "Unicorn Bones"; "My Life Before the War"; "Therapist Diss"; "Good Looking Guy"; "The French Café"; "Digging My Own Grave"; "Allergic to Hope"; others ?

Cover songs: "Honky Tonk Girl"  (Loretta Lynn]; "The One I Love", "Shiny Happy People"  (R.E.M.); "Castles in the Sand" (a.k.a "Castles in the Air"  / Don Mclean) except "What If" (Creed); others ?

July 2022 - 10 song LP sessions "Thank You Louise" style with no drums, etc.'

"Romeo and Juliet", "Desperate Times", "At Home with the Animals", "Theo is Dreaming"  (released on Romeo & Juliet) / "Theo" (f.k.a. "What is Left"), "Bye Bye Balloons", "Lovers Under the Moon"; "Free Yourself" (released on Devolver) / except "Amethyst"  (streamed on IG in 2024); others ?

CARDINALS Mach 3 demos

Personnel: Ryan Adams; Chris Stills; Don Was; Brad Pemberton; Daniel Clarke

2023 demos for a proposed double-album: "Mirror Man"; "Miracle"; "Lover, I'll Try"; "Starcrossed"; "Love Sick"; "Virginia in the Rain"; "Clown"; others ?

ALIVE, vol. 1

Live recordings from tour with 'new' Cardinals; other two volumes cancelled.

CHANGES

Live album of solo acoustic cover songs initially released as singles.

String overdubs for Prisoners Live / Another Wednesday

circa 2023 

String overdubs for Changes / Heartbreaker '25 / Self Portrait 

Late Dec. 2025, RA announces another trilogy of new albums for the coming year. Newer songs teased during his recent tour include "Nobody's Angel", "Amethyst", and "Outsiders In". 

Announced 2026 Trilogy:

Animals / Men and Women / WAR