Henry was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, but grew up in the Detroit area where he met Melanie Ciccone, Madonna's sister, whom he married in 1987. In 1985 he moved to Brooklyn, New York, where he played at small clubs. His debut album Talk of Heaven came out in 1986. He signed to A&M Records and released two albums, Murder of Crows (1989) and Shuffletown (1990)
After Henry and his wife moved to Los Angeles in 1990, he left A&M in 1992 to join the independent label Mammoth, located in North Carolina. He released Short Man's Room and Kindness of the World, on which members of the Jayhawks provided instrumental backing.
In the mid-1990s Henry decided "to do something decidedly more eclectic" instead of continuing with country-rock. He turned to producer Patrick McCarthy, in making his next album Trampoline (1996). Trampoline also employed metal guitarist Page Hamilton, who demonstrated his own eagerness to stretch by collaborating on the album.
Asked to contribute a song to a benefit album for singer Vic Chesnutt in 1996, Henry also collaborated with his famous sister-in-law on a cover of Chesnutt's "Guilty by Association" (Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation, The Songs of Vic Chesnutt, 1996).
In 1999 Henry released the experimental album Fuse with trip hop shadings. His eighth album, Scar, followed in 2001. The band on the record consisted mainly of jazz musicians (Marc Ribot, Brian Blade and Brad Mehldau among others) and Jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman guesting on the track "Richard Pryor Addresses a Tearful Nation".
In 2001, Henry sang on the song "Alleluia" from Julia Fordham's album, Concrete Love. His self-produced album Tiny Voices appeared on Epitaph's Anti label in 2003.
Henry produced Teddy Thompson's 2000 album Teddy Thompson, a critically acclaimed album from the son of British folk legends, Linda Thompson and Richard Thompson. Henry also produced Solomon Burke's 2002 album Don't Give Up On Me, which won Best Contemporary Blues Album at the 2003 Grammy Awards. 2005 releases produced by Henry include Ani DiFranco's Knuckle Down, Aimee Mann's 1970s concept album The Forgotten Arm, and Bettye LaVette's I've Got My Own Hell to Raise.
He also produced the multi-artist album I Believe to My Soul, which featured Allen Toussaint, Mavis Staples, Ann Peebles, Irma Thomas and Billy Preston.
In 2006, Henry teamed with Toussaint, producing his collaborative album with Elvis Costello, The River in Reverse.
In September of 2006, Henry and his longtime hero Loudon Wainwright III began composing the music for the Judd Apatow movie Knocked Up. Snippets of instrumentals were used as background score for the film, but the full versions of the songs make up Wainwright's 2007 album Strange Weirdos. Henry produced Mary Gauthier's 2007 album Between Daylight and Dark.
Henry's 10th album, "Civilians," was released in 2007 on the Anti label. His 11th album, Blood From Stars, followed in 2009, and his 12th, Reverie, was released in 2011.
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We'll Meet Again
Joe Henry Lyrics
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But I know we'll meet again, some sunny day
We’ll smile through, just like we always do,
'Til the blue skies come and chase the clouds away
So won’t you please say hello to the friends that I know,
Tell them I won't be long
They'll be happy to know that as you saw me go,
We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when,
But I know we'll meet again, some sunny day
The lyrics to Joe Henry's "We'll Meet Again" reflect a sense of hope and longing for a future reunion with loved ones. The song expresses uncertainty about where and when this meeting will occur, but unwavering confidence that it will happen eventually, on a "sunny day." Through it all, the singer's optimism and determination to push through tough times is apparent: "We'll smile through, just like we always do, / 'Til the blue skies come and chase the clouds away."
The second verse of the song adds a touch of melancholy, as the singer asks the listener to convey a message to their mutual friends that they won't be around for long. Nevertheless, the final lines return to the song's central theme of hope: "They'll be happy to know that as you saw me go, / I was singing this song." In a way, the act of singing is a form of perseverance in itself, a way to keep hope alive during challenging times.
Overall, "We'll Meet Again" is a touching tribute to the power of hope, perseverance, and the bonds that connect us to the people we love.
Line by Line Meaning
We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when
Although I cannot predict when and where we will reunite, I am certain it will happen.
But I know we'll meet again, some sunny day
Despite the uncertainty of time and place, I trust that our paths will cross under the bright and hopeful rays of the sun.
We’ll smile through, just like we always do
Whenever we're together, we find joy in each other's company and no matter our circumstances, we'll always try to find reasons to smile and laugh.
'Til the blue skies come and chase the clouds away
We'll persevere through any dark or difficult times, but one day, the skies will clear up and our problems will disappear just like the clouds.
So won’t you please say hello to the friends that I know
Please extend my regards to the people I cherish and hold dear to my heart.
Tell them I won't be long
While I may be physically separated from them for a while, my absence will be brief and temporary.
They'll be happy to know that as you saw me go,
I was singing this song
I hope the memory of me, singing this melody to you as we said goodbye, brings happiness to those I've left behind and reminds them that I'll come back to them.
Contributed by Zachary H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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it's worse when you live in another country and you can't find this album anywhere :(
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