Love. Winning love. Losing love. Being in love. Leaving love. "Hello Cruel World" by Jimmy Brown is all about love. On a cold gray Baltimore morning, a man pondered the meaning of life for a while. He dreamed of a kind of world where people are treated fairly, everyone has somebody to love, and socks are always dry. It was on this day that "Hello, Cruel World" was conceived in the mind of Jimmy Brown. Swirling guitars intertwine themselves on a loom of dreamy Pop melodies. Jimmy confesses that no great album is complete without a ballad. You won't be disappointed. Jimmy Brown- all vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, keyboards, percussion, Russ Wolle- lead guitars David Lerew- drums, percussion Bill Fields- bass guitar Andy Thurston- mandolin Bill Pratt- additional keyboards Produced by Bill Pratt and Jimmy Brown Engineered by Bill Pratt at Bratt Studios, Woodlawn, MD