LIFE AFTER BEFORE, Louis’ 15^th album and 7^th solo album, is his newest collection of songs – music and lyrics – and perhaps his most intimate album yet. The album is a gentle, personal meditation on love, aging, the changing nature of relationships, and the complicated, sometimes confounding process of living day to day in a complicated world with the ever-present awareness of time quickly passing, that every day we are living “life after before.” 

The musical template is rooted in the most primal aspect of Louis’ musical language, folk music – only string instruments and spare percussion – with  Louis carrying the lead and background vocals and playing acoustic guitar and piano. He is thrilled and fortunate to have as his co-producer and co-arranger the brilliant, world-renowned multi-instrumentalist, David Mansfield, who brings a broad, vivid range of color to the arrangements and Louis’ sound, alternating between acoustic and electric guitar, violin, viola, mandolin and banjo. Louis and David were delighted to be joined by the splendid, much in-demand crossover New York City bassist, Pete Donovan, and the tasteful Rodney Ward Howard on drums.

LIFE AFTER BEFORE will be available for downloading and streaming on all digital platforms on November 6, 2026. A limited edition CD is available only on this website at the top of this webpage. 

For more information about Louis and his work, please see the Biography page on this website.

PRODUCTION CREDITS:

Produced and Arranged by Louis Rosen & David Mansfield

Recording Engineers: James Frazee & David Mansfield

Recorded at Hobo Sound and Smash  Productions

Mixing Engineer: Oscar Zambrano for Zampol Productions

Cover Design: Teddy Rosen

Art Design: Nathan Golub

PERSONNEL:

Louis Rosen: Lead and Background Vocals, Acoustic Guitar (Tracks 1-3, 5-10), Piano (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 7-9)

David Mansfield: Acoustic Guitar (Tracks 1, 2, 4-6, 8-10), Electric Guitar (Tracks 2-4, 7), Violin (Tracks 5, 10), Viola (Tracks 1, 9), Mandolin (Track 6), Banjo (Track 10)

Pete Donovan: Acoustic Bass (Tracks 1, 5, 6, 8, 9), Electric Bass (Tracks 2-4, 7)

Rodney Howard: Drums (1-4, 6-9)

All songs © 2026 by Louis Rosen. Published by Lullwater Music, ASCAP. All Rights Reserved.

Louis extends a special thanks to the brilliant David Mansfield for his inspired work and the pleasure of his company. 

DAVID MANSFIELD: BIO

David came to national attention at age 19 as part of Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue. He subsequently formed The Alpha Band with fellow Dylan alumni T Bone Burnett and Steven Soles. He was featured in the Martin Scorsese film “Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story” and was a part of Dylan’s 1978 world tour which resulted in two albums, “Live At Budokan” and “Street Legal”.

In the 1980s David was one of the founding members of Bruce Hornsby and The Range, receiving an RIAA platinum album and a Grammy for “The Way It Is”. A world-renowned musician, his wide-ranging credits include Johnny Cash, John Denver, Sting, Bobby McFerrin, and Ringo Starr.

David is also a record producer. His latest project is the album “Never Be The Same” by Teddy Thompson. He also produced the late Kinky Friedman’s posthumous album, “See You Down The Highway”. Past projects include Jenni Muldaur, Laura Cantrell, Loudon Wainwright III, Sloan Wainwright, Suzzy Roche and Lucy Wainwright Roche.

David is also an award-winning film, television, and stage composer. His first film score was for the controversial epic "Heaven's Gate". It led to a four-film collaboration with director Michael Cimino, and a Golden Globe nomination for "Year Of The Dragon". Other long-standing relationships include Mexican auteur Arturo Ripstein, and Maggie Greenwald ("Ballad of Little Jo", "Songcatcher"). His score for Ripstein's "Deep Crimson" won Best Musical Score at both the Venice and Havana Film Festivals. David’s score for the A&E mini-series “Broken Trail” (directed by Walter Hill) was nominated for an Emmy. Other scores include “The Apostle”, and the Showtime limited series, “George & Tammy”, starring Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain. His stage credits include Twyla Tharpe’s “How Long Blues”, and Jean Smart’s one-woman Broadway show, “Call Me Izzy.

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