Coathanger - Ross Ryan album delayed

In a move that has shocked the music industry as we know it, Ross Ryan's management company, Coathanger Productions, announced that they were withdrawing Ross's long awaited album "Chase The Ghosts Away" from general release..

Not happy

Coathanger management met in Geneva for emergency talks hours after Ross delivered the completed album masters - as stipulated by his contract - Just before midnight January 1.

In a written statement to the press, Coathanger CEO Al DeKlien emphasised that the actual quality of the recordings were of a "very high standard" and that the problem was mainly in the "somewhat-less-than-cheery" nature of some of the lyrics.

Full text of Al's Press Statement

Apparently Ross has been instructed to write new "positive" lyrics for the tracks already recorded. "He just needs to change the words", added DeKlien, "I mean hell, how long should that take?"

A spokesperson for Coathanger later told media that the new, new album would not only have new songs but also a new title. When pressed as to whether the new title was secret the spokesperson said no, just that she couldn't remember it.

Coathanger also released the list of the songs
that have been withdrawn.

The Thankless Years"
"Four Wheel Drive-By Shooting"
"In Praise Of Women - The Rebuttal"
"Instant Amnesia"
and the achingly poignant though of course unreleasable
"Inflated Love"

Free MP3 Single - "Cool River"

To reassure Ross Ryan fans that there actually IS an album in the pipeline, Coathanger has released a free preview MP3 single - "Cool River" . Described as "much more uplifting and jolly" than the other tracks, you can download the song here:

COOL RIVER

Coathanger emphasised that the cancellation of "Chase The Ghosts Away" is only a minor setback and should not cause too much concern to Ross's fan base who have been awaiting the new album for almost 20 years anyway.