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Mrs. Pinocci's Guitar by Cheryl Wheeler (CD - 10/17/1995)
 

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Mrs. Pinocci's Guitar by Cheryl Wheeler (CD - 10/17/1995)
"Mrs. Pinocci's Guitar" (10/17/1995) Country Wheeler, Cheryl, PhiloPersonnel: Cheryl Wheeler (vocals, guitar); Jonathan Edwards (vocals, bongo); Kenny White (various instruments); Steuart Smith (acoustic high string guitar, electric guitar); John Jennings (acoustic & electric guitars, bass, background vocals); Al Petteway (acoustic guitar, guitar); Jeff Golub (electric guitar, mandolin); John Previty (arco bass); Bob Magnuson (flute, oboe); Joe Mennonna (accordion, melodica, organ); Jon Carroll (accordion, piano, organ); Lee Lachman (English horn); Ralph Gordon (acoustic bass); John Conte, J.T. Brown, Rico Petruccelli, Chip Jackson (bass); Tony Beard, Robbie Magruder (drums); Gary Burke (drums, percussion); Bob Dawson, Jonatha Brooke (background vocals). Producers: Jonathan Edwards, Cheryl Wheeler. Recorded at Bias Recording Studio, Springfield, Virginia. Includes liner notes by Cheryl Wheeler. All songs written by Cheryl Wheeler. Personnel: Kenny White (piano, keyboards); John Conte (electric bass). Audio Mixer: Bob Dawson. Recording information: Bias Recording Studios, Springfield, VA. Photographer: Gwendolen Cates. "Is It Peace or Is It Prozac?," asked Cheryl Wheeler on the funniest song of her fifth album, Mrs. Pinocci's Guitar. But a listen to the whole album belied the humor of that tune and its comic companions, the anti-television diatribe "TV" and the lambasting of right-wing attitudes "Makes Good Sense to Me." If Wheeler had once been on mood enhancers, she seemed to be off them for most of this album, which had a melancholy tone with its slow tempos and minor keys. Romantic dissolution seemed at the bottom of this sadness, on songs like "Does the Future Look Black," "School Girls," "So Far to Fall," and "Piper," but it extended to natural threats on "The Rivers" and "The Storm," and to the threat of aging in "Time Taketh Away," to the point on "Howl At The Moon" that the singer was wishing she was an animal who didn't have to do much more than eat and sleep. Wheeler seemed to be struggling against such depression, filling the CD booklet with family snapshots, opening the album with the warm-hearted title song, and concluding it with a rough demo performance of the uncertainly hopeful "One Love." But the overall theme of the record was dour enough to suggest that peace through Prozac might not be such a bad idea. ~ William Ruhlmann

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50 Number Ones by George Strait (CD - 10/05/2004)
 

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50 Number Ones by George Strait (CD - 10/05/2004)
"50 Number Ones" (10/05/2004) Country Strait, George, MCA NashvilleLiner Note Authors: George Strait; Michael McCall. Photographers: Jarrett Gaza; Mark Tucker . From the early 1980s onward, there's been no greater champion of traditional country-music values in the mainstream (and none more successful) than George Strait. Like a virtual Ramones of country, he's remained unshakeable in his devotion to a straightforward, no-frills aesthetic of which he's become the unquestioned standard-bearer. This populist stance has accordingly resounded with huge numbers of listeners; if you thought it was impressive when Alabama released a hits collection containing 40 Number One country hits, try Strait's 50 NUMBER ONES on for size. In keeping with Strait's singular approach, the passage of time is difficult to notice here. From the wistful 1982 lost-love tale "Fool Hearted Memory" to the one new song, 2004's "I Hate Everything," Strait's amiable mix of honky-tonk, Western Swing, and bar-room ballads is remarkably consistent, providing the perfect framework for each sentiment just as comfortably as his warm, inviting voice serves the songs. Unlike many artists' best-of collections, there's no chronological peak beyond which the hits stop coming; 50 NUMBER ONES contains just as many latter-day smashes as early chart-toppers, a testament to the remarkable staying power and clarity of vision that make George Strait a star.

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Drag It Up [Digipak] by Old 97's (CD - 07/27/2004)
 

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Drag It Up [Digipak] by Old 97's (CD - 07/27/2004)
"Drag It Up [Digipak]" (07/27/2004) Country Old 97's, New West Records, Inc.Old 97's: Rhett Miller (guitar); Murry Hammond (bass guitar, percussion); Philip Peeples (percussion); Ken Bethea. Personnel: Murry Hammond (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonium, tambourine, background vocals); Ken Bethea (vocals, guitar, accordion, background vocals); Rhett Miller (vocals, background vocals); Mitch Manker & his Brass Section (trumpet); Philip Peeples (drums, shaker, tambourine, background vocals); Craig Packham (tambourine). Additional personnel: Chris Lawrence (pedal steel guitar); Mitch Manker (trumpet); Archie Thompson, Sarah Neill (piano); Craig Packham. Audio Mixer: Mark Neill. Recording information: Dreamland Studios, Woodstock, NY; Soil Of The South Productions, San Diego, CA. Photographer: Johnny Buzzerio. In a just world, the Old 97's would have at least equaled the rise to fame of kindred spirits Whiskeytown. When head 97 Rhett Miller put out his major-label solo album, it seemed like he was all set to become the next Ryan Adams, and justifiably so. However, the late-'90s buzz around Miller and his band never quite translated to stardom. DRAG IT UP finds them on an indie label, the dust of hype suitably cleared; lo and behold, the result is one of their best albums ever. The record opens with "Won't Be Home," whose surging roots-rock and locomotive rhythm are suggestive of "Time Bomb," the closest the 97's ever came to a hit. From there things rapidly shift direction, as "Moonlight" is an achingly pretty ballad that includes a nod to the Velvet Underground lullaby "After Hours." A honky-tonk piano and poetic, world-weary lyric enliven "Borrowed Bride," with its refrain of "life comes apart at the seams," and "Smokers" suggests nothing so much as a Chris Stamey tune from an early dB's album. What comes across most strongly on DRAG IT UP is the sterling songcraft and empathetic band interplay, positing the Old 97's as the crown princes of the country-rock roost. Take that, Ryan Adams!

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Now, Vol. 19 by Various Artists (CD - 07/19/2005)
 

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Now, Vol. 19 by Various Artists (CD - 07/19/2005)
"Now, Vol. 19" (07/19/2005) Country Various Artists, Capitol/EMI RecordsIn its original UK incarnation, the NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC series has been providing instant snapshots of chart trends since the early 1980s. The series started much later in the United States, but it caught on with a vengeance during the teen pop explosion of the late '90s. NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 19 contains a hint of nostalgia for the series' heady early days, with the inclusion of the Backstreet Boys' comeback single "Incomplete." The rest of this 20-track compilation is a perfect recreation of the high points of the first half of 2005, kicking off with Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" (the most endearingly irritating novelty hit since Toni Basil's "Mickey"), and ending with Gorillaz' glorious De La Soul collaboration, "Feel Good Inc." Other highlights include the Killers' soaring alt-rocker "Mr. Brightside," the crunk/R&B duet "Oh" by Ciara and Ludacris, and Keith Urban's country weeper "Making Memories of Us," making this one of the more varied sets in the series.

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Fight Songs by Old 97's (CD - 04/27/1999)
 

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Fight Songs by Old 97's (CD - 04/27/1999)
"Fight Songs" (04/27/1999) Country Old 97's, Elektra EntertainmentOld 97's: Rhett Miller (vocals, guitar); Murry Hammond (vocals, bass); Ken Bethea (guitar); Philip Peeples (drums, percussion). Additional personnel: Andrew Williams (various instruments); Jon Rauhouse (steel guitar); Jon Brion (Vox organ). Recorded at Kingsway, New Orleans, Louisiana & Sound Factory, Hollywood, California. Old 97s' effortless way with a hook has always separated the band from its brethren in the so-called "insurgent country" ranks. Choruses, harmonies, and sheer hummability of tune have always been as important to this Dallas quartet as setting the post-punk honky-tonk on fire. This tunesmanship rises to the fore on FIGHT SONGS. The group's second major-label full-length is unquestionably Old 97s' most "pop" effort yet. But that doesn't mean that the music rocks any less fiercely or that its heartbreak twang is any less severe. FIGHT SONGS incorporates Old 97s' modern-rock attack into the C&W tradition. Ken Bethea's guitar bleeds distortion all over vocalist Rhett Miller's melancholy yearnings on "Jagged." Bassist Murry Hammond knowingly rewrites a Louvin Brothers classic on "Crash On The Barrelhead." "Murder (Or A Heart Attack)" is a perfect example of Old 97s' craft, with a hook that screams L.A. pop, rootsy guitars that bring to mind such Californian post-punkers as The Blasters and X, and the general well-produced and poppy feel of R.E.M, circa 1984.

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King's Record Shop [Remaster]
 

King's Record Shop [Remaster]

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King's Record Shop [Remaster]
"King's Record Shop [Remaster]" (11/01/2005) Country Cash, Rosanne, Legacy RecordingsPersonnel includes: Rosanne Cash (vocals); Steuart Smith, Billy Walker, Jr., Randy Scruggs, Larry Crane (guitar); Mark O'Connor (mandola); Barry Beckett (piano, organ, keyboards); Benmont Tench (piano, keyboards); Michael Rhodes (bass); Vince Santoro, Eddie Bayers (drums); Patty Smyth, Steve Winwood, Rodney Crowell, Vince Gill (background vocals). Recorded at Sixteenth Avenue Sound, Nashville, Tennessee. Includes 3 bonus tracks. Personnel: Rosanne Cash (vocals, guitar); Larry Crane , Steuart Smith (guitar); Billy Walker, Jr. (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Randy Scruggs (acoustic guitar); Mark O'Connor (mandola); Barry Beckett (piano, Hammond b-3 organ); Benmont Tench (piano, keyboards); Michael Rhodes , Zev Katz (bass guitar); Eddie Bayers, Vince Santoro (drums); John Hiatt, Steve Winwood, Vince Gill, Jo Ann Neal (background vocals). Rosanne Cash's catalog on Columbia is nothing if not formidable. Her pioneering meld of country, rock & roll (with an emphasis on "rock"), folk, and even blues, her topical concerns (which went deeper than most songwriters who came before her in taking on the tough topics of life), and her insistence on working outside the Nashville box scored her a number of hits and blazed the trail for many women who came later. King's Record Shop followed by two years her flirtation with the kind of pop coming out of England in droves, the radically underappreciated Rhythm & Romance. King's Record Shop -- produced by her then-husband and longtime collaborator Rodney Crowell -- is a granite-solid collection of covers and originals that delve deeply into the traditions that informed her life and created her as an artist, while revealing the trouble in her marriage to Crowell. The opening track, Eliza Gilkyson's "Rosie Strike Back," is a real feminist country anthem, and contains killer backing vocals from Patty Smyth (of Scandal) and Steve Winwood. Her read of John Hiatt's "The Way We Make a Broken Heart" is the kind of torch and tang ballad that will stand the test of time simply for its gender-bending take on relationships. Her collaboration with Hank DeVito, "If You Change Your Mind," is a jangly folk-rock ballad that expresses romantic longing in the face of a wayward lover; in its choruses one hears need as well as generosity. "The Real Me," a song that offers the vulnerability, truth, and flaws of a life in the process of transformation, is a preview of the type of material that would appear on the nakedly revealing Interiors. And it just goes deeper, from her rollicking and rebellious rocker "Somewhere Sometime" to the stellar cover of John Stewart's heart-wrenching "Runaway Train" to the straight-ahead country of her father Johnny's "Tennessee Flat Top Box." With its faux soul R&B chorus, Crowell's "I Don't Have to Crawl" is as full of want, cracked-heart honesty, and determination to keep standing as anything in country music. Ultimately, King's Record Shop is Rosanne Cash's classic, a work that transcends production and songwriting styles and the pop and country music of the time. ~ Thom Jurek

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Live at Billy Bob's Texas by Kevin Fowler (CD - 11/05/2002)
 

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Live at Billy Bob's Texas by Kevin Fowler (CD - 11/05/2002)
"Live at Billy Bob's Texas" (11/05/2002) Country Fowler, Kevin, Smith EntertainmentPersonnel: Kevin Fowler (vocals, guitar); Keith Davis (guitar, background vocals); Greg Whitfield (guitar, fiddle); Glenn Suchan (steel guitar); Clay Karch (bass, background vocals); Ronn Dixon (drums).

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Dust on Mother's Bible by Buck Owens & His Buckaroos (CD - 11/25/2003)
 

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Dust on Mother's Bible by Buck Owens & His Buckaroos (CD - 11/25/2003)
"Dust on Mother's Bible" (11/25/2003) Country Owens, Buck, Sundazed Music Inc.Personnel: Buck Owens (vocals, guitar); Doyle Holly, Red Simpson (guitar); Don Rich (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, fiddle); Tom Brumley (steel guitar); George French, Jr. (piano); Bob Morris, Bobby Austin (electric bass); Wayne Stone, Willie Cantu (drums). Liner Note Author: Rich Kienzle. Recording information: 09/27/1961-11/11/1965. It took the Sundazed label a while to reissue this one on CD. They did the Buck Owens Capitol catalog back in the 1990s and did a stellar job, but this one they waited on. Perhaps it was best. In 2003 there were far more people interested in country gospel again. But this is no ordinary country gospel album. This isn't the Carters or the Louvins. This is honky tonk country gospel done Bakersfield style. Owens toned down his Buckaroos approach not a bit to record this. If anything, in listening to the opener, "Pray Every Day," or "When Jesus Calls All His Children In" or "Bring It to Jesus" or the rollicking "Would You Be Ready," the slippery guitar and pedal steel-heavy arrangements make this record feel more like a late-night barroom drinking and dancing set than something to be played for church. And that makes perfect sense. Didn't Jesus come to call sinners and not the righteous? What better way than to have the careening sound of the Buckaroos as a soundtrack for salvation? Dust on Mother's Bible is one of the great Buckaroos albums and once again displays Owens' singular place in the pantheon of country music. ~ Thom Jurek

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Going Where The Lonely Go/That's The... [3/15]
 

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Going Where The Lonely Go/That's The... [3/15]
"Going Where the Lonely Go/That's the Way Love Goes" (03/15/2005) Country Haggard, Merle, S & P Records2 LPs on 1 CD: GOING WHERE THE LONELY GO (1982)/THAT'S THE WAY LOVE GOES (1983). Personnel: Merle Haggard (guitar); Dave Kirby, Grady Martin, Ray Nichols, Reggie Young , Gregg Galbraith (guitar); Red Lane (acoustic guitar); Norm Hamlet (steel guitar); Tiny Moore (mandolin, fiddle); Jim Belken (fiddle); Terry McMillan (harmonica); Don Markham (horns); Bobby Wood (keyboards, background vocals); Mike Leech (electric bass); Dennis Hronek (bass guitar); Mark Yeary, Gene Chrisman, Biff Adam, Kenny Malone (drums); Mary Fielder, Roger Cook, Judy Rodman (background vocals). Audio Remasterer: Steve Hoffman. Liner Note Author: Colin Escott. Recording information: Eleven-Eleven Sound Studio, Nashville, TN; Woodland Sound Studio. Photographer: Randee Saint Nicholas. The 1980s weren't kind to Merle Haggard--the decade's air of ersatz optimism and its featherweight pop songs were anathema to his gritty, workingman ballads, while country music's newfound prissy puritan streak signaled the demise of the traditional drinking song that remained his forte. Despite his lack of chart success, however, Haggard's remarkable songwriting abilities are very much in evidence all over this budget-priced twofer--in GOING WHERE THE LONELY GO's title track, in "Why Am I Drinking" (the kind of barroom classic Haggard seemed to be able to write in his sleep), and in the painful honesty of "Half a Man." Though the focused production of THAT'S THE WAY LOVE GOES has the edge, Haggard's world-weary vocals and unerring ear for a turn of phrase make both these albums worthy of attention.

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Alive & Wired [Digipak] by Old 97's (CD - 09/20/2005)
 

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Alive & Wired [Digipak] by Old 97's (CD - 09/20/2005)
"Alive & Wired [Digipak]" (09/20/2005) Country Old 97's, New West Records, Inc.Old 97's: Murry Hammond (bass guitar); Ken Bethea, Philip Peeples, Rhett Miller. Personnel: Ken Bethea, Rhett Miller (vocals, guitar); Murry Hammond (vocals); Philip Peeples (drums). Audio Mixer: Chet Himes. Liner Note Author: Ken Bethea. Recording information: ASM Studios Mobile. Photographer: Traci Goudie. One of the flagship bands of the '90s alt-country scene, the Old 97's never quite achieved the godhead status of Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, et al., possibly because their brand of roots-rock always bore more growl than twang. Though their eventual bid at major-label success and leader Rhett Miller's grab for the Ryan Adams solo-artist brass ring both fell short, they went on to perfect their craft even further, as exemplified by ALIVE & WIRED. This 2005 live record finds the band's brash mix of punky energy, sharp songwriting, and plaintive Americana at its most fully realized, before an enthusiastic audience in the highly appropriate venue of Texas's legendary Gruene Hall.

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#1's [11/22] *
 

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#1's [11/22] *
"Reba #1's" (11/22/2005) Country McEntire, Reba, MCA NashvillePersonnel: Reba McEntire; Jerry McPherson, Kenny Greenberg (guitar, electric guitar); Jim Kimball (guitar); Jim Kimball (acoustic guitar); Tammy Rogers King (fiddle); Spady Brannan (bass guitar); Greg Morrow, Tommy Hardon, Tommy Harden (drums); Perry Coleman (background vocals); Bruce Bouton (steel guitar); Jimmy Nichols (piano, background vocals); Doug Sisemore (keyboards); Eric Darken (percussion); Jenifer Wrinkle (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Derek Bason. Liner Note Author: Reba McEntire. Recording information: Starstruck, Nashville, TN. Photographer: Ron Davis. With her own her own TV sitcom and a recording career that dates back to the late 1970s, Reba McEntire is undisputedly one of country music's most popular entertainers. Although there have been numerous collections of McEntire's singles, this two-disc set is the first to span more than 20 years of her hits. With the exception of two new recordings (the thoughtful "You're Gonna Be" and the energetic "Love Needs a Holiday," which appear at the beginning of the first and second discs, respectively), this compilation moves chronologically from 1982 to 2005, presenting 35 of Reba's finest moments. Every track benefits from her powerful voice and charming Oklahoma drawl, whether she's easing into the traditional "How Blue" or the pop-tinged "And Still." A well-selected release, #1'S is an excellent overview of Reba's impressive catalog, and is ideal for both newcomers and longtime fans.

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Santa's Top 10 Favorites by Various Artists (CD - 05/26/1998)
 

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Santa's Top 10 Favorites by Various Artists (CD - 05/26/1998)
"Santa's Top 10 Favorites" (05/26/1998) Country Various Artists, Universal Special ProductsWhile it's doubtful anyone actually took a poll of Mr. Claus himself to determine his holiday picks, Santa's Top 10 Favorites is still a fun collection, with seasonal classics including Bing Crosby's "White Christmas," Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock," and Judy Garland's "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." ~ Marvin Jolly

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The Best Of Billy Joe Royal [4/26] *
 

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The Best Of Billy Joe Royal [4/26] *
"Best of Billy Joe Royal [Intersound]" (04/26/2005) R&B Royal, Billy Joe, IntersoundPersonnel: Larry Beard (acoustic guitar); Ron Reynolds (electric guitar, percussion); Bill Hullett (electric guitar); Sonny Garrish, Mike Douchette (steel guitar); Clayton Ivey (keyboards); Brian Barnett (drums); George Pendergrass, Russell Terrell (background vocals). Audio Remasterer: Glenn Meadows. Recording information: Master Mix, Nashville, TN. Billy Joe Royal took a Joe South song called "Down in the Boondocks," layered in enough echo to make a bat dizzy, and had a huge hit with it in the early '60s. With its wry awareness of American class dynamics and Royal's fervent, desperate lead vocal, the song holds up surprisingly well even in this new century. Unfortunately, the version of "Boondocks" found here is a re-recorded one, as are the versions of two other South songs that Royal took to the charts in the 1960s, "I Knew You When" and "Hush." Royal's voice is still impressively strong on these recent remakes, but the original recordings had a kind of freshness and punch that is lacking here. ~ Steve Leggett

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