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Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room
Dwight Yoakam
1988 Reprise Records
Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room is the third consecutive No. 1 Billboard Country Album by Dwight Yoakam. It features Yoakam's first two No. 1 Hot Country Singles hits. The first was "Streets of Bakersfield," a duet with country music veteran Buck Owens, and the second was Yoakam's own composition, "I Sang Dixie." The album's third big hit was the No. 5 "I Got You," also composed by Yoakam. A lesser hit was the title song, "Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses)," which only rose to the No. 46 position.
Side One
"I Got You" (Dwight Yoakam) - 3:28
"One More Name" (Dwight Yoakam) - 3:05
"What I Don't Know" (Dwight Yoakam) - 3:46
"Home of the Blues" (Johnny Cash/Glenn Douglas/Lillie McAlpine) - 2:52
"Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses)" (Dwight Yoakam) - 4:31
Side Two
"I Hear You Knockin'" (J.D. Miller) - 3:12
"I Sang Dixie" (Dwight Yoakam) - 3:47
"Streets of Bakersfield" [with Buck Owens] (Homer Joy) - 2:47
"Floyd County" (Dwight Yoakam) - 2:55
"Send Me the Pillow" [with Maria McKee] (Hank Locklin) - 3:00
"Hold On to God" (Dwight Yoakam) - 3:14
Dennie
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My last one for the evening...
The Ragpickers Dream -- CD
Mark Knopfler
2002 Reprise Records
Amazon.com
Even at the peak of Dire Straits' fame, Mark Knopfler's music often seemed informed by a restless worldview as abstruse as his guitar playing was fluid and expressive. This follow-up to his impressive 2000 collection, Sailing to Philadelphia, finds Knopfler chasing a similar musical and lyrical muse, with results that are even more surprising and loose-limbed. "Why Aye Man," the bracing opening chantey that sets much of the album's tone, draws parallels between Geordie pub-speak and Native American chants whilst lamenting economic refugees of Thatcherism forced to ply their blue-collar trades--and keep their Brit pub culture alive--deep in the Fatherland. From there, Knopfler takes us by "A Place Where We Used to Live" for a lounge-y, Jobim-inflected reminder that one can never really go home, drops in on "Quality Shoe" for a tribute to Roger Miller, and gives us a typically dry, so-deadpan-it's-funny rundown of his Circus Sideshow pals on "Devil Baby." "Marbletown," a graveyard folk-blues, showcases the musician at home on solo acoustic guitar, while the loping, laconic "Coyote" draws its good-natured inspiration from a beast named Wile E. But it's the way that Knopfler connects disparate cultures and histories with subliminal, deceptively effortless grace on "Fare Thee Well Northumberland," "You Don't Know You're Born" (both of which feature Knopfler's signature languorous, blues-inflected soloing), the folksy "Hill Farmer's Blues," and the country-fried "Daddy's Gone to Knoxville" that make the album a triumph of understatement. --Jerry McCulley
"Why Aye Man" – 6:14
"Devil Baby" – 4:05
"Hill Farmer's Blues" – 3:45
"A Place Where We Used to Live" – 4:34
"Quality Shoe" – 3:56
"Fare Thee Well Northumberland" – 6:29
"Marbletown" – 3:33
"You Don't Know You're Born" – 5:21
"Coyote" – 5:56
"The Ragpicker's Dream" – 4:20
"Daddy's Gone to Knoxville" – 2:48
"Old Pigweed" – 4:34
The Ragpickers Dream -- CD
Mark Knopfler
2002 Reprise Records
Amazon.com
Even at the peak of Dire Straits' fame, Mark Knopfler's music often seemed informed by a restless worldview as abstruse as his guitar playing was fluid and expressive. This follow-up to his impressive 2000 collection, Sailing to Philadelphia, finds Knopfler chasing a similar musical and lyrical muse, with results that are even more surprising and loose-limbed. "Why Aye Man," the bracing opening chantey that sets much of the album's tone, draws parallels between Geordie pub-speak and Native American chants whilst lamenting economic refugees of Thatcherism forced to ply their blue-collar trades--and keep their Brit pub culture alive--deep in the Fatherland. From there, Knopfler takes us by "A Place Where We Used to Live" for a lounge-y, Jobim-inflected reminder that one can never really go home, drops in on "Quality Shoe" for a tribute to Roger Miller, and gives us a typically dry, so-deadpan-it's-funny rundown of his Circus Sideshow pals on "Devil Baby." "Marbletown," a graveyard folk-blues, showcases the musician at home on solo acoustic guitar, while the loping, laconic "Coyote" draws its good-natured inspiration from a beast named Wile E. But it's the way that Knopfler connects disparate cultures and histories with subliminal, deceptively effortless grace on "Fare Thee Well Northumberland," "You Don't Know You're Born" (both of which feature Knopfler's signature languorous, blues-inflected soloing), the folksy "Hill Farmer's Blues," and the country-fried "Daddy's Gone to Knoxville" that make the album a triumph of understatement. --Jerry McCulley
"Why Aye Man" – 6:14
"Devil Baby" – 4:05
"Hill Farmer's Blues" – 3:45
"A Place Where We Used to Live" – 4:34
"Quality Shoe" – 3:56
"Fare Thee Well Northumberland" – 6:29
"Marbletown" – 3:33
"You Don't Know You're Born" – 5:21
"Coyote" – 5:56
"The Ragpicker's Dream" – 4:20
"Daddy's Gone to Knoxville" – 2:48
"Old Pigweed" – 4:34
Dennie
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Today's work truck music....
Double Fantasy -- CD
John Lennon - Yoko Ono
1980/1990 Geffen Records
Amazon.com
Strange as it seems now, the last album Lennon released in his lifetime was intended as a comeback, or rather as a parting wave at retirement: "Watching the Wheels" and "Beautiful Boy" celebrate the joys he found outside the star system, and "(Just Like) Starting Over" is a slightly awkward rocker about rejoining the domestic world that's also sort of about rejoining the pop world. The studio-pro arrangements are a little too slick, but Lennon rarely sounded happier. Ono, whose songs alternate with his in a series of thematic diptychs, was taking a stab at channeling her artier impulses into pop, is generally less successful--her voice works in a context of art-weirdness, but not as well in conventional tunes. --Douglas Wolk
1. "(Just Like) Starting Over" John Lennon 3:56
2. "Kiss Kiss Kiss" Yoko Ono 2:41
3. "Cleanup Time" John Lennon 2:58
4. "Give Me Something" Yoko Ono 1:35
5. "I'm Losing You" John Lennon 3:57
6. "I'm Moving On" Yoko Ono 2:20
7. "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" John Lennon 4:02
8. "Watching the Wheels" John Lennon 3:35
9. "Yes, I'm Your Angel" Yoko Ono 3:08
10. "Woman" John Lennon 3:22
11. "Beautiful Boys" Yoko Ono 2:55
12. "Dear Yoko" John Lennon 2:34
13. "Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him" Yoko Ono 4:02
14. "Hard Times Are Over" Yoko Ono 3:20
Double Fantasy -- CD
John Lennon - Yoko Ono
1980/1990 Geffen Records
Amazon.com
Strange as it seems now, the last album Lennon released in his lifetime was intended as a comeback, or rather as a parting wave at retirement: "Watching the Wheels" and "Beautiful Boy" celebrate the joys he found outside the star system, and "(Just Like) Starting Over" is a slightly awkward rocker about rejoining the domestic world that's also sort of about rejoining the pop world. The studio-pro arrangements are a little too slick, but Lennon rarely sounded happier. Ono, whose songs alternate with his in a series of thematic diptychs, was taking a stab at channeling her artier impulses into pop, is generally less successful--her voice works in a context of art-weirdness, but not as well in conventional tunes. --Douglas Wolk
1. "(Just Like) Starting Over" John Lennon 3:56
2. "Kiss Kiss Kiss" Yoko Ono 2:41
3. "Cleanup Time" John Lennon 2:58
4. "Give Me Something" Yoko Ono 1:35
5. "I'm Losing You" John Lennon 3:57
6. "I'm Moving On" Yoko Ono 2:20
7. "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" John Lennon 4:02
8. "Watching the Wheels" John Lennon 3:35
9. "Yes, I'm Your Angel" Yoko Ono 3:08
10. "Woman" John Lennon 3:22
11. "Beautiful Boys" Yoko Ono 2:55
12. "Dear Yoko" John Lennon 2:34
13. "Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him" Yoko Ono 4:02
14. "Hard Times Are Over" Yoko Ono 3:20
Dennie
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Kazaam said:Dennie said:My last one for the evening....
Bonus Picture.....
That young lady has such utter disregard for the proper care and safety of her vinyl records! :doh:
I didn't even see the records! :doh:
I'll buy Mindi some new ones! :handgestures-thumbup:
Dennie
Dennie
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Livin' On The Fault Line
The Dobbie Brothers
1977 Warner Bros. Records
Livin' on the Fault Line is the seventh studio album by the American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1977. It is one of the few Doobie Brothers albums which did not produce a hit (although "You Belong to Me" was a hit as recorded by co-author Carly Simon). Still, the album received modest critical acclaim. Tom Johnston (guitar, vocals) left the band early in the sessions. He is listed as part of the band (appearing in the inside group photo) but appears on little or none of the actual album. Much of this consistently mellow album has a jazz tinge, and the influences of R&B are palpable throughout. The track "Little Darling (I Need You)" is a remake of a Marvin Gaye hit.
1. "You're Made That Way" (McDonald, Baxter, Knudsen) – 3:30
2. "Echoes of Love" (Simmons, Patrick Mitchell, Earl Randle) – 2:57
3. "Little Darling (I Need You)" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) – 3:24
4. "You Belong to Me" (Carly Simon, McDonald) – 3:04
5. "Livin' on the Fault Line" (Simmons) – 4:42
6. "Nothin' But a Heartache" (McDonald) – 3:05
7. "Chinatown" (Simmons) – 4:55
8. "There's a Light" (McDonald) – 4:12
9. "Need a Lady" (Porter) – 3:21
10. "Larry the Logger Two-Step" (Simmons) – 1:16
Dennie
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I have a friend over and she wanted to hear this.......
Saturday Night Fever - Soundtrack
Various Artist
1977 RSO Records
Amazon.com
The double-disc soundtrack to the blockbuster Saturday Night Fever (available on a single CD) marks both the zenith and the nadir of disco. It was such a popular sensation that it catapulted the music to stratospheric levels of mainstream popularity, and the album was the bestselling movie soundtrack of all time (until The Bodyguard, and then Titanic). But "Disco Fever" became so hot, it could only flame out just as quickly (along with the careers of the Bee Gees). With this record, disco became a phenomenon and a fad. The Bee Gees' contributions are the strongest, especially the once-ubiquitous "Stayin' Alive" and "Night Fever," and they still hold up. Then there's Walter Murphy's "A Fifth of Beethoven," a trivial piece of pop ephemera that may have set new standards for ephemeral triviality. How often will you listen to this record--and how much will you play when you do? There's no telling--but it remains a classic piece of pop history, and when you're in the mood it's a good thing to have around. --Jim Emerson
Side A:
"Stayin' Alive" performed by Bee Gees, produced by Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson – 4:45
"How Deep Is Your Love" performed by Bee Gees, produced by Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson – 4:05
"Night Fever" performed by Bee Gees, produced by Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson – 3:33
"More Than a Woman" performed by Bee Gees, produced by Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson – 3:17
"If I Can't Have You" performed by Yvonne Elliman, produced by Freddie Perren – 2:57
Side B:
"A Fifth of Beethoven" performed Walter Murphy, produced by Thomas J. Walentino – 3:03
"More Than a Woman" performed by Tavares, produced by Freddie Perren – 3:17
"Manhattan Skyline" performed by David Shire, produced by David Shire & Bill Oakes – 4:44
"Calypso Breakdown" performed and produced by Ralph MacDonald – 7:50
Side C:
"Night on Disco Mountain" performed by David Shire, produced by David Shire & Bill Oakes – 5:12
"Open Sesame" performed and produced by Kool & the Gang – 4:01
"Jive Talkin'" performed by Bee Gees, produced by Arif Mardin – 3:43
"You Should Be Dancing" performed by Bee Gees, produced by Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson – 4:14
"Boogie Shoes" performed by KC and the Sunshine Band, produced by H. W. Casey, Richard Finch – 2:17
Side D:
"Salsation" performed by David Shire, produced by David Shire & Bill Oakes – 3:50
"K-Jee" performed by MFSB, produced by Bobby Martin & Broadway Eddie – 4:13
"Disco Inferno" performed by The Trammps, produced by Ron Kersey – 10:51
"Jive Talkin'" was not contained in the film.
Saturday Night Fever - Soundtrack
Various Artist
1977 RSO Records
Amazon.com
The double-disc soundtrack to the blockbuster Saturday Night Fever (available on a single CD) marks both the zenith and the nadir of disco. It was such a popular sensation that it catapulted the music to stratospheric levels of mainstream popularity, and the album was the bestselling movie soundtrack of all time (until The Bodyguard, and then Titanic). But "Disco Fever" became so hot, it could only flame out just as quickly (along with the careers of the Bee Gees). With this record, disco became a phenomenon and a fad. The Bee Gees' contributions are the strongest, especially the once-ubiquitous "Stayin' Alive" and "Night Fever," and they still hold up. Then there's Walter Murphy's "A Fifth of Beethoven," a trivial piece of pop ephemera that may have set new standards for ephemeral triviality. How often will you listen to this record--and how much will you play when you do? There's no telling--but it remains a classic piece of pop history, and when you're in the mood it's a good thing to have around. --Jim Emerson
Side A:
"Stayin' Alive" performed by Bee Gees, produced by Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson – 4:45
"How Deep Is Your Love" performed by Bee Gees, produced by Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson – 4:05
"Night Fever" performed by Bee Gees, produced by Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson – 3:33
"More Than a Woman" performed by Bee Gees, produced by Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson – 3:17
"If I Can't Have You" performed by Yvonne Elliman, produced by Freddie Perren – 2:57
Side B:
"A Fifth of Beethoven" performed Walter Murphy, produced by Thomas J. Walentino – 3:03
"More Than a Woman" performed by Tavares, produced by Freddie Perren – 3:17
"Manhattan Skyline" performed by David Shire, produced by David Shire & Bill Oakes – 4:44
"Calypso Breakdown" performed and produced by Ralph MacDonald – 7:50
Side C:
"Night on Disco Mountain" performed by David Shire, produced by David Shire & Bill Oakes – 5:12
"Open Sesame" performed and produced by Kool & the Gang – 4:01
"Jive Talkin'" performed by Bee Gees, produced by Arif Mardin – 3:43
"You Should Be Dancing" performed by Bee Gees, produced by Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson – 4:14
"Boogie Shoes" performed by KC and the Sunshine Band, produced by H. W. Casey, Richard Finch – 2:17
Side D:
"Salsation" performed by David Shire, produced by David Shire & Bill Oakes – 3:50
"K-Jee" performed by MFSB, produced by Bobby Martin & Broadway Eddie – 4:13
"Disco Inferno" performed by The Trammps, produced by Ron Kersey – 10:51
"Jive Talkin'" was not contained in the film.
Dennie
Well-Known Member
Kazaam said:Dennie said:My last one for the evening....
Bonus Picture.....
That young lady has such utter disregard for the proper care and safety of her vinyl records! :doh:
Hey, did you guys see the Record player?
Brings back some memories!!
bscene-drinkingcheers: Dennie :violence-smack:
Dennie
Well-Known Member
Well, now ya dun it.....
In Hi-Fi Stereo -- CD
Mindi Abair
2010 Telarc/Heads Up
4.0 out of 5 stars Soul/Jazz retro grooves., May 18, 2010
By apricots & jazz - See all my reviews
This review is from: In Hi-Fi Stereo (Audio CD)
Sultry Soul/Jazz from this beautiful lady saxophonist, the gentle or gritty summery grooves ooze spontaneity.
The set (Mindi's sixth effort and her first with Heads Up Records) reminds a lot of some soul-jazz recordings of the '60s and '70s and combines quality mid-tempo instrumentals with vocal cuts.
She hits the funkier end of Soul/Jazz.
There are several funky grooves like "Any Way You Wanna", "All Star", "Down For The Count" and "Girl's Night Out".
On the vocal tip (maybe the less interesting part of the album) you may enjoy "Get It Right" and the cover of James Brown's "It's A Mans Mans Mans World", which showcases some great, bluesy vocals by the ubiquitous singer Lalah Hathaway (currently there are too many smooth jazz albums where Lalah appears as a guest singer).
Tracks like the sleek "L'Esprit Nouveau" (in French for 'The New Spirit') and mid-tempo "Let The Whole World Know (Sing Your Song)" will make you want more from this very talented artist, who has integrated more vocals on this album in order to widen her musical horizon and to reach into a wider audience.
Mindi has choosen catchy melodies and contemporary grooves, well produced and well played, definitely worthy of your time.
Recommended!
1. Any Way You Wanna
2. All Star
3. L'Espirit Nouveau
4. Get Right
5. Be Beautiful
6. Down For The Count
7. Girl's Night Out
8. Let The Whole World Know (Sing Your Song)
9. It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World
10. Take Me Home
11. The Alley
In Hi-Fi Stereo -- CD
Mindi Abair
2010 Telarc/Heads Up
4.0 out of 5 stars Soul/Jazz retro grooves., May 18, 2010
By apricots & jazz - See all my reviews
This review is from: In Hi-Fi Stereo (Audio CD)
Sultry Soul/Jazz from this beautiful lady saxophonist, the gentle or gritty summery grooves ooze spontaneity.
The set (Mindi's sixth effort and her first with Heads Up Records) reminds a lot of some soul-jazz recordings of the '60s and '70s and combines quality mid-tempo instrumentals with vocal cuts.
She hits the funkier end of Soul/Jazz.
There are several funky grooves like "Any Way You Wanna", "All Star", "Down For The Count" and "Girl's Night Out".
On the vocal tip (maybe the less interesting part of the album) you may enjoy "Get It Right" and the cover of James Brown's "It's A Mans Mans Mans World", which showcases some great, bluesy vocals by the ubiquitous singer Lalah Hathaway (currently there are too many smooth jazz albums where Lalah appears as a guest singer).
Tracks like the sleek "L'Esprit Nouveau" (in French for 'The New Spirit') and mid-tempo "Let The Whole World Know (Sing Your Song)" will make you want more from this very talented artist, who has integrated more vocals on this album in order to widen her musical horizon and to reach into a wider audience.
Mindi has choosen catchy melodies and contemporary grooves, well produced and well played, definitely worthy of your time.
Recommended!
1. Any Way You Wanna
2. All Star
3. L'Espirit Nouveau
4. Get Right
5. Be Beautiful
6. Down For The Count
7. Girl's Night Out
8. Let The Whole World Know (Sing Your Song)
9. It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World
10. Take Me Home
11. The Alley
Dennie
Well-Known Member
My last one for the evening...
Neck and Neck -- CD
Mark Knopfler / Chet Atkins
1990 Columbia Records
Who Needs Picks?, October 13, 2004
By Robert I. Hedges - See all my reviews
(TOP 100 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Neck & Neck (Audio CD)
This album from these two masters of guitar fingerpicking will leave anyone who loves the guitar, country, blues, or melodic rock delighted. I have been a Mark Knopfler fan since early Dire Straits, and learned about Chet Atkins from Mark. Anybody Mark thinks is great is definitely worth a listen. I became a Chet Atkins fan a bit late in life, and this album was a big part of that.
This CD shines precisely because it is not flashy or showy; rather it is imbued with craftsmanship and quality musicianship in every bar. The whole album is strong, but I am especially fond of "There'll Be Some Changes Made" in which Chet and Mark trade good humored jabs about their musical heritage, "I'll See You in My Dreams", a mastercrafted classic, and the laid back "Tahitian Skies." Throughout the CD the vocals are relaxed and effortless, and although Knopfler has an appealing if somewhat gravelly voice, Atkins is a little more atonal and wavering in his singing style. Of course the focus here is not vocal performances, but guitar virtuosity, and that is abundant.
This is a CD that will be appreciated by all guitarists who grasp how truly difficult it is to produce a recording this melodious and synchronized, regardless of how easy these two masters make it look. "Neck & Neck" is highly recommended.
"Poor Boy Blues" (Paul Kennerley) – 4:03
"Sweet Dreams" (Don Gibson) – 3:25
"There'll Be Some Changes Made" (Billy Higgins, Benton Overstreet) – 6:28
Parody lyrics by Margaret Archer, Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler
"Just One Time" (Gibson) – 4:12
"So Soft, Your Goodbye" (Randy Goodrum) – 3:18
"Yakety Axe" (Boots Randolph, James Rich) – 3:24
Lyrics by Merle Travis
"Tears" (Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt) – 3:54
"Tahitian Skies" (Ray Flacke) – 3:18
"I'll See You in My Dreams" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) – 2:58
"The Next Time I'm in Town" (Mark Knopfler) – 3:22
Chet Atkins – guitar, vocals
Mark Knopfler – guitar, vocals
Floyd Cramer – piano
Guy Fletcher – bass, drums, keyboards
Paul Franklin – dobro, steel guitar, pedabro
Vince Gill – vocals
Larrie Londin – drums
Mark O'Connor – fiddle, mandolin
Edgar Meyer – bass
Steve Wariner – guitar
Neck and Neck -- CD
Mark Knopfler / Chet Atkins
1990 Columbia Records
Who Needs Picks?, October 13, 2004
By Robert I. Hedges - See all my reviews
(TOP 100 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Neck & Neck (Audio CD)
This album from these two masters of guitar fingerpicking will leave anyone who loves the guitar, country, blues, or melodic rock delighted. I have been a Mark Knopfler fan since early Dire Straits, and learned about Chet Atkins from Mark. Anybody Mark thinks is great is definitely worth a listen. I became a Chet Atkins fan a bit late in life, and this album was a big part of that.
This CD shines precisely because it is not flashy or showy; rather it is imbued with craftsmanship and quality musicianship in every bar. The whole album is strong, but I am especially fond of "There'll Be Some Changes Made" in which Chet and Mark trade good humored jabs about their musical heritage, "I'll See You in My Dreams", a mastercrafted classic, and the laid back "Tahitian Skies." Throughout the CD the vocals are relaxed and effortless, and although Knopfler has an appealing if somewhat gravelly voice, Atkins is a little more atonal and wavering in his singing style. Of course the focus here is not vocal performances, but guitar virtuosity, and that is abundant.
This is a CD that will be appreciated by all guitarists who grasp how truly difficult it is to produce a recording this melodious and synchronized, regardless of how easy these two masters make it look. "Neck & Neck" is highly recommended.
"Poor Boy Blues" (Paul Kennerley) – 4:03
"Sweet Dreams" (Don Gibson) – 3:25
"There'll Be Some Changes Made" (Billy Higgins, Benton Overstreet) – 6:28
Parody lyrics by Margaret Archer, Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler
"Just One Time" (Gibson) – 4:12
"So Soft, Your Goodbye" (Randy Goodrum) – 3:18
"Yakety Axe" (Boots Randolph, James Rich) – 3:24
Lyrics by Merle Travis
"Tears" (Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt) – 3:54
"Tahitian Skies" (Ray Flacke) – 3:18
"I'll See You in My Dreams" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) – 2:58
"The Next Time I'm in Town" (Mark Knopfler) – 3:22
Chet Atkins – guitar, vocals
Mark Knopfler – guitar, vocals
Floyd Cramer – piano
Guy Fletcher – bass, drums, keyboards
Paul Franklin – dobro, steel guitar, pedabro
Vince Gill – vocals
Larrie Londin – drums
Mark O'Connor – fiddle, mandolin
Edgar Meyer – bass
Steve Wariner – guitar
Dennie
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Today's work truck music...
Shangri La -- CD
Mark Knopfler
2004 Reprise Records
Amazon.com
Mark Knopfler isn't afraid to drop names. The heavyweight Cassius Clay laid low, the man who made burgers and fries into big business, the kings of rock & roll and skiffle are among the motley assortment who pass through Knopfler's fourth solo album. Recorded in Malibu with a tight crew of steadfast Knopfler sidemen, Shangri-La (the title comes from the studio where the entire set was recorded) chronicles the foibles of the acclaimed and the adrift, all delivered with the nonchalant grace that has marked Knopfler's music since Dire Straits emerged in the late '70s. Seven of album's 14 originals clock in at between five and seven minutes. That's Knopfler in a nutshell--don't rush things, but don't loose the thread, either. As a songwriter, Knopfler has a storyteller's eye for minutiae, which he delivers with practiced nuance. He overreaches here and there ("Song for Sonny Liston" fails to capture the pathos of the menacing fighter), but also pulls off a few career highlights (the understated crime-drama opener "5.15 a.m."). --Steve Stolder
All songs written by Mark Knopfler.
"5.15 A.M." – 5:54
"Boom, Like That" – 5:49
"Sucker Row" – 4:56
"The Trawlerman's Song" – 5:02
"Back to Tupelo" – 4:31
"Our Shangri-La" – 5:41
"Everybody Pays" – 5:24
"Song for Sonny Liston" – 5:06
"Whoop De Doo" – 3:53
"Postcards from Paraguay" – 4:07
"All That Matters" – 3:08
"Stand Up Guy" – 4:32
"Donegan's Gone" – 3:05
"Don't Crash the Ambulance" – 5:06
Shangri La -- CD
Mark Knopfler
2004 Reprise Records
Amazon.com
Mark Knopfler isn't afraid to drop names. The heavyweight Cassius Clay laid low, the man who made burgers and fries into big business, the kings of rock & roll and skiffle are among the motley assortment who pass through Knopfler's fourth solo album. Recorded in Malibu with a tight crew of steadfast Knopfler sidemen, Shangri-La (the title comes from the studio where the entire set was recorded) chronicles the foibles of the acclaimed and the adrift, all delivered with the nonchalant grace that has marked Knopfler's music since Dire Straits emerged in the late '70s. Seven of album's 14 originals clock in at between five and seven minutes. That's Knopfler in a nutshell--don't rush things, but don't loose the thread, either. As a songwriter, Knopfler has a storyteller's eye for minutiae, which he delivers with practiced nuance. He overreaches here and there ("Song for Sonny Liston" fails to capture the pathos of the menacing fighter), but also pulls off a few career highlights (the understated crime-drama opener "5.15 a.m."). --Steve Stolder
All songs written by Mark Knopfler.
"5.15 A.M." – 5:54
"Boom, Like That" – 5:49
"Sucker Row" – 4:56
"The Trawlerman's Song" – 5:02
"Back to Tupelo" – 4:31
"Our Shangri-La" – 5:41
"Everybody Pays" – 5:24
"Song for Sonny Liston" – 5:06
"Whoop De Doo" – 3:53
"Postcards from Paraguay" – 4:07
"All That Matters" – 3:08
"Stand Up Guy" – 4:32
"Donegan's Gone" – 3:05
"Don't Crash the Ambulance" – 5:06