David Allan Coe - The Essential David Allan Coe

Artist:

Coe, David Allan

UPC:

696998907324

See Also:

Acuff, Roy Wills, Bob Young, Faron

Description:

Personnel: David Allan Coe (vocals, guitar); Eddie Adcock, Tommy Allsup, Warren Haynes (guitar); Lloyd Green, Pete Drake (steel guitar); John Hartford, Buddy Spicher (fiddle); Charlie McCoy (harmonica); Hargus "Pig" Robbins (keyboards); Henry Strzelecki (bass guitar); Buddy Harman (drums).
Though he wasn`t an originator of the style, no one embraced the 1970s Outlaw Country aesthetic more wholeheartedly than David Allan Coe. He burst onto the country scene with a larger-than-life image and reputation; unconfirmed rumors abounded about him doing time for killing a man, and he came off as one of the roughest, hardest-living bad boys to ever hit Nashville. All the hype would have been for naught if Coe wasn`t also an excellent songwriter and powerful performer.
THE ESSENTIAL DAVID ALLAN COE provides an excellent thumbnail sketch of Coe`s career, hitting all the highlights. Coe`s gift for self-mythologizing (an important skill in country music) is exemplified by his outlaw manifesto "Willie, Waylon and Me." "Take This Job and Shove It" was penned by Coe, but is best known as a huge hit for Johnny Paycheck, and it`s great to hear it interpreted by its author. "If That Ain`t Country" is emblematic of Coe`s irresistible, in-your-face approach, and his ballad "Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone)," a hit for Tanya Tucker, presents another, more sensitive side of the hell-raising songwriter. Coe is a force of nature, a musical tornado bowling over everything in its path, and this collection is the measure of his devastating impact.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Ride, The
2. Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone)
3. You Never Even Called Me by My Name
4. Willie, Waylon and Me
5. Longhaired Redneck
6. If That Ain`t Country
7. Take This Job and Shove It
8. If I Could Climb the Walls of the Bottle
9. Jack Daniels, If You Please
10. Tennessee Whiskey
11. Now I Lay Me Down to Cheat
12. Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile
13. Don`t Cry Darlin`
14. Need a Little Time Off For Bad Behavior

Album Information

Release Date:

08/31/2004

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Singer/Songwriter

Label:

Legacy

Producer:

Gregg Geller (Compilation)

Catalog Number:

89073

Original Release Year:

2004

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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