Elizabeth Cook - Hey Y`all

Artist:

Cook, Elizabeth

UPC:

093624828921

Description:

Personnel includes: Elizabeth Cook (vocals); Darrell Scott (acoustic guitar, dobro, mandolin, bass); Steven Sheehan, Hardie McGehee, Dave Francis (acoustic guitar); Kenny Vaughan (electric guitar, bass); Dan Dugmore (steel guitar, banjo, dobro); Glen Duncan (mandolin); Tony Harrell, Rev. Ronnie Brown, Kevin McKendree (keyboards); Pat Sansone, Viktor Krauss, Dennis Belfield, Mark Hill (bass); Kenny Malone, Greg Morrow, Rich Schell (drums); Sam Bacco, Greg Morrow (percussion); The Carol Lee Singers, The Whites, Bill Anderson.
Recorded at Javelina Studio, Vital Recording, and The Hum Depot, Nashville, Tennessee; The Sound Kitchen, Franklin, Tennessee.
Personnel: Elizabeth Cook (hand claps, background vocals); Dan Dugmore (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar, dobro, banjo); Kenny Vaughan (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Darrell Scott (acoustic guitar, dobro, mandolin, background vocals); Glen Duncan (acoustic guitar, mandolin); Pat Sansone (acoustic guitar, percussion); Jeff Gordon, Steven Sheehan, Dave Francis (acoustic guitar); Tim Carroll (electric guitar, hand claps, background vocals); Gary Burnette, J.T. Corenflos (electric guitar); John Catchings, David Davidson (strings); Kevin McKendree, Tony Harrell (keyboards); Greg Morrow (drums, percussion); Kenny Malone, Rick Schell (drums); Sam Bacco (percussion); Denise McCall, Mike Allen, Carolee Cooper (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Dan Leffler; Mark Capps; Mike Bradley; Richard Dodd.
Recording information: Javelina Studios, Nashville TN; SOund Kitchen, Franklin, TN; The Hum depot, Nashville, TN; Vital Recording, Nashville TN.
Through more than 100 appearances on The Grand Ole Opry, Elizabeth Cook built strong ties to the audience most likely to respond to her debut album. Her voice throughout Hey Y`all begs comparison to classic country divas such as Loretta Lynn and especially Dolly Parton, to whom Cook pays good-humored tribute on "Dolly." Her nasal intonation and Southern lilt bear the ring of authenticity and her writing bypasses contemporary distractions in order to connect directly to a more conservative aesthetic. The results, always agreeable, can be startling when Cook throws a lyrical curve: The word "virginity" clangs like a dinner bell on the last line of "Demon," a finger-wag warning set to a honky tonk saunter. The classic old-time harmonies and medium-tempo rockabilly sway of "Blue Shades," the cameo monologue by Bill Anderson on the barroom lament "Don`t Bother Me," the steel guitars that slither through several tracks, the unabashed if predictable gospel hand-clapper "God`s Got a Plan," the infectious barn-dance hook of "Stupid Things," and above all her thrilling rendition of Jessi Colter`s "I`m Not Lisa" all affirm the power of unadulterated old-time country and Cook`s complete command of this idiom. ~ Robert L. Doerschuk

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Stupid Things
2. Rainbows at Midnight
3. Mama You Wanted to Be a Singer Too
4. Dolly
5. I`m Not Lisa
6. Everyday Sunshine
7. You Move Too Fast
8. Demon
9. Blue Shades
10. Don`t Bother Me
11. God`s Got a Plan
12. Ocala

Album Information

Release Date:

08/27/2002

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Subgenre:

Contemporary Country

Label:

Warner Bros.

Producer:

Richard Dodd

Catalog Number:

48289

Original Release Year:

2002

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

The Whites; Bill Anderson

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