Gretchen Wilson - Here For The Party

Artist:

Wilson, Gretchen

See Also:

Various Artists - The Southern Rock Tribute To Gretchen Wilson [4/24]

Description:

Personnel include: Gretchen Wilson (vocals); Russ Pahl (guitar, steel guitar, lap steel guitar, banjo); John Rich, John Willis (acoustic guitar); Kenny Greenberg, Tom Bukovac (electric guitar); Michael Rhodes , Mike Brignardello (baritone guitar, bass guitar); Al Anderson (gut-string guitar); Larry Franklin (mandolin, fiddle); Reese Wynans, Steve Nathan (piano, Hammond b-3 organ); Greg Morrow (drums, percussion); Eric Darken (percussion).
Recording information: Sony/Tree Studios, Nashville, Tennessee.
In the tradition of singers such as Wanda Jackson and Tanya Tucker comes Gretchen Wilson, a self-proclaimed hard-living trailer-park inhabitant with country-rock attitude to spare. The pleasant surprise with Wilson is that, in stark contrast to the streamlined country-pop of Shania Twain and Faith Hill, she doesn`t mind getting a bit dirty (musically or otherwise). Though her grassroots ethos clearly plays into her success, it`s not a pose: Wilson means what she says, and her country twang, mixed with roots and mainstream rock, packs a punch.
HERE FOR THE PARTY alternates between songs about rural, working-class nightlife (particularly Wilson`s love of cowboys, whiskey, and, of course, country music) and its trials and tribulations (romantic heartache and spiritual struggle). The runaway single, "Redneck Woman," waves the banner of the "four-wheel-drive tailgate" and standing "barefoot in my own front yard with a baby on my hip." But where the anthemic choruses of songs such as "Here for the Party" are all bravado, "Holdin` You" and "The Bed" show the vulnerability of a dedicated and jilted lover, respectively. Wilson`s range (listen to the gospel-derived "Chariot," complete with a mid-song rap) impresses, and adds to the appeal of a down-home girl that can rip up the honky-tonk and belt out a heartfelt ballad.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Here For the Party
2. Redneck Woman
3. When I Think About Cheatin
4. Homewrecker
5. Holdin` You
6. Chariot
7. What Happened
8. When It Rains
9. Bed, The - (featuring Big & Rich)
10. Pocahontas Proud

Album Information

Release Date:

05/11/2004

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Country Rock

Label:

Epic Nashville

Producer:

Mark Wright; Joe Scaife

Catalog Number:

90903

Original Release Year:

2004

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

Big & Rich

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