Johnny Paycheck - The Soul & The Edge: The Best Of Johnny Paycheck

Artist:

Paycheck, Johnny

UPC:

696998524620

See Also:

Acuff, Roy Presley, Elvis Tubb, Ernest Frizzell, Lefty Various Artists - Touch My Heart: A Tribute To Johnny Paycheck

Description:

Producer: Billy Sherrill.
Compilation producer: Bruce Dickinson.
Recorded between 1971 & 1986. Includes liner notes by Johnny Whiteside.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Personnel: Johnny Paycheck (vocals).
Liner Note Authors: Marty Martel; George Jones; Johnny Paycheck; Tim McGraw; Johnny Whiteside.
Photographers: Al Clayton; Sandy Speiser.
Those unacquainted with the world of country music, who think the Johnny Paycheck story begins and ends with the recession-era working-man`s anthem "Take this Job and Shove It" are as misguided as the benighted soul who thinks Willie Nelson`s career began with "On the Road Again." Though he seldom gets credit from the Wille/Waylon camp, Paycheck was indeed one of the original country outlaws. Sadly, the turn of the century found most of his extensive, gem-laden catalog out of print, but this definitive, 23-song collection goes a long way towards correcting that injustice.
Such tracks as "11 Months and 29 Days" show that Paycheck was just as comfortable in a blues format as he was with honky-tonk. Spiritual kin to Merle Haggard, perfectly mixing proletarian sentiments and hard-living tales of the wrong side of the law ("I`m the Only Hell [My Mama Ever Raised]" is as perfect a sequel to "Mama Tried" as one could want). "Colorado Cool-Aid" displays Paycheck`s gift for light-hearted storytelling in a Tom T. Hall-like manner. Every track on THE SOUL & THE EDGE offers a glimpse at a different aspect of Paycheck`s gifts, and for that we should all be grateful.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Take This Job and Shove It
2. 11 Months and 29 Days
3. I`m the Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised)
4. Slide off of Your Satin Sheets
5. (Don`t Take Her) She`s All I Got
6. Ragged Old Truck
7. Colorado Kool-Aid
8. Fifteen Beers
9. I`ve Seen Better Days
10. Someone to Give My Love To
11. My Part of Forever
12. Yesterday`s News Just Hit Home Today
13. (Stay Away from) The Cocaine Train
14. Me and the I.R.S.
15. Feminine Touch, The
16. You Better Move On
17. I Did the Right Thing
18. When I Had a Home to Go To
19. Barstool Mountain
20. I Can See Me Lovin` You Again
21. Old Violin
22. All Night Lady
23. Outlaw`s Prayer, The

Album Information

Release Date:

04/30/2002

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Subgenre:

Honkytonk

Label:

Epic (USA)

Catalog Number:

85246

Original Release Year:

2002

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Mixed

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

George Jones

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