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

Artist:

Paycheck, Johnny

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.
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. She`s All I Got
6. Ragged Old Truck
7. Colorado Cool-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. Cocaine Train, (Stay Away From) The
14. Me and the I. R. S.
15. Feminine Touch, The
16. You Better Move On - (with George Jones)
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:

Outlaw Country

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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