Kelly Willis - What I Deserve

Artist:

Willis, Kelly

Description:

Personnel: Kelly Willis (vocals); Chuck Prophet (acoustic & electric guitars, background vocals); Mark Spencer (acoustic & electric guitars); John Dee Graham (electric & electric lap steel guitars); Max Butler (electric guitar); Lloyd Maines (pedal steel guitar); Amy Noelle Farris (mandolin, violin, background vocals); Michael Ramos (piano, Hammond B-3 & Farfisa organs); John Ludwick (bass, background vocals); Michael Been (bass); Larry Aberman, Rafael Gayol (drums); Dave McNair (percussion); Bruce Robison, Charlie Robison (background vocals).
Producers: Dave McNair, Norman Kerner, Daniel Presley.
Engineers: Dave McNair, Norman Kerner, Daniel Presley.
Recorded at The Hit Shack, Cedar Creek Studios and Congress House Studio, Austin, Texas; Brilliant Studios, San Francisco, California.
In a different world, Kelly Willis would be a huge country star. Blessed with an emotional, pure voice, songwriting talent and good looks, she`s the whole package and then some. But she didn`t quite fit in with the Nashville scene, so she`s based in Texas, where she`s been dubbed "The Voice of Austin." Her previous albums only hinted at the full scope of Willis` artistic vision, but her fourth full-length release WHAT I DESERVE is the first one on which it truly shines through.
Willis wrote or co-wrote half the tracks on the album, but she`s also chosen material by her husband Bruce Robison, Nick Drake, Paul Kelly and even the Replacements` Paul Westerberg. It`s her unmistakable voice which ties it all together, whether she`s crooning her way through the dreamy "Not Long for This World" and "Time Has Told Me," getting bluesy on "Got A Feelin` For Ya" or tackling upbeat numbers like "Take Me Down." Highlights include the title track and great versions of Westerberg`s "They`re Blind" and Robison`s "Wrapped." Listeners who find mainstream country music too slick and obvious will enjoy Willis` down-to-earth, highly personal take on the genre.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Take Me Down
2. What I Deserve
3. Heaven Bound
4. Talk Like That
5. Not Forgotten You
6. Wrapped
7. Cradle of Love
8. Got a Feelin` For Ya
9. Time Has Told Me
10. Fading Fast
11. Happy With That
12. They`re Blind
13. Not Long For This World

Album Information

Release Date:

02/23/1999

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Subgenre:

Progressive Country

Label:

Rykodisc (USA)

Catalog Number:

10458

Original Release Year:

1999

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

Chuck Prophet; Bruce Robison; Charlie Robison; Jon Dee Graham

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