Lyle Lovett - Lyle Lovett

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Artist:
Lovett, Lyle
Description:
Personnel: Lyle Lovett (vocals, acoustic guitar); Mac McAnally (acoustic guitar); Ray Herndon, Billy Williams, Vince Gill, Jon Goin (electric guitar); Tom Mortensen (steel guitar); Glen Duncan (fiddle); Steve Marsh (saxophone); Matt Rollings (piano); Mark Prentice (organ); John Jarvis (synthesizer); Matthew McKenzie, Emory Gordy, Jr. (bass); Jeff Boree, Bob Warren (drums); James Gilmer (percussion); J. David Sloan, Rosanne Cash, Francine Reed (background vocals).
The mid-1980s were a dire period for country music. Rampant commercialism and watered-down country-pop had taken over Nashville, and honest country singers with substantive songs were thin on the ground. Fortunately, a new generation of progressive country artists emerged, including Dwight Yoakam, Rodney Crowell, and Lyle Lovett, the latter being the quirkiest and most artful of the crop. With his suit, pompadour, and lantern-jawed mug, Lovett looked like nothing country had seen before. His roots were in the Texas singer/songwriter school of Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, et al, but he bore a pronounced streak of wry wit and razor-sharp irony.
Though he would soon expand musically, Lovett stayed within the conventions of the country template on his `86 debut album, but judiciously tweaked the format to suit his intentions. To wit, "God Will" sounds like a classic country cheating ballad until the chorus delivers a powerful lyrical twist. "The Waltzing Fool" fits into the aforementioned Clark/Van Zandt folk-country style, but with a unique poetic sensibility informing its imagery. "An Acceptable Level of Ecstacy (The Wedding Song)" is full of both the jazziness and humor upon which Lovett would expand in subsequent recordings, pointing the way to the future of both his own career and forward-looking country music.
Track Listing:
  • DISC 1
    1. Cowboy Man
    2. God Will
    3. Farther Down the Line
    4. This Old Porch
    5. Why Don`t I Know
    6. If I Were the Man You Wanted
    7. You Can`t Resist It
    8. Waltzing Fool, The
    9. Acceptable Level of Ecstasy, An (The Wedding Song)
    10. Closing Time
  • Album Information

    Release Date:
    10/25/1990
    Type:
    Performer
    Genre:
    Country
    Subgenre:
    Progressive Country
    Label:
    MCA Records (USA)
    Producer:
    Tommy Brown; Lyle Lovett
    Catalog Number:
    31307
    Original Release Year:
    1986
    # of Discs:
    1
    SPARS Coding:
    ADD
    Studio/Live:
    Studio
    Mono/Stereo:
    Stereo
    Guest Artist:
    Rosanne Cash; Vince Gill; Mac McAnally; Francine Reed

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    Customer Reviews

    Overall Rating: 5

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    Lyle Lovett-Lyle Lovett

    ibchickadee from Gig Harbor, WA, Sep 15, 2009

    Great CD, typically great Lyle. I have been a fan for years. It is a treat to enjoy this artist early in his career (1987). His voice is sweet and clear. Though you may not recognize the songs his crooning style is instantly identifiable. This is music that will be enjoyed time after time for years to come.

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