Tom Russell - The Long Way Around

Artist:

Russell, Tom

UPC:

012928808125

See Also:

Mellencamp, John Prine, John

Description:

Personnel includes: Tom Russell, Dave Alvin, Iris DeMent, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Nanci Griffith, Katy Moffatt.
Includes liner notes by Dave Alvin, Nanci Griffith.
Personnel: Tom Russell (vocals, acoustic guitar, accordion); Andrew Hardin (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, tiple, tabla, percussion); Dave Alvin, Iris DeMent, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Katy Moffatt, Nanci Griffith (vocals); David Mansfield (slide guitar, mandolin); Hank Bones (lap steel guitar, tamboura, bass guitar, percussion); Jeff Berman (percussion).
Audio Mixer: Fred Remmert.
Liner Note Author: Tom Russell.
Recording information: Blue Planet Studio, Nashville, TN (05/1996-12/1996); Bones Tones Studio, Brooklyn, NY (05/1996-12/1996); Off Broadway, St. Louis, MO (05/1996-12/1996); West End Studio, Kansis City, MO (05/1996-12/1996).
Photographers: Ebet Roberts; Charlyn Zlotnik; Brendan Fitzpatrick.
Even though he has more than a dozen recordings out under his own name, Tom Russell remains the ultimate "songwriter`s songwriter." While some in the breed become well-known singing their own songs and others gain some measure of notoriety by providing signature songs for popular singers, Russell has managed to create a body of exemplary work (which dots dozens of singer/songwriters` recordings) to which his name somehow fails to stick.
Recorded roughly half in the studio and half "live" at St. Louis` Off Broadway, THE LONG WAY AROUND sets out to correct this slighting. With his gruff, gritty voice accompanied throughout by Andrew Hardin`s elegant guitar work, Russell sings and strums his way through 17 of his finest compositions. Heavyweight pals--including Nanci Griffith, Iris Dement, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Katy Moffatt and Dave Alvin--lend voices to all but four of the tunes. John Prine and Steve Goodman fans, in particular, take note.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. St. Olav`s Gate
2. Outbound Plane
3. Big Water
4. Beyond the Blues
5. Spanish Burgundy
6. U.S. Steel
7. Walking on the Moon
8. Angel of Lyon, The - (in St. Louis)
9. Veteran`s Day
10. Eyes of Roberto Duran, The
11. Blue Wing
12. Haley`s Comet
13. Manzanar
14. Mineral Wells
15. Gallo del Cielo
16. Road to Bayamon
17. Box of Visions

Album Information

Release Date:

05/20/1997

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Label:

Hightone

Producer:

Tom Russell

Catalog Number:

HCD 8081

Original Release Year:

1997

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Mixed

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

67 : 19

Guest Artist:

Jimmie Dale Gilmore; Iris DeMent; Katy Moffatt; Nanci Griffith; Dave Alvin

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