Tracy Lawrence - The Very Best Of Tracy Lawrence [7/10] *

Artist:

Lawrence, Tracy

UPC:

081227998165

See Also:

Chesney, Kenny Montgomery, John Michael Byrd, Tracy Keith, Toby

Description:

Personnel: Joe Spivey (guitar, fiddle); Brent Mason (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, gut-string guitar); Brent Rowan (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin); Mark Casstevens (acoustic guitar, harmonica); Rick Huckaby (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Larry Byrom, B. James Lowry, Biff Watson (acoustic guitar); Chris Leuzinger, Dann Huff (electric guitar); Paul Franklin , Sonny Garrish (steel guitar, dobro); Dan Dugmore, Bruce Bouton (steel guitar); Aubrey Haynie (mandolin, fiddle); Rob Hajacos, Hank Singer (fiddle); Terry McMillan (harmonica, percussion); Gary E. Smith (piano, keyboards, synthesizer); Tony Harrell, Steve Nathan (piano, keyboards); Dennis Burnside, Flip Anderson (piano); James Stroud, Lonnie Wilson, Eddie Bayers (drums, percussion); Jack Gavin, Milton Sledge, Shannon Forrest (drums); Curtis Young, Deryl Dodd, Dennis Wilson Quintet, John Wesley Ryles, Liana Manis (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Butch Carr; Pat McMacon; Julian King; Lynn Peterzell; Mike Bradley.
Audio Remasterers: Dan Hersch; Bill Inglot.
Liner Note Author: Melinda Newman.
Photographer: Matthew Barnes.
Starting with 1991`s STICKS AND STONES, Texan Tracy Lawrence has taken up the mantle of honky tonk for a new generation of country artists. As Nashville has moved further towards pop and rock influences, Lawrence`s fierce traditionalism has caused him to be squeezed out of the picture a bit; Lawrence has been without a major label contract since 2004. Rhino`s excellent THE VERY BEST OF TRACY LAWRENCE is a 21-track pr¿cis of that 13-year period, picking tracks from all of his Atlantic and Warner Brothers albums to paint a picture of Lawrence as the modern heir to the likes of Ray Price and Lefty Frizell: a honky-tonker who knows his way around a tear-stained ballad as well. The well-chosen selection contains all of Lawrence`s biggest singles, including all seven of his number-one hits.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Sticks and Stones
2. Today`s Lonely Fool
3. Runnin` Behind
4. Somebody Paints the Wall
5. Alibis
6. Can`t Break It to My Heart
7. My Second Home
8. If the Good Die Young
9. Renegades, Rebels and Rogues
10. I See It Now
11. As Any Fool Can See
12. Texas Tornado
13. If the World Had a Front Porch
14. If You Loved Me
15. Time Marches On
16. Stars Over Texas
17. Is That a Tear
18. Better Man, Better Off
19. How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye
20. Lessons Learned
21. Paint Me a Birmingham

Album Information

Release Date:

01/01/2007

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Subgenre:

Honkytonk

Label:

Atlantic/Rhino

Producer:

Butch Carr; Don Cook; James Stroud; Tracy Lawrence; Flip Anderson; Butch Carr; Don Cook; James Stroud; Tracy Lawrence; Flip Anderson

Catalog Number:

171708

Original Release Year:

2007

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

67 : 39

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