| I can describe the latest release from | | | | |
| Country sensation Rodney Crowell for you with | | | | Rodney Crowell originally released Houston |
| just one word… Outstanding! | | | | Kid on February 13, 12001 on the Sugar Hill |
| | | | Records label. |
| It's a rare day indeed that I get a CD from | | | | |
| an artist that I can truthfully say does not | | | | CD Track List Follows: |
| have a bad track in the bunch. I'm more than | | | | |
| happy to announce that's exactly what I must | | | | 1. Telephone Road 2. Rock Of My Soul, The 3. |
| say about this one. There simply isn't a bad | | | | Why Don't We Talk About It 4. I Wish It Would |
| one in the bunch. No fillers here at all. | | | | Rain 5. Wandering Boy 6. I Walk The Line |
| | | | (Revisted) - (featuring Johnny Cash) 7. |
| The nice thing about a CD like this is with | | | | Highway 17 8. U Don't Know How Much I Hate U |
| this level of talent even if Country isn't | | | | 9. Banks Of The Old Bandera 10. Topsy Turvy |
| your favorite genre you still can't help but | | | | 11. I Know Love Is All I Need |
| appreciate the greatness of the artist. | | | | |
| | | | Personnel includes: Rodney Crowell (vocals, |
| Listen to Houston Kid and I believe you'll | | | | acoustic & electric guitar, percussion); Pat |
| find there's not much to dis-like about it. | | | | Buchanan (vocals, acoustic & electric |
| The songs are inspired, the production is | | | | guitar); Johnny Cash, John Cowan (vocals); |
| simply outstanding, and Rodney Crowell is | | | | Steuart Smith (electric guitar, mandolin, |
| clearly in top form. So much so that if | | | | autoharp, harmonium, harmonica); Robbie |
| you're even mildly into Country music you'll | | | | Turner (steel guitar, dobro); Benmont Tench |
| enjoy this CD. | | | | (electric piano); John Hobbs (organ); Michael |
| | | | Rhodes (bass); Paul Leim (drums, percussion); |
| While this entire CD is really very good the | | | | Greg Morrow (drums). |
| truly standout tunes are track 2 - The Rock | | | | |
| Of My Soul, track 5 - Wandering Boy, and | | | | Engineers: Peter Coleman, JIm Dineen, Donivan |
| track 11 - I Know Love Is All I Need. | | | | Cowart. |
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| My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore | | | | Recorded at Treasure Isle, Berry Hill, |
| [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 9 - | | | | Tennessee; The Sound Kitchen, Franklin, |
| Banks Of The Old Bandera. Great track! | | | | Tennessee; The Tree House, Forest Hills, |
| | | | Tennessee; Deepfield, West Nashville, |
| Houston Kid Release Notes: | | | | Tennessee. |