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- Date Released: April 23, 2002
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Americana, Alt-Country
- Label: Cimarron Records, Inc. / IODA
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James Talley is that rarest of things these days, a true country singer. Not "new country," not "alt-country," but the real thing. He writes beautifully about real people and the problems of their everyday lives, and sings his songs in a voice that could belong to Willie Nelson's brother (indeed, "Not Even When It's Over" could have been written for Nelson, so perfectly does it suit his style). He can go from a tender family ballad like "Richland, Washington" or "Give My Love to Marie" to a wonderful little slice of history ("W. Lee O'Daniel and the Light Crust Dough Boys") and make it all flow perfectly. A pretty stellar cast helps out, including accordionist Ponty Bone and Texas singer Joe Ely, but it's always Talley who's at the heart of things, remarkable perhaps even more for the perceptiveness of his writing and the poetic lyricism to lines like "Hand of amber, soul of gold/There's a story to be told," which might seem silly from someone else but make perfect sense coming from his lips. He's someone to be experienced when you're tired of all the inanities that often masquerade as lyrics, and want to revel in the quiet joy of his performance. American classics, true American classics, are a rarity, but James Talley is one, and Touchstones, like all his other records, is a gem to be discovered.
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| 01. |  |
Tryin' Like the Devil |
2:13 |
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| 02. | |
Sometimes I Think About Suzanne |
4:28 |
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| 03. | |
Calico Gypsy |
2:55 |
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| 04. | |
Bluesman |
5:08 |
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| 05. | |
W. Lee O'Daniel and the Light Crust Dough Boys (Duet with Joe Ely) |
3:11 |
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| 06. | |
Not Even When It's Over |
3:41 |
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| 07. | |
Forty Hours (Features Ponty Bone) |
2:50 |
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| 08. | |
Deep Country Blues |
4:45 |
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| 09. | |
Are They Gonna Make Us Outlaws Again? |
3:18 |
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Richland, Washington |
2:20 |
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| 11. | |
Nothin' But the Blues |
3:59 |
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| 12. | |
Up From Georgia |
3:53 |
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| 13. | |
To Get Back Home |
2:17 |
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| 14. | |
What Will There Be for the Children? |
3:59 |
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| 15. | |
When the Fiddler Packs His Case |
2:50 |
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| 16. | |
Give My Love To Marie |
3:15 |
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16 Total Tracks, 55:02 Total Length
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Credits
- Joe Ely - Guest Appearance // Ponty Bone - Accordion // James Talley - Guitar (Acoustic) // James Talley - Vocals // James Talley - Producer // James Talley - Main Performer // James Talley - Liner Notes // James Talley - Photography // Ronnie Huckaby - Piano // Jim McGuire - Photography // Jim McGuire - Cover Photo // Al Gomez - Trumpet // Bobby Flores - Guitar (Acoustic) // Bobby Flores - Fiddle // Bobby Flores - Mandolin // Bobby Flores - Harmony Vocals // Bobby Flores - Bajo Sexto // Tommy Detamore - Guitar (Electric) // Tommy Detamore - Guitar (Steel) // Tommy Detamore - Producer // Tommy Detamore - Engineer // Tommy Detamore - Mixing // Dan Dreeben - Drums // David Carroll - Bass (Acoustic)
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Performers
Joe Ely // Bobby Flores // Al Gomez // David Carroll // Ponty Bone // Tommy Detamore // Dan Dreeben // Ron Huckaby
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