View Larger
Rate it!
Avg: 4.0 (56 ratings)
- Date Released: June 20, 2000
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Americana
- Label: Tornado / Birdman
-
We Say...
What was meant to be a deeply felt affirmation of his country roots instead became Sahm's swan song when he died of a heart attack shortly after its completion. Renowned for his ability to assimilate all manner of traditional genres, from rock to blues to conjunto to folk, Sahm excelled in country too, as this collection joyously attests. Co-produced by pedal steel guitarist Tommy Detamore, it's drenched heavily in that signature steel sound, ringing throughout with true Texas tone and twang.
-
They Say...
The Return of Wayne Douglas -- the title comes from one of the aliases Doug Sahm used during country music gigs around Austin, TX -- turned out to be Sahm's final studio album. It was recorded just before his heart gave out in a Taos, NM, motel room on November 18, 1999, but released posthumously in late 2000 by Tornado Records, a division of Birdman Recordings. Sahm's band -- which includes fellow Texas Tornado organist Augie Meyers, Bill Kirchen (Commander Cody & the Lost Planet Airman) on guitar, Tommy Detamore (Moe Bandy, Ronnie Milsap) on steel guitar, Bobby Flores (Ray Price's Cherokee Cowboys) on fiddle, and son Shawn Sahm on background vocals -- are the perfect support group, giving this "country as chicken-fried steak" material the stripped-down and soulful touch it requires. The album is almost an homage to the state of Texas. In addition to new songs like "I Can't Go Back to Austin" and "Cowboy Peyton Place" -- his paean to an Austin that existed 25 years earlier -- there are country-style arrangements of Sir Doug classics: "Dallas Alice" and the album's last track, "Texas Me," written in California during a bout of homesickness some 30 years earlier. "I wonder what happened to that man inside," Sahm moans in his gravel-hewn, throaty manner, "the real old Texas me." There are also two covers. Bob Dylan's "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" is sent up Sahm-style with great aplomb. Leon Payne's "They'll Never Take Her Love From Me" tells a little story about the time Sahm and his father paid a visit to Payne at the "Blind Balladeer"'s home in Bandera, TX. Sahm was reportedly surprised at how easily Payne seemed to be able to move around inside his house without stumbling over furniture. The liner notes by James "Big Boy" Medlin say it best: "Doug was a tornado. A true force of nature. I'll think of him every time I see a west Texas dust devil. Every time I drink a longneck. Every time I order a taco. Every time I see the skyline of Manhattan." Well, that's what they say.
“ The indie iTunes — Hardcore music fans are migrating to eMusic, the iTunes Music Store's cheaper, cooler cousin.”
Rolling Stone
eMusic Tip
Paid downloads are counted towards an album discount but free downloads are not.
COMPLETE FOR FREE!
You can download the rest of the tracks from this album for free! Just click the Complete Album button.
We’re sorry this album can only be downloaded using paid subscription download credits.
We recommend you Save it for Later by clicking the Save for Later button shown just above this message. For a list of related albums you can download right now, check out these recommendations.
We'll give you 12 additional free credits to download this album and start your paid subscription.
Get 12 bonus credits on us if you download this album. Sweet!
| 01. |  |
Beautiful Texas Sunshine |
3:22 |
|
| 02. | |
Oh No! Not Another One |
2:54 |
|
| 03. | |
Love Minus Zero / No Limit |
4:59 |
|
| 04. | |
You Was For Real |
3:11 |
|
| 05. | |
Cowboy Peyton Place |
4:45 |
|
| 06. | |
They'll Never Take Her Love From Me |
3:46 |
|
| 07. | |
Huggin' Thin Air |
2:52 |
|
| 08. | |
Yesterday Got In The Way |
4:56 |
|
| 09. | |
I Can't Go Back To Austin |
3:38 |
|
| 10. | |
Dallas Alice |
3:52 |
|
| 11. | |
I Don't Trust No One When It Comes To My Heart |
3:21 |
|
| 12. | |
Texas Me |
4:28 |
|
12 Total Tracks, 46:04 Total Length
Loading...
Playlists If you like Doug Sahm, check out these member playlists
Credits
- Doug Sahm - Guitar (Acoustic) // Doug Sahm - Arranger // Doug Sahm - Guitar (Electric) // Doug Sahm - Guitar (Rhythm) // Doug Sahm - Vocals // Doug Sahm - Vocals (Background) // Doug Sahm - Producer // Doug Sahm - Main Performer // Doug Sahm - Guitar (12 String Electric) // Doug Sahm - Guitar (12 String Acoustic) // Augie Meyers - Organ // Augie Meyers - Piano // Augie Meyers - Assistant Engineer // Bill Kirchen - Guitar (Electric) // Clay Baker - Guitar (Acoustic) // Clay Baker - Vocals // Clay Baker - Assistant Engineer // Ronnie Huckaby - Piano // Dennis Keeley - Photography // Dennis Keeley - Cover Photo // Alan Robinson - Liner Notes // Shawn Sahm - Vocals (Background) // Bill Bentley - Executive Producer // Clay Blaker - Guitar (Acoustic) // Clay Blaker - Vocals // Clay Blaker - Assistant Engineer // Billy Stull - Mastering // Bobby Flores - Fiddle // Bobby Flores - Vocals (Background) // David Katznelson - Executive Producer // Tommy Detamore - Guitar (Acoustic) // Tommy Detamore - Guitar (Steel) // Tommy Detamore - Producer // Tommy Detamore - Engineer // Tommy Detamore - Mixing // Jimmy Hole - Art Direction // Jimmy Hole - Layout Design // Pete Tytler - Artwork // Larry Hardy - ? // Sadistik Exekution - Main Performer // Debora Hanson - Production Coordination // Dan Dreeben - Drums // David Carroll - Bass (Upright)
Choose from over 7 million
music downloadseMusic features legendary and emerging artists in every genre: classic rock to classical,indie to international, soundtracks to spiritual, jazz to country and many more.
MP3 downloads work on any digital media player
With eMusic, you OWN your music without any restrictions. Burn music to a CD, play it on your computer, mobile phone or any digital media player - including iPod®, Zune® and Walkman®.
Songs available for 50¢ or less
eMusic subscriptions start at just $11.99 a month for 24 downloads - that's just 50¢ per song! And it gets better from there - our plans go as low as 42¢ per song!
Music Discovery
eMusic is about discovery. We make finding new music fun again with music recommendations from our award-winning team of music experts, member playlists and new music features.
Cancel anytime
With all the great music and site features we're pretty sure you will love eMusic. If not, no problem. You can cancel at any time and keep the music you have downloaded.
© 1992 - 2009 All Media Guide, LLC