Just Us Kids
| Just Us Kids | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by James McMurtry | ||||
| Released | April 15, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2008, Wire Recording, Austin, TX | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 59:28 | |||
| Label | Lightning Rod Records | |||
| Producer | James McMurtry | |||
| James McMurtry chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (A-)[2] |
| PopMatters | [3] |
| Robert Christgau | (A-)[4] |
Just Us Kids is an album by singer-songwriter James McMurtry. It was nominated at the 2008 Americana Music Association for Album of the Year, Song of the Year ("Cheney's Toy") and earned McMurtry a nomination for Artist of the Year.[5][6]
Track listing
All songs written by James McMurtry unless otherwise noted.
- "Bayou Tortous" – 4:52
- "Just Us Kids" – 5:10
- "God Bless America (Pat MacDonald Must Die)" – 5:03
- "Cheney's Toy" – 5:51
- "Freeway View" – 3:40
- "Hurricane Party" – 5:58
- "Ruby and Carlos" – 6:38
- "Brief Intermission" (McMurtry, Daren Hess, Ronnie Johnson) – 2:53
- "Fire Line Road" (McMurtry, Tim Holt) – 5:32
- "The Governor" – 5:53
- "Ruins of the Realm" - 4:27
- "You'd A' Thought (Leonard Cohen Must Die)" – 5:17
Personnel
- James McMurtry: lead vocal, guitars, mandoguitar, banjo, mandolin, dulcimer,
- Ronnie Johnson: 4 string and 8 string bass guitars, vocals,
- Daren Hess: drums, percussion, tympany, whistle
- Ian McLagan: organ, piano
- Harmoni Kelly: vocals
- Brian Standefer: cello
- Chris Maresh: bass viol
- Jon Dee Graham: lap steel
- Pat MacDonald:: harmonicas, vocals,
- Ephraim Owens: trumpet
- Charlie Richards: guitar, lap steel
- Lee Scott: vocals
- John Nelson: percussion
- Curtis McMurtry: baritone saxophone
- C.C. Adcock: guitar
External links
- James McMurtry - information regarding James McMurtry and The Heartless Bastards.
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
- ↑ PopMatters review
- ↑ Robert Christgau review
- ↑ "Artists: James McMurtry". Lightning Rod Records. 2009-10-13. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- ↑ "Americana Music Award Nominees 2008". About.com. 2009-10-13. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/6/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.