The Live Album
Encyclopedia
The Live Album is an album
by Texas
-based folk
singer-songwriter
Robert Earl Keen
, recorded live at the Sons of Hermann Hall in Dallas, TX
and released in the United States
in 1988
) on Sugar Hill.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
-based folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Robert Earl Keen
Robert Earl Keen
Robert Earl Keen, Junior is an American Texas Country singer-songwriter. He is popular with fans of traditional country music, folk music, college radio, and alt-country. Keen currently resides in Kerrville, Texas and maintains a ranch in Medina, Texas.-Early life:Growing up in Houston, Texas,...
, recorded live at the Sons of Hermann Hall in Dallas, TX
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
and released in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1988
1988 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1988.-January-March:* January 1 – André Rieu's Johann Strauss Orchestra plays its first concert....
) on Sugar Hill.
Track listing
All tracks written by Robert Earl Keen, except where noted- "I Wanna Know" (Robert Earl Keen, Fred Koller) – 2:46
- "The Front Porch Song" (Robert Earl Keen, Lyle LovettLyle LovettLyle Pearce Lovett is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Active since 1980, he has recorded thirteen albums and released 21 singles to date, including his highest entry, the number 10 chart hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, "Cowboy Man"...
) – 6:29 - "Goin' Down In Style" – 3:39
- "If I Were King" – 2:51
- "Copenhagen" – 2:08
- "I Would Change My Life" – 2:43
- "Stewball" (Traditional - Arr. Robert Earl Keen) – 2:38
- "I'll Go On Downtown" – 3:52
- "The Bluegrass Widow" – 6:10
- "Who'll Be Looking Out For Me" – 2:12
Personnel
In the liner notes, Keen dedicates this album with the simple line, "FOR MOM AND DAD."Musicians
- Robert Earl Keen, Jr. – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Jonathan Yadkin – fiddle, mandolin, acoustic guitar, and arrangements on "I Wanna Know", "I Would Change My Life", and "The Bluegrass Widow"
- Roy Huskey, Jr.Roy Huskey, Jr.Roy Milton Huskey was a prominent American upright bass player in country music from Nashville, Tennessee. Huskey performed alongside musicians such as Chet Atkins, Garth Brooks, Johnny Cash, Vince Gill, George Jones, Steve Earle, Doc Watson and many others...
– upright bass - Doug Hudosn – harmony vocals on "I'll Go On Downtown"
- Randall Fields – M.C.
Production
- Produced by Jim Rooney
- Recorded live at The Sons of Hermann Hall in Dallas, TexasDallas, TexasDallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
by Omega Audio - Mixed by Mark Miller at Jack's Tracks in Nashville, TennesseeNashville, TennesseeNashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
- Mastered by Jim Loyd at Masterfonics, Nashville, Tennessee
- Design by Pat Johnson, Fayetteville, TexasFayetteville, TexasFayetteville is a city in Fayette County, Texas, roughly halfway between Austin and Houston. The population was 261 at the 2000 census.The town is about twelve miles east of La Grange and U.S. Highway 77; it is about twelve miles north of Borden and Interstate 10.-History:Fayetteville's first...