
20 Greatest Hits is a Folk album by Chris LeDoux, originally released in 1999. On Gatefold: 3 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Folk
- Traditional Folk
- stripped-back
- nostalgic
- outlaw
About
The '90s were a fruitful decade for Chris LeDoux, who suddenly became famous after spending two decades hawking self-produced albums out of his trunk on the rodeo circuit. Fortunately, his major-label tenure let him blossom creatively as well as commercially. While “Stampede,” “Copenhagen,” and “Hooked on an 8 Second Ride” continued the tradition of rodeo narratives that had been LeDoux’s stock-in-trade since the early '70s, a new crop of Nashville songwriters and producers helped revamp his sound. “County Fair,” “Cadillac Cowboy,” and “Tougher Than the Rest” have the rock-solid bearing and shiny hooks of George Strait’s best material, but LeDoux’s no-nonsense demeanor gave his songs an integrity that outmatched even King George. The rodeo veteran LeDoux was genuinely tough, which makes his sensitive songs even more convincing. Here, ballads like “Look at You Girl” have a groundedness rarely seen in the commercial country industry. Meanwhile, the stormy spoken narrative of “This Cowboy’s Hat” is a song form that LeDoux all but patented.
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Tracklist
- 1Life Is a Highway3:50
- 2Watcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy2:34
- 3Gravitational Pull4:06
- 4Dallas Days and Ft. Worth Nights2:46
- 5County Fair2:59
- 6Bang a Drum4:35
- 7Stampede5:13
- 8Look at You Girl3:11
- 9Cadillac Cowboy3:18
- 10Hooked on an 8 Second Ride3:30
- 11Tougher Than the Rest4:58
- 12Copenhagen2:43
- 13Even Cowboys Like a Little Rock and Roll3:14
- 14This Cowboy's Hat4:15
- 15Cadillac Ranch2:53
- 16Five Dollar Fine3:42
- 17Honky Tonk World4:04
- 18Little Long-Haired Outlaw4:16
- 19For Your Love3:27
- 20Western Skies3:32
Credits
Performers
- Chris LeDouxGUITAR VOCALS
- Charlie DanielsVOCALS FEATURING
- Toby KeithVOCALS FEATURING
- Garth BrooksVOCALS FEATURING
- Jon Bon JoviVOCALS FEATURING
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 3 pressings tracked on Gatefold
