Album
The Best Of Doug Sahm & The Sir Douglas Quintet 1968-1975
Doug Sahm & The Sir Douglas Quintet
1990 · Rock, Folk, World, & Country
The Best Of Doug Sahm & The Sir Douglas Quintet 1968-1975 is a Rock album by Doug Sahm & The Sir Douglas Quintet, originally released in 1990. On Gatefold: 8 pressings tracked.
About
This remains a stellar introduction to Doug Sahm's style. His recording career started before 1968, but he found a temporary home (one of many) among the San Francisco hippie set, and the years surrounding 1970 were highly fruitful for him and his band of San Antonio cohorts. “Mendocino,” “Texas Me,” “Nuevo Laredo," and “At the Crossroads” are immortal songs—more rootsy and eccentric than anything by the so-called psychedelic generation and yet wholly definitive of that era’s emphasis on individualism and creative freedom. The middle of the collection highlights some of the gorgeous country tunes that Sahm penned during this period (“I Wanna Be Your Mama Again,” “Be Real”). The last half focuses on the early '70s, at which point Sahm diversified his sound even further, doing great work in big-band R&B (“Papa Ain't Salty”), blues (“Westside Blues Again”), hard rock (“I’m Not That Kat Anymore”), and Tejano (“Michoacan”).
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Tracklist
- 1Mendocino2:38
- 2Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day3:26
- 3I'm Glad For Your Sake (But I'm Sorry For Mine)3:39
- 4Texas Me (Alternate Mix)2:36
- 5You Never Get Too Big and You Sure Don't Get Too Heavy, That You Don't Have To Stop and Pay Some Dues Sometimes (Edit)3:18
- 6Song of Everything4:04
- 7Catch the Man On the Rise2:18
- 8At the Crossroads (Alternate Mix)4:37
- 9In the Dark3:00
- 10Nuevo Laredo2:40
- 11I Wanna Be Your Mama Again (Edit)2:20
- 12I Don't Want To Go Home (Edit)2:44
- 13Be Real2:34
- 14Papa Ain't Salty3:49
- 15The Gypsy3:32
- 16Wasted Days, Wasted Nights3:37
- 17Michoacan (Single Version)3:20
- 18Westside Blues Again (Single Version)6:17
- 19(Is Anybody Going To) San Antone
- 20Texas Tornado
- 21Baby Let's Go To Mexico2:42
- 22I'm Not That Kat Anymore3:14
Sound DNA
- Rock
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Atwood AllenHARMONY VOCALS
- Augie MeyersKEYBOARDS
- Barry GoldbergKEYBOARDS
- Bill AtwoodHORNS
- Bob DylanVOCALS
- Bob MooreBASS
- Buddy SpicherFIDDLE
- Byron FarlowGUITAR
- Charlie OwensPEDAL STEEL GUITAR
- Chip YoungGUITAR
- Doug SahmFIDDLE GUITAR ORGAN
- Ernie DurawaDRUMS
- Flaco JimenezACCORDION
- Frank MorinHORNS
- George RainsDRUMS
- Hargus RobbinsPIANO
- Harvey KaganBASS
- Hewlett CristGUITAR
8 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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