Album
Too Long In The Wasteland
1989 · Rock
Rare pressing on Gatefold
Too Long In The Wasteland is a Rock album by James McMurtry, originally released in 1989. On Gatefold: 15 pressings tracked.
About
The son of <i>Lonesome Dove</i> novelist Larry McMurtry, Texas songwriter James McMurtry immediately established himself with his 1989 debut album, <i>Too Long in the Wasteland</i>, as a terse, concise singer and writer with a well-stoked sense of alienation and personal conflict amongst familiar small town surroundings. John Mellencamp took on the production duties and grabbed his own powerhouse drummer Kenny Aronoff to pile drive these songs into the dirt. From the opening crush of “Paint By Numbers,” McMurtry comes off like a rural Lou Reed, reeling off sarcastic one-liners in deadpan voice while the band electrify the pose and the female back-up singers sweeten the hardline. The bluesy longing of the title track and the sweet country harmonies of “Angeline” further soften the edges. But McMurtry’s biting wit ensures he sneaks in the last laugh. (“I’m not from here / but people tell me it’s not like it used to be / they say I should’ve been here / back about ten years / before it got ruined by folks like me”).
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Painting By Numbers4:47
- A2Terry3:30
- A3Shining Eyes4:08
- A4Outskirts4:06
- A5Song For A Deckhand's Daughter3:30
- A6I'm Not From Here4:10
Side B
- B1Too Long In The Wasteland4:00
- B2Crazy Wind4:08
- B3Poor Lost Soul3:25
- B4Angeline4:04
- B5Talkin' At The Texaco4:06
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Southern Rock
- warm
- earnest
- southern
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Ashley ClevelandBACKING VOCALS
- Dave PomeroyBASS, BACKING VOCALS
- David GrissomACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, STEEL GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, STEEL GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS
- James McMurtryACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, VOCALS
- Jerome DeupreeDRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Jerry DupreeDRUMS, PERCUSSION
- John CascellaKEYBOARDS
- Kenny AronoffDRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Larry CraneELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS
- Mike WanchicELECTRIC GUITAR, DOBRO, KEYBOARDS, BACKING VOCALS
- Mimi MapesBACKING VOCALS
- Rick FettigBACKING VOCALS, CLARINET CLARINET, BACKING VOCALS
- Toby MyersBACKING VOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 15 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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