All Gone Fishin (2006)

Product Summary Label: Welk Music Group UPC: 00015707981828 Release Date: 11/14/2006 Buy.com Sku: 203106403 Item#: M36TEV Format:  CD Song Listing   Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Out On The Water ~ Bobby Bare ------ 2. Beer, Bait And Ammo ~ George Jones ------ 3. Something Fishy's Going On ~ Lorrie Morgan ------ 4. Front Of The Boat ~ Jerry Reed/Steve Wariner ------ 5. Take Him Fishing ~ Merle Haggard ------ 6. Breathin' Room ~ Patty Loveless/Gary Shiebler ------ 7. Three Little Fishes ~ Mel Tillis ------ 8. White Cap Hell ~ Porter Wagoner ------ 9. Talking Fishing Blues ~ Arlo Guthrie ------ 10. As Country Could Be ~ Gary Shiebler/Marcia Ramirez ------ 11. Picture, The ~ Little Jimmy Dickens/Brad Paisley ------ 12. Fishin' Man Blues ~ Danny Gilley ------ 13. Take Me Fishing ~ Bryan White/Rachel Proctor ------ 14. Sleepwalking ~ Tanya Tucker ------   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Country music and fishin'--they go together like a rod and reel, and are celebrated on this amusing compilation of songs by Nashville's best. George Jones extols the virtues of "Beer, Bait And Ammo," while Bobby Bare rhapsodizes about being "Out on the Water." Things turn choppy on Porter Waggoner's "White Cap Hell," but Jerry Reed's hilarious "Front of the Boat" restores the good mood. This clever collection would make a great gift for the sportsperson who has everything. Few things are more country than fishing, so Bandit's 2006 concept album All Gone Fishin' makes a lot of sense: gather 14 country and folk artists to sing songs about fishing, or at least tunes that use fishing as a metaphor. Sure, it sounds a little gimmicky on paper, but in practice All Gone Fishin' is an absolute blast, because everybody involved decided to bring their A-game and turn this into a very strong record. For most of the artists, this did mean having fun, but there are a few quiet, sincere moments -- including a pair involving Gary Shiebler, who duets with Patty Loveless on "Breathin' Room" and Marcia Ramirez on "As Country Could Be" -- but for the most part, this is a high-spirited, riotous good time, thanks to such old pros as Bobby Bare, George Jones, Jerry Reed, Merle Haggard, Mel Tillis, Porter Wagoner, and Little Jimmy Dickens. Each celebrates a different aspect of fishing in their songs -- Bare is "Out on the Water," George is buying "Beer, Bait and Ammo" in a hysterical number that has a rival in Jerry Reed's rollicking "Front of the Boat," Merle slows it down a bit on the sweet and sentimental "Take Him Fishing," while Dickens and Brad Paisley tell tall tales in "The Picture" -- and each of the songs work as both great songs about fishing and great country music, thanks to the old pros and the crackerjack house band supporting them. It all adds up to a real surprise: a record that is surely under the radar, but it's more unabashed fun than almost any other country album released in 2006. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine   Technical Info Release Date : 11/14/2006 Original Release Date : 2006 Catalog ID : 79818 Label : Bandit Records Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00015707981828    Related Videos Lost Highway: Willie Nelson