Restless Wind-Legendary Billy (1995) ( )

Product Summary Label: Bmg/razor & Tie Entertainment UPC: 00793018208222 Release Date: 1/23/1996 Buy.com Sku: 60129041 Item#: M55DQ6 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Black Rose ~ Billy Joe Shaver 2. Old Five And Dimers Like Me ~ Billy Joe Shaver 3. Bottom Dollar ~ Billy Joe Shaver 4. Lately I Been Leanin' T'ward The Blues ~ Billy Joe Shaver 5. Texas Uphere Tennessee ~ Billy Joe Shaver 6. Ride Me Down Easy ~ Billy Joe Shaver 7. When I Get My Wings ~ Billy Joe Shaver 8. Restless Wind, A ~ Billy Joe Shaver 9. You Asked Me To - (with Willie Nelson) ~ Billy Joe Shaver 10. Fit To Kill And Going Out In Style ~ Billy Joe Shaver 11. Ragged Old Truck ~ Billy Joe Shaver 12. I'm Just An Old Chunk Of Coal ~ Billy Joe Shaver 13. Amtrak (Ain't Coming Back) ~ Billy Joe Shaver 14. Low Down Freedom ~ Billy Joe Shaver 15. I Been To Georgia On A Fast Train ~ Billy Joe Shaver 16. Sweet Mama ~ Billy Joe Shaver 17. It Was Fun While It Lasted ~ Billy Joe Shaver 18. Good News Blues ~ Billy Joe Shaver   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel includes: Billy Joe Shaver (vocals, guitar); Willie Nelson (vocals); Eddy Shaver (guitar); Dickey Betts, Charlie Daniels, Chuck Leavell. Compilation producer: Jimmy Guterman. Producers include: Kris Kristofferson, Bob Johnston, Brian Ahern. Recorded between 1973 and 1987. Includes liner notes by Jimmy Guterman. Personnel: Billy Joe Shaver (vocals, guitar). Liner Note Author: Jimmy Guterman. While Bear Family, the famous German reissue label, had issued a 25-track collection of Billy Joe Shaver in 1994 called Honky Tonk Heroes, domestic independent Razor & Tie have released an 18-cut retrospective covering virtually all of Billy Joe Shaver's career until his re-emergence in the 1990s. The Razor & Tie set is (far) less-expensive, its notes are just as comprehensive and well-written, and despite what's not here, it may indeed be a better bargain. At the very least this serves as a fine introduction to Billy Joe Shaver the man, myth, and magical songwriting storyteller. Beginning with a pair of tracks from his 1973 debut, Old Five and Dimers Like Me, this collection takes you through the various stages of a career marked by virtual anonymity among the record-buying public, and yet revered by his peers and would-be followers. Chances are, if you've listened to country music at all in the 1970s or 1980s, you've heard some of these songs, such as "I've Been to Georgia on a Fast Train," "Ride Me Down Easy" (covered by Carlene Carter on her Musical Shapes album), "When I Get My Wings," "Sweet Mama" (covered by the Allman Brothers), "I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal," "Low Down Freedom," "Fit to Kill and Goin' out in Style," "Restless Wind," "Ragged Old Truck," "Amtrak (Ain't Comin' Back)," and "You Asked Me To," written with Waylon Jennings. Given the difficulty in coming across most of Shaver's catalog from this period, this collection is a good bet. Musically, it's as good as it gets. If you want the original outlaw singer/songwriter model, put your Willie Nelson, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Guy Clark records away and give this cat a listen. ~ Thom Jurek Musical Guests Willie Nelson Charlie Daniels Dickey Betts Chuck Leavell   Compilation Appearances Tulare Dust Big Rock Deluxe Singin With Emmylou 2 Gettin More Rowdy The Legend American Music:hightone Records Story Outlaw Country Come Early Morning / O.s.t. Classic Country: Outlaws Anchored In Love:tribute To June Cart Outlaw Country Boots, Buckles and Spurs: 50 Songs Celebrate 50 Years of Cowboy Tradition Poet:tribute To Townes Van Zandt   Associated Artists and Works Nelson, Willie Various Artists Various Artists   Technical Info Release Date : 09/19/1995 Original Release Date : 1995 Catalog ID : 2082 Label : Razor & Tie Music Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00793018208222    Product Image