Wounded Heart Of America (2007)

Product Summary Label: Hightone Records UPC: 00012928819626 Release Date: 8/21/2007 Buy.com Sku: 205029357 Item#: M3QJH5 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Veteran's Day - (with Johnny Cash) ~ Tom Russell 2. Blue Wing - (with Dave Alvin) ~ Tom Russell 3. Gallo del Cielo - (with Joe Ely) ~ Tom Russell 4. Acres of Corn - (with Iris DeMent) ~ Tom Russell 5. Outcastle, The - (with Dave Van Ronk) ~ Tom Russell 6. Manzanar - (with Laurie Lewis) ~ Tom Russell 7. St. Olva's Gate - (with Doug Sahm) ~ Tom Russell 8. Outbound Plane - (with Suzy Bogguss) ~ Tom Russell 9. Canadian Whiskey - (with Nanci Griffith/Ian Tyson) ~ Tom Russell 10. Navajo Rug - (with Jerry Jeff Walker) ~ Tom Russell 11. Sky Above and the Mud Below, The - (with Ramblin' Jack Elliott) ~ Tom Russell 12. Haley's Comet - (with The Texas Tornados) ~ Tom Russell 13. Stealing Electricity - (with Lawrence Ferlinghetti) ~ Tom Russell 14. Walking on the Moon - (with Eliza Gilkyson) ~ Tom Russell 15. Cuban Sandwich, The - (with Barrence Whitefield) ~ Tom Russell 16. Who's Gonna Build Your Wall ~ Tom Russell 17. Home Before Dark ~ Tom Russell 18. Death Of Jimmy Martin, The ~ Tom Russell   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Tom Russell (vocals, guitar); Tom Russell; Michael Martin (guitar, guitars, mandolin); Eliza Gilkyson (vocals, background vocals); Redd Volkaert (electric guitar); Stephen Belans (vibraphone); Rick Richards (drums); Mark Hallman (percussion, background vocals). Recording information: The Congress House Studios, Austin, TX. Author: Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Although Tom Russell remains a cult act, the folk-based singer-songwriter has had many well-known admirers. WOUNDED HEART OF AMERICA is a well-chosen compilation of covers of Russell's songs, including performances by Johnny Cash, Joe Ely, Iris DeMent, Jerry Jeff Walker, Nanci Griffith, and Dave Van Ronk. Highlights include a spoken-word reading of Russell's "Stealing Electricity" by the renowned beat poet Lawrence Ferlingheti and four previously unreleased tracks by Russell himself. Producer: Mark Hallman; Mark Hallman   Compilation Appearances Philo So Far-20th Anniversary Tulare Dust Twenty Years Of Stony Plain Vol. 1-Steel Rails Vol. 2-Folkscene Collection Silverwolf Records Kerrville Folk Festival Highlights Parkinsong Vol 1: 38 Songs Of Hope Elko A Cowboys Gathering Hits & Misses Muhammad Ali & The Ultimate Sound Of Fist Fighting American Music:hightone Records Story Wounded Heart Of America Gift:tribute To Ian Tyson High Tone Anthology: Rockin From The Roots / Chris Gaffney Tribute: Man of Somebody   Associated Artists and Works Wounded Heart Of America (Tom Russell Songs) ~ Various Artists Whitfield, Barrence Whitfield, Barrence   Technical Info Release Date : 08/21/2007 Original Release Date : 2007 Catalog ID : 8196 Label : Hightone Number of Discs : 1 Runtime : 70m : 23s Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00012928819626   Professional Reviews Uncut (p.106) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's Dave Van Ronk's scarifying 'The Outcaste' and Ramblin'' Jack Elliott's 'The Sky Above And The Mud Below' that capture the sad, vivid realism of his best work."