VARIOUS ARTISTS
''WHITE MANSIONS AND THE LEGEND OF JESSE JAMES, DISC ONE''
JULY 27 1999
101:14
DISC ONE
1. Story To Tell (The Preface)/Paul Kennerley, Big Joe Turner - White Mansions/2:52
2. Dixie, Hold On - Eric Clapton/3:16
3. Join Around The Flag - White Mansions/2:16
4. White Trash - Eric Clapton/3:55
5. The Last Dance & The Kentucky Racehorse - Eric Clapton/5:26
6. Southern Boys - Eric Clapton/3:02
7. The Union Mare & The Confederate Grey - Jessi Colter/3:54
8. No One Would Believe A Summer Could Be So Cold - Eric Clapton/3:01
9. The Southland's Bleeding - Eric Clapton/4:15
10. Bring Up The Twelve Pounders - White Mansions/0:26
11. They Laid Waste To Our Land - Waylon Jennings/2:38
12. Praise The Lord - White Mansions/1:09
13. The King Has Called Me Home - Eric Clapton/3:15
14. Bad Man - Eric Clapton/3:09
15. Dixie, Now You're Done - White Mansions/3:14
DISC TWO
1. Ride Of The Redlegs - Rosanne Cash/3:30
2. Quantrill's Guerillas - Levon Helm/0:56
3. Six Gun Shooting - Johnny Cash/3:47
4. Have You Heard The News? - Albert Lee/1:42
5. Heaven Ain't Ready For You Yet - Emmylou Harris/3:58
6. Help Him, Jesus - Johnny Cash/3:39
7. The Old Clay Country - Charlie Daniels/3:35
8. Riding With Jesse James - Charlie Daniels/3:02
9. Hunt Them Down - Albert Lee/3:33
10. Wish We Were Back In Missouri - Emmylou Harris/4:06
11. Northfield: The Plan - Levon Helm/4:05
12. Northfield: The Disaster - Charlie Daniels/3:04
13. High Walls - Levon Helm/3:17
14. The Death Of Me - Johnny Cash/3:07
15. The Plot - Paul Kennerley/0:53
16. One More Shot - Levon Helm/5:12
All Tracks By Paul Kennerley, Except 1.1
Johnny Cash /Vocals
Rosanne Cash /Vocals
Steve Cash /Harmonica, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Eric Clapton /Dobro, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Slide Guitar, Vocals
Jessi Colter /Gut String Guitar, Vocal Harmony, Vocals
Donivan Cowart /Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Martin Cowart /Vocals
Rodney Crowell /Vocals
Charlie Daniels /Fiddle, Slide Guitar, Vocals
Jesse Ed Davis /Guitar (Electric), Slide Guitar
Nick DeCaro /Accordion, Arranger, String Arrangements
John Dillon /Dulcimer, Fiddle, Guitar (Acoustic), Piano, Piano (Electric), Vocals, Vocals (Background)
The Disaster
Emory Gordy /Bass (Electric), Double Bass
Tim Gorman /Piano, Vocals (Background)
Emmylou Harris /Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
Levon Helm /Drums, Harmonica, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Tim Hinkley /Organ, Piano, Primary Artist, Vocals
Waylon Jennings /Dulcimer, Fiddle, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Piano, Piano (Electric), Soloist, Spoken Word, Vocals
Glyn Johns /Producer
Paul Kennerley /Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Vocals (Background), Writer
Bernie Leadon /Banjo, Dobro, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Mandolin, Pedal Steel, Soloist, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Albert Lee /Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Mandolin, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Dave Markee /Double Bass, Guitar (Bass), String Bass, Vocals
Jody Payne /Vocals, Vocals (Background)
The Plan
Rodena Preston & the Voices of Deliverance /Vocals
Brian Rogers /Arranger, String Arrangements
Henry Spinetti /Drums, Vocals
White Mansions
REVIEW
by Bruce Eder
The pairing of these two records in a double-CD set, both unusual country-rock concept albums steeped in history from the end of the '70s, is kind of a no-brainer. White Mansions was the better known of the two at the time of their original release, dealing as it does with the history of the American south, and it developed a strong cult following at the time, possibly as a reaction to the success of the television mini-series Roots, and the election of Jimmy Carter (the first Southerner -- apart from Woodrow Wilson -- to reach the White House since the Civil War). The presence of an all-star cast, including Eric Clapton, Jessi Colter, and Waylon Jennings, and Steve Cash and John Dillon of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils (then near the height of their popularity) didn't hurt. It's also the more raw and basic of the two -- though a concept album telling the story of the fall of the southern Confederacy and the culture behind it, it is made up of songs that stand up better on their own, and shows a bracing diversity of styles, ranging from faux-19th century popular music to modern country-rock of a century later. Legend of Jesse James is slicker and smoother, and also seems to make the transition to CD a little better on a technical level. The booklet includes full notes and background on each song, as well as bios on all of the participants and a fascinating account of Paul Kennerley, the English advertising executive whose fascination with American history led to his composing the songs for both albums, and the participation of Glyn Johns as the unifying technical force behind the two productions. The sound is excellent on both discs, and the whole set is well worth more than one listen. And this is the only way to get Legend of Jesse James on CD.
DoWnLoAd
''WHITE MANSIONS AND THE LEGEND OF JESSE JAMES, DISC ONE''
JULY 27 1999
101:14
DISC ONE
1. Story To Tell (The Preface)/Paul Kennerley, Big Joe Turner - White Mansions/2:52
2. Dixie, Hold On - Eric Clapton/3:16
3. Join Around The Flag - White Mansions/2:16
4. White Trash - Eric Clapton/3:55
5. The Last Dance & The Kentucky Racehorse - Eric Clapton/5:26
6. Southern Boys - Eric Clapton/3:02
7. The Union Mare & The Confederate Grey - Jessi Colter/3:54
8. No One Would Believe A Summer Could Be So Cold - Eric Clapton/3:01
9. The Southland's Bleeding - Eric Clapton/4:15
10. Bring Up The Twelve Pounders - White Mansions/0:26
11. They Laid Waste To Our Land - Waylon Jennings/2:38
12. Praise The Lord - White Mansions/1:09
13. The King Has Called Me Home - Eric Clapton/3:15
14. Bad Man - Eric Clapton/3:09
15. Dixie, Now You're Done - White Mansions/3:14
DISC TWO
1. Ride Of The Redlegs - Rosanne Cash/3:30
2. Quantrill's Guerillas - Levon Helm/0:56
3. Six Gun Shooting - Johnny Cash/3:47
4. Have You Heard The News? - Albert Lee/1:42
5. Heaven Ain't Ready For You Yet - Emmylou Harris/3:58
6. Help Him, Jesus - Johnny Cash/3:39
7. The Old Clay Country - Charlie Daniels/3:35
8. Riding With Jesse James - Charlie Daniels/3:02
9. Hunt Them Down - Albert Lee/3:33
10. Wish We Were Back In Missouri - Emmylou Harris/4:06
11. Northfield: The Plan - Levon Helm/4:05
12. Northfield: The Disaster - Charlie Daniels/3:04
13. High Walls - Levon Helm/3:17
14. The Death Of Me - Johnny Cash/3:07
15. The Plot - Paul Kennerley/0:53
16. One More Shot - Levon Helm/5:12
All Tracks By Paul Kennerley, Except 1.1
Johnny Cash /Vocals
Rosanne Cash /Vocals
Steve Cash /Harmonica, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Eric Clapton /Dobro, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Slide Guitar, Vocals
Jessi Colter /Gut String Guitar, Vocal Harmony, Vocals
Donivan Cowart /Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Martin Cowart /Vocals
Rodney Crowell /Vocals
Charlie Daniels /Fiddle, Slide Guitar, Vocals
Jesse Ed Davis /Guitar (Electric), Slide Guitar
Nick DeCaro /Accordion, Arranger, String Arrangements
John Dillon /Dulcimer, Fiddle, Guitar (Acoustic), Piano, Piano (Electric), Vocals, Vocals (Background)
The Disaster
Emory Gordy /Bass (Electric), Double Bass
Tim Gorman /Piano, Vocals (Background)
Emmylou Harris /Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
Levon Helm /Drums, Harmonica, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Tim Hinkley /Organ, Piano, Primary Artist, Vocals
Waylon Jennings /Dulcimer, Fiddle, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Piano, Piano (Electric), Soloist, Spoken Word, Vocals
Glyn Johns /Producer
Paul Kennerley /Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Vocals (Background), Writer
Bernie Leadon /Banjo, Dobro, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Mandolin, Pedal Steel, Soloist, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Albert Lee /Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Mandolin, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Dave Markee /Double Bass, Guitar (Bass), String Bass, Vocals
Jody Payne /Vocals, Vocals (Background)
The Plan
Rodena Preston & the Voices of Deliverance /Vocals
Brian Rogers /Arranger, String Arrangements
Henry Spinetti /Drums, Vocals
White Mansions
REVIEW
by Bruce Eder
The pairing of these two records in a double-CD set, both unusual country-rock concept albums steeped in history from the end of the '70s, is kind of a no-brainer. White Mansions was the better known of the two at the time of their original release, dealing as it does with the history of the American south, and it developed a strong cult following at the time, possibly as a reaction to the success of the television mini-series Roots, and the election of Jimmy Carter (the first Southerner -- apart from Woodrow Wilson -- to reach the White House since the Civil War). The presence of an all-star cast, including Eric Clapton, Jessi Colter, and Waylon Jennings, and Steve Cash and John Dillon of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils (then near the height of their popularity) didn't hurt. It's also the more raw and basic of the two -- though a concept album telling the story of the fall of the southern Confederacy and the culture behind it, it is made up of songs that stand up better on their own, and shows a bracing diversity of styles, ranging from faux-19th century popular music to modern country-rock of a century later. Legend of Jesse James is slicker and smoother, and also seems to make the transition to CD a little better on a technical level. The booklet includes full notes and background on each song, as well as bios on all of the participants and a fascinating account of Paul Kennerley, the English advertising executive whose fascination with American history led to his composing the songs for both albums, and the participation of Glyn Johns as the unifying technical force behind the two productions. The sound is excellent on both discs, and the whole set is well worth more than one listen. And this is the only way to get Legend of Jesse James on CD.
DoWnLoAd
