Bourbonitis Blues Explained
Bourbonitis Blues is an album by the musician Alejandro Escovedo, released in 1999 on Bloodshot Records.[1] [2]
Production
The tracks were recorded in Austin and in North Carolina, with a few live recordings from a Chicago show.[3]
Critical reception
No Depression deemed the album "a modest effort: a mix of covers and fresh originals, studio tracks and live cuts, bound together with no apparent logic other than it’s all good, warm, current work."[4]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Alejandro Escovedo; except where indicated
- "I Was Drunk" (Live) – 4:53
- "Irene Wilde" (Ian Hunter) – 2:52
- "California Blues" (Live) (Jimmie Rodgers) – 3:21
- "Guilty" – 4:54
- "Amsterdam" (John Cale) – 3:43
- "Everybody Loves Me" – 3:26
- "Pale Blue Eyes" (Live) (Lou Reed) – 6:15
- "Sacramento & Polk" (Live) – 4:44
- "Sex Beat" (Jeffrey Lee Pierce) – 4:09
Personnel
- Alejandro Escovedo - acoustic and electric guitar, vocals
- Bill McCullough - pedal steel
- Glenn Fukunaga - bass
- Mycle Konopka - mixing
- Hector Muñoz - drums
- David Perales - violin, backing vocals
- Maya Escovedo - photography
- Joe Eddy Hines - acoustic and electric guitar
- Todd V. Wolfson - photography
- Chris Phillips - drums, percussion
- Dana Lee Smith - artwork
- Melissa Swingle - harmonica, backing vocals
- Timothy Powell - engineer
- Brian Standefer - cello
- Tom V. Ray - bass
- Chris Stamey - bass, guitar, harmonium, producer, engineer
- Tim Harper - engineer
- Kelly Hogan - vocals
- Jon Langford - acoustic guitar, vocals
Notes and References
- Web site: Alejandro Escovedo | Biography & History. AllMusic.
- Web site: Country Music: The Rough Guide. Kurt. Wolff. July 6, 2000. Rough Guides. Google Books.
- Web site: ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO 'Bourbonitis Blues' Bloodshot . The Washington Post . 6 July 2021.
- Web site: Alejandro Escovedo - Bourbonitis Blues. No Depression.
