Cimarron Manifesto Explained

Cimarron Manifesto
Type:	studio
Artist:	Jimmy LaFave
Cover:	Jimmy LaFave-Cimarron Manifesto.jpg
Released:	May 8, 2007
Recorded:	Austin, Texas
Genre:	country, folk, singer-songwriter
Label:	Red House
Producer:	Jimmy LaFave
Prev Title:	Blue Nightfall
Prev Year:	2005

Cimarron Manifesto is a 2007 album by red dirt singer-songwriter Jimmy LaFave. It is his second release for Red House Records. The album has been critically well received and has appeared at or near the top of many folk/Americana oriented music charts.

Track listing

1. "Car Outside" (LaFave) – 4:28
2. "Catch the Wind" (Donovan) – 5:23
3. "This Land" (LaFave) – 4:47
4. "Truth" (LaFave) – 2:59
5. "Lucky Man" (LaFave) – 5:50
6. "Hideaway Girl" (LaFave) – 4:22
7. "That's the Way It Goes" (LaFave) – 3:17
8. "Not Dark Yet" (Bob Dylan) – 6:51
9. "Walk a Mile in My Shoes" (Joe South) – 4:55
10. "Don't Ask Me" (LaFave) – 3:11
11. "Home Once Again" (LaFave) – 6:18
12. "These Blues" (LaFave) – 3:40

Credits

Musicians

• Jimmy LaFave – acoustic and Electric guitar, mando-guitar, acoustic baritone guitar, National resophonic guitar
• John Inmon – electric guitar, Lap steel
• Andrew Hardin – electric guitar
• Radoslav Lorković – Hammond B3 organ, piano
• Bryan Peterson – piano, electric piano
• Wally Doggett – drums
• Jeff May – bass
• Glenn Schuetz – Upright bass
• Jeff Plankenhorn – Dobro, Lap steel
• Carrie Rodriguez – violin, harmony vocals on "This Land" and "Hideaway Girl"
• Ruthie Foster harmony vocals on "Walk a Mile in My Shoes"
• Kacy Crowley – harmony vocals on "Car Outstide"

Production

• Produced by Jimmy LaFave
• Engineered by Fred Remmert
• Recorded at Cedar Creek Studios, Austin, Texas^[1]

Artwork

• Art Direction/Design by Bryan Peterson^[2]
• Photography by Pete Lacker^[3]

Charts

date	chart	peak
June 11, 2007	Americana Music Association^[4]	1
2007	Roots Music Folk	1
2007	Third Coast Music	1
2007	Euro American Chart	1
May & June 2007	FolkDJ-L, Folk Radio Airplay^[5]	3

External links

• Jimmy LaFave website
• Cimarron Manifesto page at Red House Records

Notes and References

1. http://www.cedarcreekrecording.com/ Cedar Creek Recording
2. http://www.peterson.com/ Peterson Ray & Company, Graphic Design
3. http://www.petelacker.com/ Pete Lacker – Dallas Photography
4. http://www.americanaradio.org/ama/displaychart_beforetracks.asp?mode=lw&dtkey= Americana Music Association chart
5. http://folkradio.org/airplay/may07.html Top Albums of May 2007