Honeysuckle Dog Explained

Honeysuckle Dog
Type:album
Artist:Chris Smither
Cover:Honeysuckle_Dog.jpg
Released:2005
Recorded:1973
Genre:Blues, folk
Label:Okra-tone, Heavenly
Producer:Michael Cuscuna
Chronology:Chris Smither
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Honeysuckle Dog is an album by Chris Smither originally recorded in 1973 for United Artists Records but released in 2005. The album was not released until 2005 because the record label was purchased by Transamerica, which culled over half the UA roster of artists (including Smither) shortly before putting the label out of business altogether. Despite being dropped from the record label, Smither continued to tour, becoming a fixture in the New England folk clubs.[1]

He would re-record a number of the songs for later albums on other labels.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Chris Smither; except where indicated

  1. "Sunshine Lady" (Paul MacNeil)
  2. "Tribute to Mississippi John Hurt" (Hurt)
  3. "Honeysuckle Dog"
  4. "Rattlesnake Preacher" (Eric Von Schmidt)
  5. "Rosalie"
  6. "Guilty" (Randy Newman)
  7. "It Ain't Easy" (Ron Davies)
  8. "Lonely Time"
  9. "Homunculus"
  10. "Braden River"
  11. "Steel Guitar" (Danny O'Keefe)
  12. "Jailhouse Blues" (Traditional)

Personnel

Production

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Americana UK interview. Accessed on April 8, 2008. . April 9, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080611125036/http://www.americana-uk.com/auk/modules.php?op=modload&name=PagEd&file=index&topic_id=18&page_id=127 . June 11, 2008 . dead .