Last of the Country Gentlemen explained

Last of the Country Gentlemen
Type:studio
Artist:Josh T. Pearson
Cover:Last_Of_The_Country_Gentlemen.jpg
Released:March 14, 2011
Genre:Folk, alternative country
Length:58:50
Label:Mute
Producer:Peter Sasala
Next Title:The Straight Hits!
Next Year:2018

Last of the Country Gentlemen is the debut studio album by Texan musician Josh T. Pearson. It was released in March 2011 by Mute Records.

The album was recorded in Berlin in two nights, freshly written and committed to tape after Pearson saw how the songs affected audiences when he played them live.[1]

History

All the songs on the new album (the first since 2001) are all new, according to Josh T. Pearson. "The last couple of years I got sober and started working again with a little more discipline. Before I was writing all the time but never finishing," he told Q magazine.[2] If there was any pressure at first for a new material, in a couple of years it was gone:The album, recorded in "cold, cold Berlin", came as a result of a relationship he described as "pretty heartbreaking" and was difficult to create. "I went grey overnight... It was one of the most painful times of my life. I can't listen to it. I haven't listened to it since we've finished it", he said. For a while Pearson thought the album shouldn't be released at all, so painful was the feel. "It's why people go to a priest - so no one else hears you. But playing songs live seemed to help people. I don't know if it's a big mistake, but it's coming out now. Maybe it can do some good," he said.[2]

Reception

Uncut placed the album at number 5 on its list of "Top 50 albums of 2011",[3] while Mojo, Rolling Stone, and Q ranked it 7, 33, and 42, respectively.[4] [5] [6]

David Edwards of Drowned in Sound gave the album a rare 10/10 review and lauded its emotional power, stating "We share and revere in his redemption, rarely has something so physically fragile sounded so mighty in its emotional resonance. A truly magnificent record".[7]

Track listing

CD edition

The songs on the standard CD version of the album are:[8]

  1. "Thou Art Loosed" – 3:14
  2. "Sweetheart I Ain't Your Christ" – 11:45
  3. "Woman, When I've Raised Hell" – 7:00
  4. "Honeymoon's Great! Wish You Were Her" – 13:01
  5. "Sorry with a Song" – 10:50
  6. "Country Dumb" – 10:13
  7. "Drive Her Out" – 2:33

LP edition

The songs on the vinyl LP version of the album are:[9]

  1. "Thou Art Loosed" – 3:14
  2. "Sweetheart I Ain't Your Christ" – 11:45
  3. "Woman, When I've Raised Hell" – 7:00
  4. "Honeymoon's Great! Wish You Were Her" – 13:01
  5. "Sorry with a Song" – 10:50
  6. "Country Dumb" – 10:13
  7. "Last of the Country Gentlemen" – 8:06
  8. "Drive Her Out" – 2:33

Rough Trade Shops edition

The songs on the exclusive version of the album available only at Rough Trade Shops are:[10]

Disc one

  1. "Thou Art Loosed" – 3:14
  2. "Sweetheart I Ain't Your Christ" – 11:45
  3. "Woman, When I've Raised Hell" – 7:00
  4. "Honeymoon's Great! Wish You Were Her" – 13:01
  5. "Sorry with a Song" – 10:50
  6. "Country Dumb" – 10:13
  7. "Drive Her Out" – 2:33

Disc two

  1. "Sweetheart I Ain't Your Christ" (electric version) – 4:35
  2. "Woman, When I've Raised Hell" (electric version) – 4:25
  3. "Sorry with a Song" (alternative version) – 4:21
  4. "Sweetheart I Ain't Your Christ" (electric instrumental version) – 6:07
  5. "Woman, When I've Raised Hell" (electric instrumental version) – 3:28

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Country-Gentlemen-Josh-Pearson/dp/B004IJESY8/ Amazon.co.uk: Last Of The Country Gentlemen
  2. Victoria Segal. Q magazine, April 2010. New Albums. Introducing Josh T. Pearson. Q&A. p. 105.
  3. Web site: Uncut's Top 50 Albums Of 2011. November 29, 2011.
  4. Web site: MOJO's Top 50 Albums Of 2011. December 2, 2011.
  5. Web site: Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums Of 2011. December 7, 2011.
  6. Web site: Q's 50 Best Albums Of 2011. November 29, 2011.
  7. Web site: Album Review: Josh T. Pearson - Last of the Country Gentlemen. DrownedInSound. 2011-03-15. 2011-03-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20110316172012/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16036/reviews/4142213. dead.
  8. Web site: Last of the Country Gentlemen - Josh T. Pearson | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. www.allmusic.com.
  9. http://www.insound.com/Last-of-the-Country-Gentlemen-Vinyl-2xLP-Josh-T-Pearson/P/INS92320/ Insound: Last Of The Country Gentlemen: Josh T. Pearson
  10. Web site: out now: Josh T Pearson – Last Of The Country Gentlemen [Mute Records]]. Author. novafuture. January 24, 2011. NovaFuture Blog.
  11. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=josh t. pearson|chart=all}} Chart listing for ''Last of the Country Gentlemen'']. Billboard. 7 April 2011.

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