Little Rock (album) explained
Little Rock |
Type: | Studio |
Artist: | Hayes Carll |
Cover: | Hayes Little Rock Cover.jpg |
Released: | March 8, 2005 |
Studio: | Hum Depot in Nashville, TN with additional recording at Three Trees in Whites Creek, TN. |
Genre: | Country, Americana, Roots |
Length: | 40:11 |
Label: | Highway 87[1] |
Producer: | R.S. Field[2] |
Prev Title: | Flowers & Liquor |
Prev Year: | 2002 |
Next Title: | Trouble in Mind |
Next Year: | 2008 |
Little Rock is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Hayes Carll.[1] [3] [2]
The album topped the Billboard Americana chart, the first self-released album to do so.[3]
Critical reception
The Austin Chronicle called the album "an Americana gem."[4] Exclaim! wrote that it "shows yet another talented Texas troubadour bound for greatness."[5] The Houston Press called it "wordy and witty enough to impress the Americana snobs, but plenty country enough for the dancehall crowd."[6]
Track listing
- Wish I Hadn't Stayed So Long – 3:44
- Take Me Away (John Evans and Adam Carroll) – 4:12
- Down The Road Tonight – 3:38
- Good Friends – 3:27
- Hey Baby Where You Been – 2:59
- Rivertown (Hayes Carll, Guy Clark) – 4:37
- Little Rock – 3:05
- Leave Here Standing – 2:40
- Sit In With The Band (Hayes Carll, John Evans) – 2:31
- Long Way Home – 4:46
- Chickens (Hayes Carll, Ray Wylie Hubbard) – 4:32
Personnel
- Hayes Carll – Acoustic guitar, vocals
- Kenny Vaughn – Electric guitar, acoustic guitar, National
- Jared Reynolds – Bass
- Jimmy Lester – Drums
- Allison Moorer – Vocals
- R.S. Field – Percussion, drums, Raka Raka guitar
- Bucky Baxter – Steel, backing vocals
- Adam Landry – Acoustic guitar
- George Bradfute – Bass
Notes and References
- Web site: Hayes Carll and Jack Ingram to play fall OKC show. August 23, 2018. Oklahoman.com.
- Web site: Hayes Carll | Biography & History. AllMusic.
- Web site: Hayes Carll comes in from the cold. May 2, 2008. Los Angeles Times.
- Web site: Hayes Carll: Little Rock Album Review. www.austinchronicle.com.
- Web site: Hayes Carll Little Rock. exclaim.ca.
- Web site: Hayes Carll Is Closing Up the Honky-Tonks For a While. Chris. Gray. August 20, 2015. Houston Press.