Nashville Underground Explained

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Nashville Underground
Type:Studio album
Artist:Jerry Reed
Released:1968
Recorded:1968
Genre:Country-pop
Length:27:42
Label:RCA
Producer:Chet Atkins
Prev Title:The Unbelievable Guitar and Voice of Jerry Reed
Prev Year:1967
Next Title:Alabama Wild Man
Next Year:1968

Nashville Underground is the second studio album by Jerry Reed, also the second Reed recorded for RCA.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic described the album as "highly polished, exquisitely produced country-pop" and "a thoroughly engaging piece of period pop".[1] The album's review in Billboard praised the hit single "Tupelo Mississippi Flash" and commented favorably on the tracks "Wabash Cannonball", "Hallelujah I Love Her So", "John Henry", and "Remembering".[2]

Influence

Guitarist Brent Mason has cited listening to his father's copy of Nashville Underground as his first exposure to the 'wonders of the guitar'.[3] Reed, and this album in particular, have been credited at the 'underground' Nashville music scene aimed at college students as opposed to the traditional country audience.[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jerry Reed, except where noted.

  1. "Remembering" – 2:52
  2. "A Thing Called Love" – 2:23
  3. "You Wouldn't Know A Good Thing" – 2:48
  4. "Save Your Dreams" – 1:58
  5. "Almost Crazy" – 2:44
  6. "You've Been Crying Again" – 2:10
  7. "Fine On My Mind" – 2:42
  8. "Tupelo Mississippi Flash" – 2:48
  9. "Wabash Cannonball" – 2:33
  10. "Hallelujah I Love Her So" (Ray Charles) – 2:53
  11. "John Henry" – 2:22

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Erlewine . Stephen Thomas . Stephen Thomas Erlewine . Jerry Reed – Nashville Underground . AllMusic.
  2. Album Reviews . Billboard. 0006-2510. 27 April 1968 . 80 . 17 . 75 . 29 May 2023.
  3. Book: Hunter . Dave . The Fender Telecaster: The Life and Times of the Electric Guitar That Changed the World . 15 October 2012 . Voyageur Press . 978-0-7603-4138-4 . 214 . en.
  4. Undergrounders Surfacing in Nashville; Aim at Collegians . Billboard. 0006-2510 . 27 April 1968 . 80 . 17 . 40 . 29 May 2023.

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