Stone Country: Country Artists Perform the Songs of the Rolling Stones explained

Type:compilation
Stone Country: Country Artists Perform the Songs of the Rolling Stones
Artist:various artists
Genre:Country
Length:40:19
Label:Beyond

Stone Country: Country Artists Perform the Songs of the Rolling Stones is a 1997 tribute album to the English rock band The Rolling Stones. It was released in September 1997 via Beyond Music. The album includes eleven country music artists performing renditions of the band's songs.

Content

The Tractors' rendition of "The Last Time" was the project's first single release. It charted at number 75 on Hot Country Songs dated for the week ending October 4, 1997.[1] The project took nearly 18 months to complete.[2]

Critical reception

Jon Johnson of Country Standard Time gave the project a mixed review, criticizing the project for focusing entirely on singles, and saying that the arrangements "add absolutely nothing to the originals", while praising the vocal performances of George Jones and Nanci Griffith, along with the musical arrangement of Blackhawk's cover of "Wild Horses".[3] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the project 3 out of 5 stars, finding the arrangements "slick" while praising the vocal performances of Travis Tritt, Blackhawk, and Nanci Griffith.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2012. Record Research, Inc. 2012. 339. 978-0-89820-203-8.
  2. News: Hot Rocks in the country . The Tennessean . October 24, 1997 . November 12, 2018 . Tom Roland . 5F.
  3. Web site: Stone Country . Country Standard Time . November 12, 2018 . Jon Johnson.
  4. Web site: Stone Country . AllMusic . November 12, 2018.