The Live Album Explained
The Live Album is a live album by Texas-based folk singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen.[3] It was recorded at the Sons of Hermann Hall in Dallas, TX, and released in 1988 on Sugar Hill.
Track listing
All tracks written by Robert Earl Keen, except where noted
- "I Wanna Know" (Robert Earl Keen, Fred Koller) – 2:46
- "The Front Porch Song" (Robert Earl Keen, Lyle Lovett) – 6:29
- "Goin' Down In Style" – 3:39
- "If I Were King" – 2:51
- "Copenhagen" – 2:08
- "I Would Change My Life" – 2:43
- "Stewball" (Traditional; arranged by Robert Earl Keen) – 2:38
- "I'll Go On Downtown" – 3:52
- "The Bluegrass Widow" – 6:10
- "Who'll Be Looking Out For Me" – 2:12
Personnel
In the liner notes, Keen dedicates this album with the simple line, "FOR MOM AND DAD."
Musicians
- Robert Earl Keen Jr. – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle, mandolin, acoustic guitar, and arrangements on "I Wanna Know", "I Would Change My Life", and "The Bluegrass Widow"
- Roy Huskey Jr. – upright bass
- Doug Hudson – harmony vocals on "I'll Go On Downtown"
- Randall Fields – M.C.
Production
- Produced by Jim Rooney
- Recorded live at The Sons of Hermann Hall in Dallas, Texas by Omega Audio
- Mixed by Mark Miller at Jack's Tracks in Nashville, Tennessee
- Mastered by Jim Loyd at Masterfonics, Nashville, Tennessee
- Design by Pat Johnson, Fayetteville, Texas
Notes and References
- Web site: Robert Earl Keen? That's Another Story : The Texan's Lyric Songwriting, Literate and Full of Emotion, Ignores Country Formulas. May 25, 1995. Los Angeles Times.
- Book: Rooney, Jim. In It for the Long Run: A Musical Odyssey. February 28, 2014. University of Illinois Press. 9780252096068. Google Books.
- Web site: One More Image. www.austinchronicle.com.
