Country Super Hits, Vol. 1
Jim Lauderdale
Yep Roc Records, 2006
1 CD
Catalogue #: 2136
EAN: 0634457213623
UPC: 634457213623
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On his simultaneously sardonically and optimistically titled new album COUNTRY SUPER HITS VOL. ONE, country maverick Jim Lauderdale delivers yet another airtight collection of country songs that delve into the genre's honky-tonk past. While the aim might be old school, the results sound more like the neo-traditionalist approximations of early-1980s-era Dwight Yoakam and Randy Travis. They are no slouches, and neither is Lauderdale--this being one of two simultaneously released full-lengths. Fans of straighter country and tired of the pop leanings of Shania Twain and Toby Keith would do well to give these "hits" a try.
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Jim Lauderdale
Before breaking out as a recording artist in his own right in the 1990s, Jim Lauderdale was a respected Nashville songwriter who supplied hits to an array of country stars, including Rodney Crowell, Carlene Carter, and Vince Gill. An upholder of the "new traditionalist" ethos, Lauderdale excels at a variety of classic Americana styles--country, bluegrass, roots-rock, Western swing--and possesses a likeable, no-frills singing voice. His acclaimed albums often feature a glittering cast of country music icons, and Lauderdale has collaborated extensively with bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley.
