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Track Listing
1. Tickle Toe - (with Lyle Lovett & His Large Band)
2. I Will Rise Up / Ain't No More Cane - (with Lyle Lovett & His Large Band)
3. All Downhill - (with Lyle Lovett & His Large Band)
4. Don't Cry a Tear - (with Lyle Lovett & His Large Band)
5. South Texas Girl - (with Lyle Lovett & His Large Band)
6. This Traveling Around - (with Lyle Lovett & His Large Band)
7. Up in Indiana - (with Lyle Lovett & His Large Band)
8. Alley Song, The - (with Lyle Lovett & His Large Band)
9. No Big Deal - (with Lyle Lovett & His Large Band)
10. Make It Happy - (with Lyle Lovett & His Large Band)
11. Ain't No More Cane - (with Lyle Lovett & His Large Band)
12. Up in Indiana - (Acoustic, with Lyle Lovett & His Large Band)
Album Notes
Lyle Lovett: Lyle Lovett (acoustic guitar); Jon Randall, Keith Sewell (acoustic guitar); Mitch Watkins, Ray Herndon (electric guitar); Paul Franklin, Buck Reid (steel guitar); Dean Parks (baritone guitar); Jerry Douglas (dobro); Bela Fleck (banjo); Sam Bush (mandolin); Gene Elders, Stuart Duncan (fiddle); John Hagen (cello); Dan Higgins, Steve Marsh (alto saxophone); Harvey Thompson (tenor saxophone); Gary Grant, Jerry Hey, Warren Luening, Vinnie Ciesielski, Steve Herman (trumpet); Andy Martin, Charles Rose (trombone); Jim Cox, Matt Rollings (piano); Leland Sklar (bass instrument); Viktor Krauss (bass guitar); Russ Kunkel (drums); James Gilmer (percussion); Harry Bowens, Francine Reed, Jason Eskridge, Jeff White, Josef Powell, Lamont Van Hook, Arnold McCuller, Sweet Pea Atkinson (background vocals).
Returning his longtime backing outfit, Lyle Lovett's Large Band, to an album's title and credits for the first time since 1989's LYLE LOVETT AND HIS LARGE BAND, the excellent IT'S NOT BIG, IT'S LARGE showcases Lovett's stylistic shifts between folkish, largely acoustic singer-songwriter material and hot, horn-powered western swing. Lovett's quirky sense of humor is largely restrained here, with more of a focus on heartfelt love songs like the wistful "South Texas Girl" and "All Downhill From Here." Starting the album off with a sprightly take on Lester Young's swing classic "Tickle Toe" is another nice touch. The album is also available in a deluxe limited edition that includes a bonus DVD of live performances and behind-the-scenes videos.
Industry Reviews
'South Texas Girl' is a first-rate memory piece, a slightly mournful short story, ever so closely observed.
[L]arge and intimate, and a real treasure from an American original.
[S]mall -- in a good way -- and geared toward his stripped-down country-folk origins....The standouts are acoustic ballads... -- Grade: B+
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