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Track Listing
1. Willin' to Walk
2. Labor of Love
3. My Whole Wide World
4. Never Say Die
5. Jesse's Soul
6. Everybody Gets the Blues
7. If It Were Me
8. Broke Down
9. Precious Pearl
10. Last Chance For Love
11. Walkin' Talkin' Woman
12. Making It up as I Go Along
Album Notes
Personnel: Radney Foster (vocals, acoustic guitar); Dan Dugmore (acoustic, steel & pedal steel guitars); Mike McAdam (acoustic & electric guitars, 6-string bass); Bill Hullett (acoustic, 6- & 12-string electric guitars); Lloyd Maines (steel & pedal steel guitars); Jimmie Crawford, Steve Fishell (pedal steel guitar); Sam Bush (fiddle); Joan Besen (piano, Clavinet, bells); Pete Wasner (piano); Jimmy "Dusty Fingers" Maddox (Hammond B-3 organ); Joey Click, Michael Joyce (bass); Bob Mummert (drums, tympani, chimes, castanets, percussion); Chuck Ainlay (percussion); Carl Jackson, Deryl Dodd, Harry Stinson (background vocals).
Recorded at Woodland Studios, Nashville, Tennessee.
Bespectacled Radney Foster, once half of Foster & Lloyd, doesn't look like a typical country star. But wait'll you hear LABOR OF LOVE. As deeply traditional as the giants who have influenced him, the Texas singer-songwriter is pure country on his second solo album. "Everybody Gets The Blues" is a straightforward tribute to Waylon Jennings, while the shuffling swath of steel "Walkin' Talkin' Woman" is played under the influence of Buck Owens. But Foster is equally inspired by rock artists; his is a contemporary approach, with deep roots and universal themes.
A passionate spirit pervades honky-tonk tracks like "Willin' To Walk" and ballads like "Never Say Die," in which Foster expresses his most optimistic romanticism. Two other highlights include the pulsing "Broke Down" and the upbeat power ballad "If It Were Me," about a woman taken for granted. Compact and down-to-the-bone, Foster's songs paint distinct pictures, always with a precise point of view. LABOR OF LOVE is an excellent release by a compelling writer, expressive vocalist and first-rate band.
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