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Format: CD
May 2006
Record Label: Open Wide Records
Recording Type: Studio
UPC: 828768308028 |
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Track Listing
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TAKING THE LONG WAY:
1. Long Way Around, The
2. Easy Silence
3. Not Ready to Make Nice
4. Everybody Knows
5. Bitter End
6. Lullaby
7. Lubbock or Leave It
8. Silent House
9. Favorite Year
10. Voice Inside My Head
11. I Like It
12. Baby Hold On
13. So Hard
14. I Hope
| Details | | Producer: | Rick Rubin | | Distributor: | Sony Music Distribution ( | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
The expanded edition of Dixie Chicks' controversial and big-selling TAKING THE LONG WAY includes a DVD with the video for the single "Not Ready to Make Nice," band interviews, and live performances.
Dixie Chicks: Emily Robison (accordion); Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines (background vocals).
Personnel: Dan Wilson, Gary Louris, Jonny Polonsky, Matt Sweeney, Smokey Hormel (acoustic guitar); Mike Campbell (acoustic 12-string guitar); John Mayer (electric guitar); Lloyd Maines, Marvin Etzioni (mandolin); Richard Dodd (cello); Benmont Tench (Farfisa); Larry Knechtel (Hammond b-3 organ); Sebastian Steinberg, Justin Meldal-Johnsen (bass guitar); Chad Smith (drums); Lenny Castro (percussion); Chris Testa (chimes); Keb' Mo', Bonnie Raitt (background vocals).
At the time of TAKING THE LONG WAY's release, the lyrical content of a high-profile album by a big-deal artist hadn't been the topic of such public scrutiny since Eminem was still a hot topic. The Dixie Chicks certainly had to have seen this coming, though, after they withstood a firestorm of insults, threats, and boycotts for criticizing George W. Bush's policies. "Not Ready to Make Nice" and "Lubbock or Leave It" (among others) make it clear, however, that the Chicks have no intention of retreating a single step from their convictions. Similarly, the fact that TAKING THE LONG WAY is as much a pop album as it is contemporary country should not be misinterpreted as an abandonment of the factions that turned against the group during the controversy in question.
The soaring pop choruses and dashes of string orchestration that vie for space with acoustic picking and steel guitar swells should rather be seen in the context of a group that's been evolving toward a pop/country amalgam for some time. (Don't forget that one of their biggest hits was a Fleetwood Mac cover.) If anything, the expansive sonic approach and forthright themes simply stand to show that the Chicks have transcended genre pigeonholes. There's still plenty of country in their sound, but with LONG WAY the trio belongs to the larger world at last.
DVD Features:
Live Performances
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