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Track Listing
1. Up on the Ridge
2. Roll Again
3. It's a Little Like Love
4. Twistin' in the Wind
5. Queen of Heaven
6. Sister Soak the Beans
7. I Will Lose My Life
8. You're Workin' For the Man
9. Nacho Mama
10. Behind the Bamboo Shade
11. Gulf Coast Blues
12. If I Could Teach My Chihuahua to Sing
| Details | | Producer: | Joe Ely | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | DDD |
Album Notes
Personnel: Joe Ely (vocals, acoustic guitar); Lloyd Maines (acoustic, electric & steel guitars, dobro); Mitch Watkins (acoustic, electric & baritone guitars, keyboards); Teye (nylon string guitar); Jesse Taylor, David Grissom (electric guitar); Joel Guzman (accordion); Bukka Allen (keyboards); Glenn Fukunaga (bass); Donald Lindley (drums, percussion); Davis McLarty (drums); Chris Searles (percussion); El Gato, The Boy's Town Orchestra (background vocals).
Recorded at Spur Studios, Austin, Texas.
Like his Lubbock brethren (Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock, etc.), Joe Ely is a renegade who's blazed his own unconventional path in the conservative world of country music. Previously, Ely incorporated the sounds of flamenco guitarist Teye into the sweeping romanticism that was LETTER TO LAREDO. Ely's passion remains on TWISTIN IN THE WIND's title track and "Up On The Ridge," but his sense of humor still comes across on the funky Tejano stylings of "Sister Soak The Beans," and the amusing "If I Could Teach My Chihuahua To Sing." Ely's love of different musical styles is all over TWISTIN', and it's not unusual for him to throw a few varied musical tidbits into a song to remind you of his Texas roots. Jazz, blues and Norteno shadings appear on "I Will Lose My Life," while the farfisa and squeezebox of "Nacho Mama" and languid tempo and phrasing of "Gulf Coast Blues" bring to mind Doug Sahm and Bob Wills respectively.
Industry Reviews
...TWISTIN' is more roadhouse rock & roll with Spanish guitar and accordion woven organically into the mix. The ghosts of Buddy Holly and Bob Wills hover nearby. - Rating: B+
Entertainment Weekly (05/15/1998)
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