Released November 7, 2006 Artist Robert Earl Keen Label Koch Entertainment | Length 75:18 Release date 7 November 2006 Genre Alternative country | |
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Recorded Jul 1992 - Aug 12, 1995 Best
(2006) Marfa After Dark
(2008) Similar Live at the Ryman: The Great, Walking Distance, What I Really Mean, The Rose Hotel, Farm Fresh Onions | ||
Best, a compilation album by Texas-based Folk singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen, released by Koch Records on November 7, 2006. The album features songs from six of Keen's previous albums: No Kinda Dancer, A Bigger Piece of Sky, No. 2 Live Dinner, Farm Fresh Onions, What I Really Mean, and Live at the Ryman.
Contents
Reception
The Allmusic review by Mark Deming gave the album 3½ start stating: "Robert Earl Keen is an archetypal Texas singer/songwriter, someone who can mine both laughter and tragedy from life along the dusty margins of life in the Lone Star State... a comprehensive and well-programmed compilation offering a fully rounded introduction to his music would be more than welcome. However, 2007's Best isn't quite that album... If you're looking for a concise, career-spanning overview of Robert Earl Keen's long career in music, Best isn't as much help as you might wish, but the consistent quality is a sure convincer."
Track listing
All tracks by Robert Earl Keen except where noted
- "No Kinda Dancer" - 3:07
- "Willie" - 2:36
- "Armadillo Jackal" - 3:26
- "Paint the Town Beige" - 4:34
- "Whenever Kindness Fails" - 3:38
- "Corpus Christi Bay" - 3:59
- "Merry Christmas from the Family" - 3:54
- "The Road Intro" - 5:08
- "The Road Goes on Forever" - 7:45
- "Furnace Fan" - 3:58
- "All I Have Is Today" - 3:28
- "Let the Music Play" (Keen, Bill Whitbeck) - 5:36
- "For Love" - 4:24
- "Mr. Wolf and Mama Bear" - 3:46
- "Ride" - 3:45
- "Feeling Good Again" - 3:15
- "Gringo Honeymoon" - 4:53
- "I'm Comin' Home" - 4:17
Songs
1No Kinda Dancer3:07
2Willie2:36
3The Armadillo Jackal3:26