Released June 1974 Producer Billy Sherrill | Length 39:08 Release date June 1974 | |
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Genres Country music, Alternative country Similar Once Upon a Rhyme, Penitentiary Blues, Human Emotions, Texas Moon, Rides Again | ||
The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy is the third album of American singer David Allan Coe, and his first on Columbia Records. Released in 1974, it is his first release in the country music genre.
Contents
Style
Thom Jurek describes this album's performance style as alt-country, "pre-punk" and "a hillbilly version of Marc Bolan's glitz and glitter". Jurek credits Merle Haggard as a heavy influence on the album's music.
Reception
Allmusic reviewer Thom Jurek describes the album as being "as good as anybody at his best", writing "Coe displays his lyrical and melodic gift that comes out of the great Texas and Bakersfield traditions."
Track listing
All Songs written by David Allan Coe except where noted.
- "Sad Country Song" – 2:27
- "Crazy Mary" (Michael Peter Smith) – 4:04
- "River" (Coe, Marty Yonts) – 2:50
- "33rd of August" (Mickey Newbury) – 5:32
- "Bossier City" (Bobby J. Bourgoin) – 4:03
- "Atlanta Song" – 2:26
- "Old Man Tell Me" (Coe, Buzz Rabin) – 3:12
- "Desperados Waiting for a Train" (Guy Clark) – 5:37
- "I Still Sing the Old Songs" – 4:14
- "Old Grey Goose Is Dead" – (traditional) 4:43
Personnel
Songs
1A Sad Country Song2:18
2Crazy Mary3:55
3River2:45
References
The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA