A-Town Blues
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| A-Town Blues | ||||
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| Released | September 4, 2001 | |||
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| Length | 42:08 | |||
| Label | Bloodshot[1] | |||
| Producer | Lloyd Maines | |||
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A-Town Blues is the fourth studio album by the American country musician Wayne Hancock, released in 2001.[2][3]
The album was recorded at Cedar Creek Studios, in Austin, Texas, and was produced by Lloyd Maines.[4] Hancock intended to make a simpler, less-produced album.[5] The band only minimally rehearsed the songs, and laid down the tracks in 20 hours; the results were mixed in two days.[6] A-Town Blues was made with Hancock's road band.[7] Many of the songs are about travel, highway pilgrimages, and the road.[8]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| Dayton Daily News | B+[10] |
The Austin Chronicle wrote that the album "swings like crazy, there's some top-notch playing, and Hancock certainly knows his way around a country-blues song."[4] The Los Angeles Times thought that "the music is vibrant, as shimmering steel and chattering electric guitars dance over swinging bass lines."[5] The Columbus Dispatch wrote that "Hancock's tunes bring home the bacon with the stylistic accuracy of the old honky-tonk masters."[11]
Track listing
- "A-Town Blues" – 1:48
- "Man of the Road" - 2:29
- "Sands of Time" - 2:53
- "Miller, Jack & Mad Dog" - 2:06
- "Track 49" - 2:48
- "Life's Lonesome Road" - 1:43
- "Cow Cow Boogie" - 3:54
- "Route 23" - 2:34
- "Happy Birthday Julie" - 2:54
- "California Blues" - 4:05
- "Every Time" - 3:25
- "Viper" (Stuff Smith) - 3:10
- "We Three" - 4:14
- "Railroad Blues" - 4:05
Personnel
- Dave Biller – guitar
- Wayne Hancock – vocals
- Ricardo Ramírez – bass
- Jeremy Wakefield – steel guitar
