No Regrets (Leon Redbone album)
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| No Regrets | ||||
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Studio | Nashville Sound Connection, Nashville TN | |||
| Genre | Country, jazz | |||
| Length | 38:55 | |||
| Label | Sugar Hill | |||
| Producer | Beryl Handler, Leon Redbone | |||
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No Regrets is an album by the musician Leon Redbone, released in 1988.[1][2] It followed a period where Redbone had concentrated on music for commercials.[3] Redbone supported the album with a North American tour; he also appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.[4][5] The album was reissued in 2004.[6]
Recorded in Nashville, the album was produced by Beryl Handler and Redbone.[7][8] Béla Fleck played banjo on the album.[9] Jerry Douglas contributed on pedal steel and dobro; Cindy Cashdollar played steel guitar on some tracks.[10][11] "My Good Gal's Gone Blues" and "Somewhere Down Below the Dixon Line" were written by Jimmie Rodgers.[12] "It's a Lonely World" is a version of the Ernest Tubb song; Tubb was one of Redbone's primary influences.[13][14]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [9] |
| MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide | [8] |
The Chicago Tribune wrote: "Employing a bluesy sound often reminiscent of primitive New Orleans jazz ... Redbone achieves an uncanny resemblance to the sound and spirit of country music's early recordings."[15] The Washington Post concluded that "Redbone's a kind of cartoon persona with one of popular music's most eccentric voices: muzzy, slurred and entirely enjoyable if you get the joke."[13] The Key West Citizen called the album "a stunning collection of classic country and jazz songs."[16]
The Atlanta Journal praised the "smoothly delivered songs."[3] The Austin American-Statesman stated that Redbone's "smooth, penetrating bass voice sparks renewed life into lost ditties."[7] The Nanaimo Daily News noted that, "as usual, Redbone's bluesy and laidback and in fine form."[17]
Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. of AllMusic wrote that, "while the songs and vocals are technically solid, they lack the spark that made earlier Redbone albums something special."[9]