Too Stuffed to Jump
1976 studio album by Amazing Rhythm Aces
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Too Stuffed to Jump is an album by the Amazing Rhythm Aces, released in 1976 with a funny album cover of a frog riding a wooden motorcycle.
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| Released | 1976 | |||
| Studio | Sam Phillips, Memphis, Tennessee | |||
| Label | ABC | |||
| Producer | Barry "Byrd" Burton | |||
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"The End Is Not in Sight (The Cowboy Tune)" won the 1977 Grammy Award for "Country Vocal Performance by a Group".[1] The song reached No. 20 on the Canadian country charts and #69 on the pop charts.[2][3]
In 2000, Too Stuffed to Jump was reissued by the Special Products Division of Sony Music in the USA on a two-for-one CD which also contained the group's debut album Stacked Deck.
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Record Guide |  [5] |
| The Village Voice | B−[6] |
In 2013, Dave Dimartino of Rolling Stone called the album "near classic" and said that it sounded "more contemporary than anyone might expect."[7]
Track listing
(All tracks written by Russell Smith unless stated)
- "Typical American Boy" 3:30 (Russell Smith, James H. Brown Jr.)
- "If I Just Knew What to Say" 2:08 (Stuart Wright)
- "The End Is Not in Sight (The Cowboy Tune)" 3:46
- "Same Ol' Me" (Butch McDade) 2:25
- "These Dreams of Losing You" 3:30 (Russell Smith, James H. Brown Jr.)
- "I'll Be Gone" 2:56
- "Out of the Snow" 3:40
- "Fool for the Woman" 2:44
- "A Little Italy Rag" 2:22
- "Dancing the Night Away" 5:39 (Russell Smith, James H. Brown Jr.)
Personnel
- Russell Smith — lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Barry "Bird" Burton – lead guitar, backing vocals, mandolin, autoharp, pedal steel guitar
- Billy Earhart – organ
- James Hooker – piano, backing vocals
- Jeff Davis – bass, backing vocals
- Butch McDade – drums, backing vocals, percussion; lead vocals on "Same Ol' Me"