Last Of The Breed (2007)
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
1. My Life's Been A Pleasure ~ Merle Haggard/Ray Price/Willie Nelson
2. My Mary ~ Merle Haggard/Ray Price/Willie Nelson
3. Back To Earth ~ Merle Haggard/Ray Price/Willie Nelson
4. Heartaches by the Number ~ Merle Haggard/Ray Price/Willie Nelson
5. Mom And Dad's Waltz ~ Merle Haggard/Ray Price/Willie Nelson
6. Some Other World ~ Merle Haggard/Ray Price/Willie Nelson
7. Why Me Lord ~ Merle Haggard/Ray Price/Willie Nelson
8. Lost Highway ~ Merle Haggard/Ray Price/Willie Nelson
9. I Love You A Thousand Ways ~ Merle Haggard/Ray Price/Willie Nelson
10. Please Don't Leave Me Any More Darlin' ~ Merle Haggard/Ray Price/Willie Nelson
11. I Gotta Have My Baby Back ~ Merle Haggard/Ray Price/Willie Nelson
Disc 2
Song Title
1. Goin' Away Party ~ Merle Haggard/Ray Price/Willie Nelson
2. If I Ever Get Lucky ~ Merle Haggard/Ray Price/Willie Nelson
3. Sweet Memories ~ Merle Haggard/Ray Price/Willie Nelson
4. Pick Me Up On Your Way Down ~ Merle Haggard/Ray Price/Willie Nelson
5. I Love You Because ~ Merle Haggard/Ray Price/Willie Nelson
6. Sweet Jesus ~ Merle Haggard/Ray Price/Willie Nelson
7. Still Water Runs The Deepest ~ Merle Haggard/Ray Price/Willie Nelson
8. I Love You So Much It Hurts ~ Merle Haggard/Ray Price/Willie Nelson
9. That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine ~ Merle Haggard/Ray Price/Willie Nelson
10. I'll Keep On Loving You ~ Merle Haggard/Ray Price/Willie Nelson
11. Night Watch ~ Merle Haggard/Ray Price/Willie Nelson
| Three great original country legends, Willie Nelson, Ray Price, and Merle Haggard, band together on this remarkable two-CD set. The trio performs classic songs by Gene Autry, Floyd Tillman, and Kris Kristofferson, as well as some of their own more contemporary compositions, including Nelson's "Back to Earth" and Haggard's "Sweet Jesus," in a relaxed, assured set that highlights each of these artists' timeless appeal. |
Album Notes and Credits
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Personnel: Willie Nelson (gut-string guitar); Willie Nelson (vocals); Merle Haggard, Ray Price, Vince Gill (vocals); D. Bergen White (chant); Don Potter (acoustic guitar); Brent Mason (electric guitar); Johnny Gimble (mandolin, fiddle); Elana James (fiddle); Charlie McCoy (harmonica, vibraphone); Boots Randolph (saxophone); Gordon Mote (piano); John Hobbs (Wurlitzer organ, keyboards); Eddie Bayers (drums); Kris Kristofferson (vocals); Aubrey Haynie (mandolin, fiddle); The Jordanaires (background vocals). |
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Audio Mixers: Fred Foster; Brent Maher. |
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Recording information: Blue Room Studios, Nashville, TN; Soundkitchen, Franklin, TN. |
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LAST OF THE BREED partners Willie Nelson with two other legends of maverick country, Merle Haggard and Ray Price. With a collection of talent this archetypal, the title sounds less like a boast and more like a statement of fact. Price is an old-school country gentlemen hip enough to hang with the Outlaws, while Haggard and Nelson are probably the only pot-smoking hippies universally accepted by the red states. |
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LAST OF THE BREED is an easy-on-the-ears honky-tonk shuffle of a record. The trio ambles through many of the classics that made them famous and, surprisingly, the weather of age suits them well--particularly Price, always the best singer of the bunch, whose robust tenor has lost a step or two over the years. The lack of power gives frail yet touching readings to, among others, his own "Heartaches By The Number," and Hank Williams's classic "Lost Highway." The latter song features the angelic Jordanaires, and is probably the least ravaged and thereby most tragic version of this oft-covered song. The listener is led to think: If these guys can get lost, then we're all in trouble. Not to be outdone by Price, Haggard brings the only new original composition to this session, the easily mournful "If I Ever Get Lucky," while ol' Willie offers his gingerly jazzy vocal phrasing and light picking touch, which hasn't sounded this assured with frontier music since THE RED-HEADED STRANGER. |
Producer: Fred Foster; Fred Foster |
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Engineer: Charles Yingling; Brent Maher |
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Musical Guests | |
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Kris Kristofferson |
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Vince Gill |
Compilation Appearances
Associated Artists and Works
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Brumley, Albert E., Jr. |
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Coe, David Allan |
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Jones, George |
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Nelson, Willie |
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On, Pickin' |
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Pickin' On |
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Smith, Chester |
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Twitty, Conway |
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Williams, Leona |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 03/19/2007 |
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Original Release Date : 2007 |
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Catalog ID : 008530 |
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Label : Lost Highway |
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Number of Discs : 2 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00602517240179 |
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (p.114)
- Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Top Albums of the Year 2007" -- "Country music with none of the modern trimmings....But it is big and rich in every other way."
- Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Top Albums of the Year 2007" -- "Country music with none of the modern trimmings....But it is big and rich in every other way."
Entertainment Weekly (p.75)
- "[T]his veritable Mount Rushmore mostly revisits forgotten country classics, making this a particularly tasty hall-of-famer hookup." -- Grade: B
- "[T]his veritable Mount Rushmore mostly revisits forgotten country classics, making this a particularly tasty hall-of-famer hookup." -- Grade: B
Dirty Linen (p.49)
- "Together, there's a certain fraternal bond and tight-knit chemistry that allows each artist enough space to shine individually as well as to collaborate freely as egoless peers."
- "Together, there's a certain fraternal bond and tight-knit chemistry that allows each artist enough space to shine individually as well as to collaborate freely as egoless peers."
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