Red Dirt CD

MUSIC

COUNTRY

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Hey Truckers ~ Andre Williams/The Sadies

2. Busted ~ Andre Williams/The Sadies

3. She's A Bag Of Potato Chips ~ Andre Williams/The Sadies

4. I Can Tell ~ Andre Williams/The Sadies

5. Pardon Me (I've Got Someone To Kill) ~ Andre Williams/The Sadies

6. Weapon Of Mass Destruction ~ Andre Williams/The Sadies

7. Easy On The Eyes ~ Andre Williams/The Sadies

8. I'm An Old, Old Man (Tryin' To Live While I Can) ~ Andre Williams/The Sadies

9. Tramp Trail ~ Andre Williams/The Sadies

10. Psycho ~ Andre Williams/The Sadies

11. I Understand (Do You) ~ Andre Williams/The Sadies

12. Old John ~ Andre Williams/The Sadies

13. Queen Of The World ~ Andre Williams/The Sadies

14. My Sister Stole My Woman ~ Andre Williams/The Sadies

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Andre Williams & The Sadies: Andre Williams (vocals); Travis Good (guitar, dobro, mandolin, fiddle); Dallas Good (guitar, piano, organ); Sean Dean (acoustic bass); Mike Belitsky (drums).
	Additional personnel: Jim Diamond (guitar).
	Producers: Andre Williams, Jim Diamond, Rob Miller.
	Recorded at Ghetto Recorders, Detroit, Michigan.
	At first it seems an unlikely pairing: Andre "Mr. Rhythm" Williams, proud purveyor of raunchy 1950s R&B ("Bacon Fat," "Greasy Chicken," "Jail Bait") and Canada's The Sadies, a sharp alternative-country/surf (!) band. But like the old expression goes, the proof is in the pudding. RED DIRT is a spicy dish that has generous portions of honky-tonk country (classics like "Busted," "I'm An Old, Old Man," the obscure, chilling "Psycho" are covered), Screamin' Jay Hawkins-style rhythm & blues and irreverent Jerry Reed-style funky country.
	There are also small side portions of late 1960s uptown funk and southern soul, all served up by Williams' gravely, lascivious vocal delivery and the Sadies' lean, mean, stroke-of-midnight twang machine. If you can appreciate both Johnny Paycheck and Howlin' Wolf, or like your country music dark and creepy, get some RED DIRT under your fingernails.
Engineer: Jim Diamond

Artist Overview

Nearly a musical parlor trick in their ability to seamlessly meld surf guitar, traditional country, film-score stylings, and bar-band bluster, Toronto's The Sadies are one of the most unique and talented ensembles in the new-millennial underground. Functioning as something of a house band for the alt-country community, the Sadies have provided backing for, among others, Neko Case and the Mekons' Jon Langford. In 2006, the band scored the soundtrack for the film TALES OF THE RAT FINK, a documentary about hot-rod cartoonist Ed "Big Daddy" Roth.

Associated Artists and Works

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Technical Info

	Release Date : 07/11/2005
	Original Release Date : 1999
	Catalog ID : BS 048
	Label : Bloodshot
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00744302004822

Professional Reviews

CMJ (4/26/99, p.29)
- "...[Williams] casts his voodoo spell with laidback naturalism, re-affirming his sordid mastery....The Sadies dish out an appropriate...twangy, swamp-soul..."