Wheatshaw Suite

Dillards, The

SKU: EXLP144064

Barcode: 780014406417

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“It never got any better than this. In 1968, as the Byrds were making valiant (if unappreciated) efforts to bring rock and country music closer together, the Dillards were trying to do some of the same for bluegrass and rock. The result was 13 all-but-perfect tracks mixing some pretty laid-back topicality (‘Hey Boys’) and humor (‘The Biggest Whatever’), cowboy songs (‘Single Saddle,’ which Gene Autry should have covered), just plain gorgeous poetry (‘Lemon Chimes’), and a couple of unexpected covers (‘I’ve Just Seen a Face,’ ‘Reason to Believe’), with arrangements that exude a delicate, subdued lushness (‘Listen to the Sound’) and an element of electric rock (courtesy of Joe Osborn on electric bass and Jim Gordon on drums) that worked perfectly. In many ways, this is a finer rural/rock fusion album than Sweetheart of the Rodeo, the first Flying Burrito Brothers album, or the Beau Brummels’ efforts during this same period, and an indispensable part of any collection of ’60s music.” — Rovi

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Track Listings

Side 1
I’ll Fly Away
Nobody Knows
Hey Boys
The Biggest Whatever
Listen to the Sound
Little Pete
Reason to Believe

Side 2
Single Saddle
I’ve Just Seen a Face
Lemon Chimes
Don’t You Cry
Bending the Strings
She Sang Hymns Out of Tune

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