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Willis Alan Ramsey - Willis Alan Ramsey (1972) [1990, Shelter Records, SRZ-8008]

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Date: 12 Mar 2013 20:30:08

Willis Alan Ramsey - Willis Alan Ramsey (1972) [1990, Shelter Records, SRZ-8008]

Willis Alan Ramsey - Willis Alan Ramsey (1972)
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1990 | Shelter Records, SRZ-8008 | ~ 228 or 229 or 103 Mb | Scans Included
Country / Folk / Americana / Texas Country / Singer-Songwriter

In many ways, Willis Alan Ramsey's debut album makes him sound like the archetypical Texas singer/songwriter; there's more than a little Guy Clark in his approach, a healthy dose of Townes Van Zandt, a dash of Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and one can hear the echoes of what Steve Earle and Lyle Lovett would draw from this music. But Ramsey's style – an engaging mixture of cowboy poetry, post-hippie wit and wonder, and singer/songwriter introspection – burst forth fully formed in 1972, while Van Zandt was still barely a rumor outside the Lone Star State, and Clark had yet to make himself heard on vinyl; Ramsey was at once a contemporary of the first wave of Texas songwriters, and one of the artists who blazed the trail for what would become one of the most fruitful tributaries of American roots music. While a number of artists covered material from Willis Alan Ramsey (the Captain & Tennille most famously with "Muskrat Candlelight" – retitled "Muskrat Love" – though Waylon Jennings, Jerry Jeff Walker, and even Jimmy Buffett fared better creatively), one listen to the album is enough to convince anyone Ramsey was as much a performer as a songwriter. The bluesy drawl and frayed edges of Ramsey's voice convey a road-worn maturity that betrayed his youth (he was in his early twenties when he cut these sessions), and his production (in collaboration with Denny Cordell) is remarkably intelligent and imaginative for someone with so little experience in the studio. From the tragic road story of "The Ballad of Spider John," the weary nostalgia of "Goodbye to Old Missoula," and the Woody Guthrie tribute of "Boy from Oklahoma," to the horny twang of "Geraldine and the Honeybee" and the goofy music-biz meditation of "Satin Sheets," Ramsey hardly makes a false move or a poorly considered gesture through the course of the album's 40 minutes. Part of the mystique that has sprung up around Willis Alan Ramsey's debut album is that he dropped from sight after recording it (due to differences with his record company and a lack of enthusiasm for the realities of the music business), and has yet to release a follow-up, and it's hard to imagine anyone who has heard it not hoping there's more where this came from. If your recording career was to be contained in a single album, though, you'd be very fortunate if it were as good as Willis Alan Ramsey.

by Mark Deming

Willis Alan Ramsey - Willis Alan Ramsey (1972) [1990, Shelter Records, SRZ-8008]

Willis Alan Ramsey Biography

Singer/songwriter Willis Alan Ramsey is a cult legend among fans of Americana and progressive Texas country. Blending folk, country, and pop with witty, introspective lyrics, Ramsey recorded a critically acclaimed debut album for Leon Russell's Shelter label in 1972. It was one of the first albums by the new school of Austin singer/songwriters that would come to be tagged "progressive country" (Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt among them). However, Ramsey subsequently disappeared from music, owing to conflicts with his label and a general distaste for the business. Countless artists covered material from Willis Alan Ramsey, most notoriously the Captain & Tennille, who took "Muskrat Candlelight" into the pop Top Five under the new title "Muskrat Love." That's no indicator of the respect Ramsey commanded in the country world, with artists like Jerry Jeff Walker ("Northeast Texas Women"), Waylon Jennings ("Satin Sheets"), Jimmy Buffett ("The Ballad of Spider John"), and Jimmie Dale Gilmore ("Goodbye to Old Missoula") all cutting versions of Ramsey's songs. Ramsey spent most of the '80s living in the U.K. and studying Celtic music but enjoyed something of a rediscovery thanks to Lyle Lovett, who praised the songwriter to the skies. He and Ramsey co-wrote "North Dakota" for Lovett's 1992 album Joshua Judges Ruth and teamed up again for "That's Right (You're Not From Texas)" on 1996's The Road to Ensenada. Meanwhile, Shawn Colvin re-recorded "Satin Sheets" for her Cover Girl album, and Lovett later tapped the new song "Sleepwalking" for his own covers album, Step Inside This House. In 2001, Ramsey appeared on Austin City Limits, performing nine new songs as well as some older material; he also mounted a tour and reportedly worked on a new record.

by Steve Huey

Willis Alan Ramsey - Willis Alan Ramsey (1972):

Tracklist:

01. Ballad of Spider John 04:19
02. Muskrat Love (Muskrat Candlelight) 03:24
03. Geraldine and the Honeybee 02:20
04. Wishbone 02:47
05. Satin Sheets 02:40
06. Goodbye Old Missoula 05:04
07. Painted Lady 03:07
08. Watermelon Man 03:26
09. Boy from Oklahoma 03:55
10. Angel Eyes 03:12
11. Northeast Texas Women 05:42

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Willis Alan Ramsey / Willis Alan Ramsey

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