Hang Up My Spurs is the 17th studio album by American country band Asleep at the Wheel. Recorded during 2001 at Bismeaux Studio in Austin, Texas, it was produced by the band's frontman Ray Benson and released in January 2002 as one of the first albums on Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores' own label CB Music. Several songs on the album had been previously recorded by the band for earlier releases, while others are new compositions produced exclusively for the release.
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| Released | January 2002 | |||
| Studio | Bismeaux, Austin, Texas | |||
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| Length | 38:57 | |||
| Label | Cracker Barrel | |||
| Producer | Ray Benson | |||
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Background
editIn 2002, American restaurant chain Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores founded its own record label called CB Music, with the first 16 releases coming under the Heritage Music Collection banner.[1] One of the releases was an exclusive new studio album by Asleep at the Wheel, Hang Up My Spurs.[2] Commenting on the partnership, CB Music manager Julie Davis stated that "We thought it would be good to share Asleep At The Wheel with our customers. They've been playing western swing longer than Bob Wills did, and they are truly wonderful."[1] Ray Benson claimed that "When asked to do the project, we jumped [at the chance]!"[3]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hang Up My Spurs and Saddle" | Ray Benson | 2:33 |
| 2. | "T-U-L-S-A Straight Ahead" (originally recorded by Leon McAuliffe and His Western Swing Band) | Jimmy Hall | 2:35 |
| 3. | "Silver Lake Blues" |
| 2:58 |
| 4. | "I Didn't Realize" (originally recorded by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys) |
| 2:54 |
| 5. | "Milk Cow Blues" (originally recorded by Kokomo Arnold) | Kokomo Arnold | 5:10 |
| 6. | "Beaumont Rag" |
| 3:04 |
| 7. | "San Antonio Rose" (originally recorded by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys) | Wills | 4:18 |
| 8. | "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" (originally recorded by Sons of the Pioneers) | Bob Nolan | 2:48 |
| 9. | "Don't Let the Deal Go Down" |
| 2:37 |
| 10. | "Bubbles in My Beer" (originally recorded by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys) | 2:25 | |
| 11. | "Westphalia Waltz" (originally recorded by Hank Thompson) | Cotton Collins | 3:23 |
| 12. | "Ain't Got Nothing but the Blues" | Benson | 4:12 |
| Total length: | 38:57 | ||
Personnel
editAsleep at the Wheel
- Ray Benson – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, production
- Jim Murphy – steel guitar
- David Miller – bass, backing vocals
- John Michael Whitby – piano, backing vocals
- David Sanger – drums
- Jason Roberts – fiddle, electric guitar, backing and lead vocals
Additional personnel
- Cindy Cashdollar – steel guitar (track 4)
- Floyd Domino – piano (track 4)
- Chris Burns – engineering
References
edit- ^ a b Romero, Angel (November 14, 2003). "Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Creates New American Roots Record Label". World Music Central. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ "Hang Up My Spurs (Cracker Barrel Heritage Series)". Asleep at the Wheel. Archived from the original on March 19, 2005. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ "Off the rack". Star Tribune. January 25, 2004. p. F6. Retrieved July 7, 2020.