Songs from the Grass String Ranch is the fifth studio album by the American country rock band the Kentucky Headhunters.[6] It was released by Audium Entertainment in 2000.[7] The album includes singles "Too Much to Lose", "Louisianna CoCo" and "Love That Woman." Although "Too Much to Lose" reached number 66 on the country charts, the other two singles failed to chart.[8]
| Songs from the Grass String Ranch | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 8, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Country rock, Southern rock | |||
| Length | 45:56 | |||
| Label | Audium Entertainment/Koch Records | |||
| Producer | The Kentucky Headhunters[1] | |||
| The Kentucky Headhunters chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[4] |
| USA Today |  [5] |
Critical reception
editCountry Standard Time wrote that "otherwise crisp tunes 'Country Life' and 'Jessico' suffer from a stilted rock sound that doesn't quite fit Kentucky's motley crew."[9]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by The Kentucky Headhunters;[1] "Too Much to Lose", "Dry-Land Fish", "The Dreamin' Kind", and "Rock On" co-written by Verlon Dale Grissom
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Grass String Ranch" | 4:16 |
| 2. | "Back to the Sun" | 5:02 |
| 3. | "Jessico" | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Once in a While" | 4:23 |
| 5. | "Love That Woman" | 3:48 |
| 6. | "Too Much to Lose" | 4:40 |
| 7. | "Louisianna CoCo" | 3:58 |
| 8. | "Country Life" | 3:37 |
| 9. | "Dry-Land Fish" | 5:29 |
| 10. | "The Dreamin' Kind" | 4:30 |
| 11. | "I Wish I Knew" | 4:57 |
| 12. | "Rock On" | 5:07 |
Personnel
editFrom Songs from the Grass String Ranch liner notes.[1]
- The Kentucky Headhunters
- Anthony Kenney - bass guitar, background vocals
- Greg Martin - lead guitar, rhythm guitar, 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, background vocals
- Doug Phelps - rhythm guitar, 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, lead vocals (except "Dry-Land Fish" and "Louisianna CoCo"), background vocals
- Fred Young - drums, percussion; lead vocals on "Dry-Land Fish"
- Richard Young - rhythm guitar, background vocals; lead vocals on "Louisianna CoCo"
- Additional musicians
- Joey Huffman - horns on "Grass String Ranch", strings on "I Wish I Knew"
- David Jessie - percussion on "Jessico"
- Kenny Weber - banjo on "Jessico"
- Reese Wynans - piano, Hammond B-3 organ
- Technical
- David Barrick - recording
- Chris Fleming - engineering
- Mitchell Fox - executive production
- Robert Hammon - engineering
- The Kentucky Headhunters - production
- Rodney Mills - mixing, mastering
- John Nielsen - mixing
References
edit- ^ a b c Songs from the Grass String Ranch (CD booklet). The Kentucky Headhunters. Audium Entertainment. 2000. 8117.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Songs from the Grass String Ranch - The Kentucky Headhunters | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 798.
- ^ "Music Review: 'Songs From the Grass String Ranch'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ Mansfield, Brian (8 Aug 2000). "The Kentucky Headhunters, Songs From the Grass String Ranch". USA Today. p. D7.
- ^ "The Kentucky Headhunters | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Kentucky HeadHunters' Songs Tops Week's New Releases". MTV News. Archived from the original on May 12, 2021.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2005). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs : 1944-2005, Billboard. Record Research. p. 203.
- ^ "The Kentucky HeadHunters - Songs From the Grass String Ranch". www.countrystandardtime.com.