Too Stuffed to Jump is an album by the Amazing Rhythm Aces, released in 1976.
Too Stuffed to Jump | ||||
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Released | 1976 | |||
Studio | Sam Phillips Recording Studio, Memphis, Tennessee | |||
Label | ABC | |||
Producer | Barry "Byrd" Burton | |||
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"The End Is Not in Sight (The Cowboy Tune)" won the 1976 Grammy award in the category Country Vocal Performance by a Group.[1] The song reached No. 20 on the Canadian country charts and #69 on the pop charts.[2][3]
In 2000, Too Stuffed to Jump was reissued by the Special Products Division of Sony Music in the USA on a two-for-one CD which also contains the group's debut album Stacked Deck.
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
The Rolling Stone Record Guide | [5] |
The Village Voice | B−[6] |
In 2013, Dave Dimartino of Rolling Stone called the album "near classic" and said that it sounded "more contemporary than anyone might expect."[7]
Track listing
edit(All tracks written by Russell Smith unless stated)
- "Typical American Boy" 3:30 (Russell Smith, James H. Brown Jr.)
- "If I Just Knew What to Say" 2:08 (Stuart Wright)
- "The End Is Not in Sight (The Cowboy Tune)" 3:46
- "Same Ol' Me" (Butch McDade) 2:25
- "These Dreams of Losing You" 3:30 (Russell Smith, James H. Brown Jr.)
- "I'll Be Gone" 2:56
- "Out of the Snow" 3:40
- "Fool for the Woman" 2:44
- "A Little Italy Rag" 2:22
- "Dancing the Night Away" 5:39 (Russell Smith, James H. Brown Jr.)
Personnel
edit- Russell Smith — lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Barry "Bird" Burton – lead guitar, backing vocals, mandolin, autoharp, pedal steel guitar
- Billy Earhart – organ
- James Hooker – piano, backing vocals
- Jeff Davis – bass, backing vocals
- Butch McDade – drums, backing vocals, percussion; lead vocals on "Same Ol' Me"
References
edit- ^ Grammy.com
- ^ "RPM Country Playlist - October 16, 1976" (PDF).
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - December 4, 1976" (PDF).
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ The Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1979. p. 7.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (June 14, 1976). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ^ Dimartino, Dave (2013-06-06). "Queens For a Day!". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2014-04-03.