Come on Down to Texas for Awhile: The Anthology 1969-1991

Product Description:
Full title, 'Anthology 1969-91 Come On Down To Texas For A While'. Texan troubadour Steven Fromholz has carved out a highly regarded career of 35 years standing, from the 'pure western folk music' of his groundbreaking & enduring 1969 debut with Frummox, From Here to There, to country-folk albums on his own Felicity label. In between he's played with Willie Nelson, Stephen Stills, Doug Dillard, Buddy Emmons, Reggie Young etc. Raven's comprehensive 22-track, 75-minute Anthology 1969-1991 draws together for the first time his best known songs, from the famed 'Texas Trilogy' to 'Come On Down To Texas' & the Willie Nelson-sung US country hit single 'I'd Have to be Crazy' (added as a bonus track). Replete with 16-page color booklet boasting detailed liner notes.

Tracks:

Texas Trilogy: Daybreak
Texas Trilogy: Trainride
Texas Trilogy: Bosque Country Romance
Man With The Big Hat
Song For Stephen Stills (High Country Caravan)
Ain't It Nice To Be Alone
Blue Lines On White Linen
Bears
Everybody's Goin' On The Road
A Little More Holy
Hawkeye
Sweet Janey
Where Are They All Now?
Everybody's Baby But Mine
Yellow Cat
Fools Gold
Late Nite Neon Shadows
The Angel
The Porter Makes The Train
Last Livin' Outlaw
Come On Down To Texas
I'd Have To Be Crazy

Album Description

Full title, 'Anthology 1969-91 Come On Down To Texas For A While'. Texan troubadour Steven Fromholz has carved out a highly regarded career of 35 years standing, from the 'pure western folk music' of his groundbreaking & enduring 1969 debut with Frummox, From Here to There, to country-folk albums on his own Felicity label. In between he's played with Willie Nelson, Stephen Stills, Doug Dillard, Buddy Emmons, Reggie Young etc. Raven's comprehensive 22-track, 75-minute Anthology 1969-1991 draws together for the first time his best known songs, from the famed 'Texas Trilogy' to 'Come On Down To Texas' & the Willie Nelson-sung US country hit single 'I'd Have to be Crazy' (added as a bonus track). Replete with 16-page color booklet boasting detailed liner notes.

Album Details

This Texan Troubadour Has Carved Out a Highly Regarded Career of 35 Years Standing: From the 'pure Western Folk Music' of his Groundbreaking and Enduring 1969 Debut with Frummox, 'from Here to There' to Country Folk Albums on his Own Felicity Label. He's Played with Willie Nelson, Stephen Stills, Doug Dillard, Buddy Emmons, Reggie Young and Others.

Customer Reviews:

If Your Main Interest is Texas Trilogy..........2004-05-22

This is a nice collection of Fromholz's work, but the sound quality is barely ok. If you are primarily interested in "Texas Trilogy," which has become something of a legend, I would recommend going for the book "Texas Trilogy : Life in a Small Texas Town" by Craig Hillis and photographer Bruce Jordan, which is a fine book in its own right and includes a CD of the song digitally re-mastered from the original tapes. And yup, I own both, and the version that comes with the book sounds much better.

Disappointment.......2003-09-24

I don't know enough about this album's genre to be as insightful as some of the other reviews, so I will just lay it on the line: I was really disappointed by these songs. I thought they sounded quite dated, almost cheesey and kitschy. I bought the album because it was compared to that of Willis Alan Ramsey whose cd I have darn near worn out from overplay. It was also compared to Guy Clark who I really enjoy. But I find their songs' lyrics have made the journey over the past 30 years intact. Fromholz's by comparison seem gimmicky. Songs such as "Everybody's Goin' on the Road" and "Sweet Janey" are more silly than insightful.

One positive thing I can say about the album is that you get to trace some of the influences of modern acts such as Lyle Lovett through the song "Bears."

A Damn Shame..........2001-11-20

...that I had to order a CD all the way from Australia in order to get a great collection of Steve Fromholz music. The man was born and raised not 20 minutes from the house I grew up in and now I live in Austin TX. There are CDs available a little closer to home, but this is a great collection of one of the best singer/songwriters ever to come from TX, and definitely the best to ever reside in Bosque County. Texas Trilogy is the best song ever written about TX.

Long Overdue.......2001-08-31

This album contains the best of Steve's work from the first album until today. It includes rare cuts like 'Texas Trilogy' from the Frummox album. For those of us who grew up on Steve's albums, this is a homecoming. For those that missed the Texas music scene in the 70's, this will be a treat. The only thing that's missing is 'Dear Darcy', written for his daughter.

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