Name: Fair & Square
Brand: HIGHTONE RECORDS
SKU: 32884
Price: 19.74 SGD
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Personnel: Jimmie Dale Gilmore (vocals, guitar); David Halley, John Inmon, Mitch Watkins (guitar); Lloyd Maines (steel guitar, dobro); Paul Glasse (mandolin); Freddie "Steady" Krc (drums, background vocals); Wes Starr (drums); Joe Ely (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: James Tuttle ; Little Johnny Fader.
Recording information: Fire Station Studios, San Marcos, TX; Spur Studios, Austin, TX.
FAIR AND SQUARE is Jimmie Dale Gilmore's debut album, released in 1988 when Gilmore was 43. In the '70s, Gilmore had been a member of The Flatlanders, with fellow Texans Joe Ely and Butch Hancock. Ely also produced FAIR AND SQUARE, and these ten songs draw from Gilmore's cohorts as well as from a number of other Texan writers, including Townes Van Zandt. Musically, Gilmore takes a path similar to that of Gram Parsons, pointing the way towards the alternative country movement of the '90s. His fragile waver is highly controlled and makes for an incredibly emotive instrument.
Gilmore is a writer and singer of great taste, and his work has happily found a broader audience thanks to his three excellent Elektra albums, AFTER AWHILE, SPINNING AROUND THE SUN, and BRAVER NEWER WORLD. It is also worth noting that The Flatlanders' sole album, MORE A LEGEND THAN A BAND, appeared on CD in 1990 after being available only on 8-track tape since its release in 1971.