Name: Swingin' West
Brand: Hightone
SKU: 32972
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Swingin' West

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Album: Swingin' West
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Let Me in There, Baby
2)	Music to Her Ears
3)	You Don't Matter Anymore
4)	My Sinful Days Are Over
5)	Parts Unknown
6)	Too Late to Be True
7)	Hey Muchachita
8)	Why Do You Have to Torture Me?
9)	Blackberry Wine
10)	Murphy's Law
11)	If I Wrote a Song (About Our Love Affair)
12)	We Tried to Tell You
13)	You Say You Don't (But You Do)
14)	Healer Like Time, A
15)	New Ball, The

Album: Swingin' West
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Let Me in There, Baby
2)	Music to Her Ears
3)	You Don't Matter Anymore
4)	My Sinful Days Are Over
5)	Parts Unknown
6)	Too Late to Be True
7)	Hey Muchachita
8)	Why Do You Have to Torture Me?
9)	Blackberry Wine
10)	Murphy's Law
11)	If I Wrote a Song (About Our Love Affair)
12)	We Tried to Tell You
13)	You Say You Don't (But You Do)
14)	Healer Like Time, A
15)	New Ball, The

Performer Notes

Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys: Big Sandy (vocals, acoustic guitar); Ashley Kingman (guitar); Lee Jeffriess (steel guitar); Wally Hersom (bass fiddle); Bobby Trimble (drums).
Additional personnel: Brantley Kearns (fiddle); Carl "Sonny" Leyland (piano).
All songs written by Robert Williams except "Let Me In There, Baby" (A. Copeland/H. Dickenson), "Why Do You Have To Torture Me?" (W. Hersom), "Murphy's Law" (Lee Jeffriess) and "A Healer Like Time" (H. Cochran).
Personnel: Big Sandy (vocals, acoustic guitar); Ashley Kingman (guitar); Lee Jeffriess (steel guitar); Brantley Kearns (fiddle); Wally Hersom (bass flute); Carl Leyland (piano); Bobby Trimble (drums).
The follow-up to a strong 1994 debut, Swingin' West continues the Western swing and rockin' hillbilly assault that first endeared the California-based Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys to fans and critics alike. While many rockabilly outfits derive their sound primarily from artists from the 1950s, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys are a more accurate take on the style, venturing back into the '30 and '40s to tap the influences for legends such as Elvis Presley and Gene Vincent. With the lead guitar/steel guitar combination of Ashley Kingman and Lee Jeffriess -- both originally out of Britain's rockabilly scene -- the five-piece band is fully empowered to explore Western swing, jump blues, and hillbilly boogie, while still injecting originality to make the sound unique. Big Sandy (aka Robert Williams) possesses a big rich, molasses-coated voice that is engaging throughout this 15-song set. Produced once again by Dave "Everything-I-Touch-Turns-into-Musical-Gold" Alvin, Swingin' West captures the energy of the band's live show intact. Highlights include the Latin-influenced rhythms of "Hey Muchachita" and the vintage dancehall-like call-and-response vocalizing on "We Tried to Tell You." ~ Jack Leaver