2006 greatest hits album by Robert Earl Keen
Best , a compilation album by folk singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen , released by Koch Records on November 7, 2006. The album features songs from six of Keen's previous albums: No Kinda Dancer , A Bigger Piece of Sky , No. 2 Live Dinner , Farm Fresh Onions , What I Really Mean , and Live at the Ryman: The Greatest Show Ever Been Gave .
Reception
The AllMusic review by Mark Deming gave the album 3½ stars stating: "Robert Earl Keen is an archetypal Texas singer/songwriter, someone who can mine both laughter and tragedy from life along the dusty margins of life in the Lone Star State... a comprehensive and well-programmed compilation offering a fully rounded introduction to his music would be more than welcome. However, 2007's Best isn't quite that album... If you're looking for a concise, career-spanning overview of Robert Earl Keen's long career in music, Best isn't as much help as you might wish, but the consistent quality is a sure convincer."[ 1]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [ 1]
Track listing
All tracks by Robert Earl Keen except where noted
"No Kinda Dancer" (from No Kinda Dancer) – 3:07
"Willie" (from No Kinda Dancer) – 2:36
"Armadillo Jackal" (from No Kinda Dancer) – 3:26
"Paint the Town Beige" (from A Bigger Piece Of Sky) – 4:34
"Whenever Kindness Fails" (from A Bigger Piece Of Sky) – 3:38
"Corpus Christi Bay" (from A Bigger Piece Of Sky) – 3:59
"Merry Christmas from the Family" (from No. 2 Live Dinner) – 3:54
"The Road Intro" (from No. 2 Live Dinner) – 5:08
"The Road Goes on Forever" (from No. 2 Live Dinner) – 7:45
"Furnace Fan" (from Farm Fresh Onions) – 3:58
"All I Have Is Today" (from Farm Fresh Onions) – 3:28
"Let the Music Play" (Keen, Bill Whitbeck) (from Farm Fresh Onions) – 5:36
"For Love" (from What I Really Mean) – 4:24
"Mr. Wolf and Mama Bear" (from What I Really Mean) – 3:46
"Ride" (from What I Really Mean) – 3:45
"Feeling Good Again" (from Live At The Ryman) – 3:15
"Gringo Honeymoon" (from Live At The Ryman) – 4:53
"I'm Comin' Home" (from Live At The Ryman) – 4:17
Personnel
Robert Pool – Fender Bass
Dan Augustine – horn arrangements, trombone, tuba
Danny Barnes – banjo
Rich Brotherton – audio production, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, rhythm guitar, producer, vocal harmony
Nick Connolly – organ
Bryan Duckworth – fiddle
Dave Durocher – drums, vocal harmony, backing vocals
Joe Ely – pedal steel
Denice Franke – vocal harmony, vocals, backing vocals
Nanci Griffith – vocal harmony, backing vocals
Fred Gumaer – drums
John Hagen – cello
Melissa Story Haycraft – executive producer
Dan Huckabee – dobro
Robert Earl Keen Jr. – audio production, acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, producer, vocals
Mike Landschoot – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Randy LeRoy – mastering
Lyle Lovett – vocal harmony, backing vocals
Lloyd Maines – audio production, pedal steel, producer
George Marinelli – electric guitar, vocal harmony, backing vocals
Ian McLagan – organ
Eamon McLoughlin – fiddle, viola
Marty Muse – pedal steel
Riley Osborne – piano
Chuck Rhodes – production coordination
Phil Richey – trumpet
Elliott Rogers – backing vocals
Bill Schas – trombone
Michael Snow – bodhran, tenor banjo
Jay Spell – accordion
Tommy Spurlock – acoustic guitar, gut string guitar, lap steel guitar, pedal steel
Marty Stuart – mandolin
Paul Sweeney – mandolin
Garry Tallent – electric bass, upright bass
Tom Van Schaik – drums, percussion
Garry Velletri – audio production, producer
Bill Whitbeck – bass, electric bass
Elizabeth Yoon – art direction, design
Jonathan Yudkin – violin
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