Although this, to put it mildly, is not a record for mainstream tastes, it nevertheless may be more palatable to pop ears than any of Thompson's numerous Red Krayola records. With a folkier bent than his group projects, Thompson projects himself as a lovable oddball of sorts, stringing together free-associative, non-sequitur lyrics against chord progressions and time signatures that, as is his wont, refuse to adhere to accepted norms. Much of it's rather catchy (if not hummable), though, with a whimsical sense of fun that makes it impossible to dismiss as pretentious artsiness. ~ Richie Unterberger
Recorded at Andrus Studio, Houston, Texas.
Personnel: Mayo Thompson (vocals, guitar, piano, organ); Mike Sumler (guitar, slide guitar, tenor saxophone, C-melody saxophone, organ, drums, bongos); Frank Davis (guitar, fiddle, organ, timpani); Joe Dugan (steel guitar, piano, organ); Roger Romano (trumpet, organ, percussion); Jimmy Newhouse, Carson Graham (organ, drums).
Recording information: Andrus Studio, Houston, TX.
Unknown Contributor Role: Mike Sumler.
Personnel: Mayo Thompson (vocals, guitar, organ, bass); Frank Davis (guitar, fiddle, organ, tympani); Mike Sumler (electric & slide guitar, tenor saxophone, organ, bass, drums); LeAnne Romano (baritone saxophone); Roger Romano (trumpet, percussion, bass); Joe Dugan (piano, steel guitar, bass); Chuck Conway (drums, percussion); Jimi Newhouse, Carson Graham (drums); The La-La's, The Whoaback Singers (background vocals).
Producers include: Roger Romano, Frank Davis, Mayo Thompson.
Alternative Press (10/94, p.113) - "...skewered, eccentric, country folk filtered through a Tourettes sensibility..."
Mayo Thompson - Corky's Debt To His Father Album Track Listing
Trk
Song
1
Lesson
2
Oyster Thins
3
Horses
4
Dear Betty Baby
5
Venus In the Morning
6
To You
7
Fortune
8
Black Legs
9
Good Brisk Blues
10
Around the Home
11
Worried Worried
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