Butch Hancock - Firewater CD


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Butch Hancock's discography is somewhat difficult to piece together. Many of his albums originally appeared on the small Rainlight label, and while a number of these albums have been reissued on CD, some have not. Firewater is Hancock's fourth album, a thrown-together live set recorded at the Alamo Lounge in Austin in 1980 (and released the following year). Although recorded live, only "The Wind's Dominion" had shown up on his earlier solo albums. "If You Were a Bluebird" would become a Hancock standard, but the standout tune here is the title track. The unpolished band chugs along on all cylinders for "Firewater" while Hancock sings, "You got drunk last nite/You swear you saw the devil/Don't you know firewater seeks its own level?" There's a good version of A.P. Carter's "No Hidin' Place," and Jimmie Dale Gilmore sings a verse or two on "I Keep Wishing for You" and "If You Were a Bluebird." There are other good songs on Firewater -- "Like the Light at Dawn" and "One More Road" -- and they're filled with Hancock's usual clever wordplay and off-the-cuff delivery. The problem, however, is that it all sounds like it was recorded in a barn and just for the fun of it. For those accustomed to Hancock's loose performing style, though, the album will be worth picking up if for no other reason than the title track. ~ Ronnie Lankford, Jr.

Liner Note Author: Joe Gracey.

Recording information: Alamo Lounge, Austin, TX (1980).

Personnel: Butch Hancock (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Jimmie Dale Gilmore (vocals, guitar); John Reed (electric guitar); Richard Bowden (fiddle).

Audio Mixer: Joe Gracey.

Firewater Music

List Price	$14.97 (You save $0.12)
Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Country CDs, Progressive, Singer/Songwriter
Label	Rainlight
Orig Year	1981
All Time Product Rank	248,472
CD Universe Part number	1065756
Catalog number	1001
Discs	1
Release Date	Jun 01, 1999
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	Joe Gracey; Butch Hancock
Recording Time	36 minutes
Personnel	Richard Bowden - fiddle Jimmie Dale Gilmore - vocals, guitar John Reed - electric guitar Butch Hancock - vocals, guitar, harmonica

Butch Hancock - Firewater Songs

	Trk	Song
	1	No Hiding Place See All 2
	2	Like the Light at Dawn See All 3
	3	Firewater See All 4
	4	I Keep Wishing For You See All 2
	5	If You Were A Bluebird See All 4
	6	One Road More See All 3
	7	Man on a Pilgrimmage See All 2
	8	Wind's Dominion See All 5

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