Lonesome Road

• Artist: Hoyt Axton
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• Release Date: July 18, 1995
• Total Time: 27:29
• Genre: Country

Review

Originally released as an LP, Lonesome Road is a brief collection of ten songs drawn from two 1964 Hoyt Axton albums, Sings Bessie Smith and Explodes. In the '60s Axton's music veered toward folk and rock 'n' roll rather than country, with limited success. "Young Man" and "Big Red" are straight-ahead rockers, and the Bessie Smith material is performed with horns and clarinet in an approximation of the originals, although Axton's vocals are often delivered in an unappealing growl. Given the scarcity of Axton's '60s recordings on CD, serious fans may find something to enjoy here. ~ Greg Adams, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Poor Man's Blues		Hoyt Axton	(2:58)
Me and My Gin		Hoyt Axton	(3:25)
Lonesome Road		Hoyt Axton	(3:00)
Young Man	Mae Boren Axton	Hoyt Axton	(2:13)
Big Red	Hoyt Axton	Hoyt Axton	(1:45)
Send Me to the Electric Chair		Hoyt Axton	(3:44)
After You've Gone	Henry Creamer, Turner Layton	Hoyt Axton	(2:38)
Nobody Knows When You're Down and Out		Hoyt Axton	(3:05)
Red, White, and Blue		Hoyt Axton	(2:22)
Bring Me Some Lovin'		Hoyt Axton	(2:19)

Credits

Mike Robertson (Engineer), Justin Kestenbaum (Photography), Hoyt Axton (Guitar), Bob Baldori (Executive Producer), John Morrison (?), Mitchell Tau (?), Hoyt Axton (Vocals), Mitchell Tau (Programming), John Morrison (Programming)