Our Kind of Country

• Artist: Jim & Jesse
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• Release Date: May 08, 2001
• Genre: Country

Review

Jim & Jesse McReynolds have always had their own take on the bluegrass tradition. Like their contemporaries the Osborne Brothers, they've always pushed the envelope of the mainstream while never completely losing their aura of old-time traditionalism. This album will change all that. Teaming up with the stage band from the Grand Ole Opry, the McReynolds brothers deliver a program of classic honky tonk country music, complete with steel guitar and Telecaster accompaniment. (Interestingly, the band uses an upright instead of an electric bass -- an ironic twist, given that Jim & Jesse use an electric instrument in their bluegrass ensemble.) The songs are mostly well selected -- there are a couple of great tunes from the Buck Owens catalog ("Foolin' Around," "Til These Dreams Come True"), a Mel Tillis chestnut ("Heart Over Mind"), and others from Roger Miller and Don Gibson, not to mention a few McReynolds originals played in that 1950s country-shuffle style. There's only one misstep (the inexcusably smarmy "Lovin' Machine"); for the most part, this is a completely charming album that may leave hardcore bluegrass fans cold but will appeal greatly to fans of pre-'70s country. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Under Your Spell Again	Dusty Rhodes, Buck Owens	Jim & Jesse	(2:59)
Wasted Words	Don Gibson	Jim & Jesse	(2:30)
Foolin' Around	Buck Owens, Harlan Howard	Jim & Jesse	(2:41)
The Voice of My Darling	Jesse McReynolds, Jim McReynolds	Jim & Jesse	(2:50)
Heartaches by the Number	Harlan Howard	Jim & Jesse	(2:47)
Heart Over Mind	Mel Tillis	Jim & Jesse	(2:50)
Lovin' Machine	Larry Kingston	Jim & Jesse	(2:48)
The Same Old Me	Fuzzy Owen	Jim & Jesse	(2:42)
Til These Dreams Come True	Buck Owens, Dusty Rhodes	Jim & Jesse	(2:14)
I've Got a New Heartache	Wayne Walker	Jim & Jesse	(2:40)
The End of My Rainbow	Jesse McReynolds	Jim & Jesse	(3:29)
Invitation to the Blues	Roger Miller	Jim & Jesse	(2:31)

Credits

John Nicholson (Engineer), Jeff Newman (Guitar (Steel)), Ben Surratt (Engineer), Rebecca Pittard (Art Direction), Jim McReynolds (Producer), Alan Mayor (Photography), Jesse McReynolds (Producer), Jim McReynolds (Vocal Harmony), Little Willie Rainsford (Piano), Billy Linneman (Bass), Jesse McReynolds (Mandolin), Tom Riggs (Executive Producer), Jesse McReynolds (Vocals), Jimmy Capps (Guitar (Rhythm)), John Gardner (Drums), Kathy Bowen (Project Coordinator), Eddie Stubbs (Liner Notes), Jimmy Tarbutton (Mixing), John Eberle (Mastering), Jesse McReynolds (Mixing), Jimmy Capps (Guitar)