Play the Music Louder

• Artist: Curtis Gordon
• Rating:
• Release Date: May 20, 1998
• Total Time: 77:23
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rock

Review

Curtis Gordon was a hitless major label country artist of the '50s whose music is so much fun it's hard to believe he isn't better known. "Mobile, Alabama" and "Rompin' and Stompin'" are only two of the many lost classics that appear among the 34 tracks on Play the Music Louder, which draws from Gordon's vintage recordings for RCA, Mercury, and Dollie. The music ranges from proto-rock and rockabilly to teen-oriented ballads and hillbilly novelties, most of which are good and some of which are great. As Gordon fished around for a hit he tried a myriad of different approaches and singing styles, which makes for fascinating variety but not a very identifiable sound. If you count yourself among the cult of '50s country fanatics you can't go wrong with this one. ~ Greg Adams, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Rompin' and Stompin'	Curtis Gordon	Curtis Gordon	(2:41)
Play the Music Louder	Terry Fell	Curtis Gordon	(2:13)
Caffeine and Nicotine	Paul Westmoreland	Curtis Gordon	(2:06)
Draggin'	Curtis Gordon	Curtis Gordon	(1:46)
Baby Please Come Home	Bobby Bare	Curtis Gordon	(2:06)
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet	Vic McAlpin, Jack Toombs	Curtis Gordon	(2:06)
Mobile, Alabama	Curtis Gordon	Curtis Gordon	(1:55)
So Tired of Crying	Curtis Gordon	Curtis Gordon	(2:36)
Too Young to Know		Curtis Gordon	(2:37)
I'm Sitting on Top of the World	Curtis Gordon	Curtis Gordon	(1:50)
I'd Do It for You		Curtis Gordon	(2:15)
One Blue Moon, One Broken Heart	Curtis Gordon	Curtis Gordon	(2:36)
Rock, Roll, Jum and Jive	Curtis Gordon	Curtis Gordon	(1:55)
Out to Win Your Heart	Curtis Gordon	Curtis Gordon	(2:31)
Don't Trade	Eddie Noack	Curtis Gordon	(2:03)
From Memphis to New Orleans	Curtis Gordon	Curtis Gordon	(2:07)
Tell 'Em No	Boudleaux Bryant	Curtis Gordon	(2:08)
Hey Mister Sorrow	Earl Bud Lee	Curtis Gordon	(2:20)
Cry Cry	Robert Guidry	Curtis Gordon	(2:16)
Little Bo Peep		Curtis Gordon	(2:23)
I'd Like to Tell You	Hank Thompson	Curtis Gordon	(2:28)
Sixteen	Curtis Gordon	Curtis Gordon	(2:05)
If You Tell Me One More Lie	Jack Toombs	Curtis Gordon	(2:05)
Divided Heart	Chuck Wilson	Curtis Gordon	(2:18)
Baby Me	Don Windle	Curtis Gordon	(2:01)
Please Baby Please	Curtis Gordon	Curtis Gordon	(2:39)
Rocky Road of Love	Pee Wee Maddux	Curtis Gordon	(2:21)
I Just Don't Love You Anymore	Curtis Gordon	Curtis Gordon	(2:53)
I Wouldn't	Roger Miller, Curtis Gordon	Curtis Gordon	(2:20)
Oh Lonely Heart	Curtis Gordon	Curtis Gordon	(1:39)
The Greatest Sin	Cy Coben	Curtis Gordon	(2:34)
What's a Little Pride		Curtis Gordon	(2:29)
You Crazy, Crazy Moon		Curtis Gordon	(2:46)
Where'd Ja Get So Much Of	Porter Wagoner	Curtis Gordon	(2:15)

Credits

Buddy Emmons (Guitar (Steel)), Chet Atkins (Guitar), Chet Atkins (Producer), Floyd Cramer (Piano), Hank Garland (Guitar), Roger Miller (Choir, Chorus), Noel Boggs (Guitar (Steel)), Dave Boone (Piano), Owen Bradley (Producer), Pappy Daily (Producer), Colin Escott (Photography), Colin Escott (Illustrations), Walter Haynes (Guitar (Steel)), Eddie Hill (Guitar), Charles Mitchell (Fiddle), Alan Murray (Guitar (Steel)), Jerry Byrd (Guitar (Steel)), Buddy Gene Emmons (Guitar (Steel)), Rich Kienzle (Liner Notes), Rich Kienzle (Biographical Information), Dale Potter (Fiddle), Stephen H. Sholes (Producer), Bob Moore (Bass), T. Tommy Cutrer (Drums), Bud Isaacs (Guitar (Steel)), Duncan Cowell (Mastering), R.A. Andreas (Photography), R.A. Andreas (Illustrations), Richard Weize (Reissue Producer), Richard Weize (Discography), Sylke Holtrop (Artwork), Jerry Flowers (Drums), Curtis Gordon (Guitar), Curtis Gordon (Leader), Curtis Gordon (Vocals), Curtis Gordon (Main Performer), Jim Denny (Producer), Wolfgang Taubenauer (Artwork), Jerry Byrd & the String Dusters (Guitar (Steel)), Freddie Calhoun (Guitar (Steel)), Al Murray (Guitar (Steel))