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  • Artist: The Everly Brothers
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1968
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Considered one of the finest early country-rock albums, this showed the Everlys, unlike virtually every other top rock & roll act of the '50s, keeping abreast of contemporary rock and pop trends. In the manner of their 1958 LP Songs Our Daddy Taught Us, the concept was to cover songs by performers and composers who had been influential on the duo (including Jimmie Rodgers and Merle Haggard), traditional standards, and a couple of numbers by Ron Elliott of the Beau Brummels. Although this laid-back, tasteful, acoustic-oriented recording isn't as outstanding as their classic early hits, the vocals are superb, conveying qualities of innocence tempered by experience. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
The Introduction: The Everly Family (1952) The Everly Brothers (1:11)
Mama Tried Merle Haggard The Everly Brothers (2:18)
Less of Me The Everly Brothers (3:03)
T for Texas (Blue Yodel No. 1) Jimmie Rodgers The Everly Brothers (3:31)
I Wonder If I Care as Much (Lyrics) Don Everly, Phil Everly The Everly Brothers (2:59)
Ventura Boulevard The Everly Brothers (2:50)
Shady Grove (Lyrics) Jackie Ertel, Venetia Everly The Everly Brothers (2:31)
Illinois Randy Newman The Everly Brothers (2:12)
Living Too Close to the Ground (Lyrics) Terry Slater The Everly Brothers (2:16)
You Done Me Wrong (Lyrics) George Jones The Everly Brothers (2:16)
Turn Around The Everly Brothers (2:47)
Sing Me Back Home (Lyrics) Merle Haggard The Everly Brothers (5:18)
Montage: Everly Family (1952)/Shady Grove/Kentucky The Everly Brothers (2:43)

Credits

Mike Shields (Engineer), Lenny Waronker (Producer), Dave Schultz (Mastering), Frank Bez (Cover Photo), Lee Herschberg (Engineer), Phil Everly (Vocals), Gordon Anderson (Executive Producer), Ron Elliott (Arranger), Perry Botkin, Jr. (Arranger), Lee Herschberg (Mastering), Andrew Wickham (Concept), Phil Everly (Guitar), Richie Unterberger (Liner Notes), Frank Bez (Photography), Andrew Wickham (Liner Notes), John Neil (Engineer), Ed Thrasher (Art Direction), Lenny Waronker (Concept), Andrew Sandoval (Mastering), Don Everly (Vocals), Bill Inglot (Mastering), Don Everly (Guitar), Nick DeCaro (String Arrangements)
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Roots
Studio album by The Everly Brothers
Released 1968
Genre rock, country rock, close harmony
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Gordon Anderson, Lenny Waronker
Professional reviews
The Everly Brothers chronology
The Everly Brothers Sing
(1967)		 Roots
(1968)		 Everly Brothers Show
(1970)

Roots is a 1968 album by close harmony rock and roll duo The Everly Brothers. Originally on the Warner Bros. label, the album was re-released on CD in 1995 by Warner Bros. and in 2005 by Collectors' Choice Music. The album is a classic example of early country rock.

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Critical reception

On its release, Roots was not a commercial success for The Everly Brothers,[1] failing to widen their fanbase in spite of their excursion into the new field of country rock.[2] At the time of its release, Rolling Stone, which awarded the album 4 stars in its coverage of the band in The Rolling Stone Album Guide,[3] described the album as "a showcase for the superb talent of the Everlys as they are today", asserting that anyone "interested in the so-called country revival now sweeping rock should pick up this album".[4] In his reviews of the bands subsequent albums, critic Robert Christgau often utilized Roots as a touchstone, referring to it as "sweet", "thoughtful, even-tempered, and unique" and insisting that it was the last album the duo made as a "vital team" before they "lost it".[5] Today, the album is touted as "one of the finest early country-rock albums".[6]

Track listing

  1. "The Introduction: The Everly Family (1952)" – 1:11
  2. "Mama Tried" (Merle Haggard) – 2:18
  3. "Less of Me" (Glen Campbell) – 3:03
  4. "Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)" (Jimmie Rodgers) – 3:31
  5. "I Wonder If I Care as Much" (Everly, Everly) – 2:59
  6. "Ventura Boulevard" (Ron Elliott) – 2:50
  7. "Shady Grove" (Jackie Ertel, Venecia Everly, P.O. Wandz) – 2:31
  8. "Illinois" (Randy Newman) – 2:12
  9. "Living Too Close to the Ground" (Terry Slater) – 2:16
  10. "You Done Me Wrong" (George Jones, Ray Price) – 2:16
  11. "Turn Around" (Elliott) – 2:47
  12. "Sing Me Back Home" (Merle Haggard) – 5:18
  13. "Montage: Everly Family (1952)/Shady Grove/Kentucky" (Carl Davis, P.O. Wandz) – 2:43

Personnel

Performance

Production

  • Gordon Anderson – executive producer
  • Frank Bez – photography, cover photo
  • Perry Botkin, Jr. – arranger
  • Nick DeCaro – string arrangements
  • Ron Elliott – arranger
  • Lee Herschberg – engineer, mastering
  • Bill Inglot – mastering
  • John Neil – engineer
  • Andrew Sandoval – mastering
  • Dave Schultz – mastering
  • Mike Shields – engineer
  • Ed Thrasher – art direction
  • Richie Unterberger – liner notes
  • Lenny Waronker – producer, concept
  • Andrew Wickham – liner notes, concept

References

  1. ^ Unterberger, Richie. Liner notes. Richie Unterberger official website. Accessed October 7, 2007.
  2. ^ Escott, Colin. Everly Brothers. Adapted from The The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Encyclopedia of Country Music', Oxford University Press. Hosted by the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Accessed October 7, 2007.
  3. ^ Brackett, Nathan. (2004) The New Rolling Stone Album Guide, 4th ed, Fireside. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. p 286.
  4. ^ Ward, Edmundo. (May 31, 1969) Roots. 'Rolling Stone. Accessed October 7, 2007.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert. The Everly Brothers. Accessed October 7, 2007.
  6. ^ Roots (Everly Brothers album) at Allmusic

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