Rusty Old Halo/Where Did the Money Go [1998]

• Artist: Hoyt Axton
• Rating:
• Release Date: October 13, 1998
• Total Time: 64:08
• Type: Compilation (best of), Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Country

Review

In the late '70s, Hoyt Axton founded Jeremiah Records to release his new albums, and this import two-fer reissues the label's first two offerings. The first, A Rusty Old Halo, takes its name from Axton's rocking remake of a song recorded decades earlier by the Maddox Brothers & Rose. That and "Della and the Dealer," the latter of which Axton performed on the television sitcom WKRP, were Top 20 country hits. Two other singles from this quality album, "Wild Bull Rider" and "Evangelina," also entered the country Top 40. Where Did the Money Go? from 1980 was much less successful, and the material is accordingly more uneven. A scarcity of Axton originals and a few outright clunkers are two of the problems with the album, which is better appreciated in tandem with A Rusty Old Halo than alone. ~ Greg Adams, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
A Rusty Old Halo	Bob Merrill	Hoyt Axton	(2:32)
Della and the Dealer (Lyrics)	Hoyt Axton	Hoyt Axton	(3:21)
The Hotel Ritz	Hoyt Axton	Hoyt Axton	(2:15)
So Hard to Give It All Up	Hoyt Axton	Hoyt Axton	(2:40)
Evangelina	Hoyt Axton	Hoyt Axton	(3:26)
Torpedo	Hoyt Axton	Hoyt Axton	(3:17)
Viva Pancho Villa	Hoyt Axton	Hoyt Axton	(4:03)
Wild Bull Rider	Hoyt Axton	Hoyt Axton	(3:24)
In a Young Girl's Mind	Hoyt Axton, Mark Dawson	Hoyt Axton	(3:52)
Gotta Keep Rollin'	Mae Boren Axton, John T. Axton	Hoyt Axton	(2:52)
Everybody's Goin on the Road	Steven Fromholz, Rick Fowler	Hoyt Axton	(3:08)
Betty la Rue	Hoyt Axton	Hoyt Axton	(2:54)
Boozers Are Losers	Hoyt Axton	Hoyt Axton	(3:13)
Politicians	Mae Boren Axton, John T. Axton, Tommy Durden, Glenn Reeves	Hoyt Axton	(2:26)
(When You Dance) You Do Not Tango	Hoyt Axton	Hoyt Axton	(2:51)
Smile As You Go By	Hoyt Axton	Hoyt Axton	(2:30)
Where Did the Money Go?	Hoyt Axton, Mark Dawson	Hoyt Axton	(3:23)
Some People Ride	Hoyt Axton, Renee Armand	Hoyt Axton	(2:45)
Midnight in Memphis	Tony Johnson	Hoyt Axton	(3:33)
Ease Your Pain	Hoyt Axton	Hoyt Axton	(2:24)
The Battle of New Orleans	Jimmie Driftwood	Hoyt Axton	(3:22)
The House Song	Noel Paul Stookey, Robert Bannard	Hoyt Axton	(3:20)

Credits

Hank Barrio (Guitar (Acoustic)), Michael Axton (Vocals (Background)), Dennis Fetchet (Mandolin), Hoyt Axton (Vocals (Background)), Tom Anderson (Engineer), Tony Johnson (Drums), James Burton (Guitar (Acoustic)), John Mauceri (Drums), Shelby Flint (Vocals (Background)), Dr. John (?), Wayne Neuendorf (Engineer), Chuck Mellone (Producer), Mark Dawson (Vocals (Background)), Corey Bailey (Engineer), Jimmie Driftwood (Arranger), Marty Gwinn (Vocals (Background)), Corey Bailey (Mixing), Ben Benay (Guitar (Acoustic)), Butch Sandford (Guitar), Alan Robinson (Liner Notes), John McEuen (Banjo), Chuck Mellone (Engineer), John Mauceri (Percussion), Michael Axton (Harmonica), Jeff Baxter (Guitar), Jeff Baxter (?), Paul Butterfield (Harmonica), Jana Lee Dare (Vocals (Background)), Donna Roberts (Vocals (Background)), Stephen Stills (Guitar (Electric)), Paul Butterfield (?), Bill Kirchen (Guitar (Electric)), David Woodford (Saxophone), Stephen Stills (?), Hank Barrio (Guitar (Electric)), Tony Johnson (Percussion), Donna Roberts (Piano), Garth Hudson (Accordion), Mark Dawson (Vocals), Garth Hudson (?), Bill Kirchen (Guitar (Acoustic)), Pepper Watkins (Vocals (Background)), Wayne Neuendorf (Mixing), Bob Glaub (Bass), Dennis Fetchet (Fiddle), Marilyn Scott (Vocals (Background)), Hoyt Axton (Producer), Hoyt Axton (Vocals), Mark Dawson (Harmonica), James Burton (Guitar (Electric)), Emory Gordy (Bass)