Wild, Free & Reckless

• Artist: Wayne Hancock
• Rating:
• Release Date: July 27, 1999
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Enhanced CD-ROM
• Genre: Country

Review

Wayne Hancock's third album, Wild, Free and Restless, is another richly eclectic melting pot of vintage American sounds with a distinctly rural orientation. Yet, in spite of the fact that Hancock is an unabashed revivalist, his music never comes off as academic or as mere preservationism; these songs breathe with a lively energy, and the juxtapositions of styles seem natural and unselfconscious. The spirits of Hank Williams, Jimmie Rodgers, and Bob Wills hang the heaviest over Hancock's music, but there's also blues, big-band jazz, and some rockabilly insanity; plus, Hancock covers both Ernest Tubb ("Kansas City Blues") and Carl Perkins ("Blue Suede Shoes") this time out. Another fine effort from a singular stylist. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Kansas City Blues	Ernest Tubb	Wayne Hancock	(3:08)
Looking for Better Days	Wayne Hancock	Wayne Hancock	(4:15)
Flatland Boogie	Wayne Hancock	Wayne Hancock	(3:27)
Smell That Bread	Wayne Hancock	Wayne Hancock	(2:58)
Blue Suede Shoes	Carl Perkins	Wayne Hancock	(3:12)
Tonight the Rain Is Coming Down	Wayne Hancock	Wayne Hancock	(3:30)
Drive On	Wayne Hancock	Wayne Hancock	(5:11)
Going Back to Texas	Wayne Hancock	Wayne Hancock	(3:29)
Wild, Free, & Reckless	Wayne Hancock	Wayne Hancock	(3:18)
That's Why I Ride	Wayne Hancock	Wayne Hancock	(4:26)
It's Saturday Night	Bill Mack, Randy Sparks	Wayne Hancock	(2:31)
Gone, Gone, Gone	Wayne Hancock	Wayne Hancock	(2:56)
Gonna Be Some Trouble Tonight	Wayne Hancock	Wayne Hancock	(2:35)
Morning Noon and Night	Wayne Hancock	Wayne Hancock	(6:19)
You Don't Have to Cry	Wayne Hancock	Wayne Hancock	(6:01)

Credits

Lloyd Maines (Producer), Dave Biller (Guitar), Wayne Hancock (Executive Producer), Lloyd Maines (Guitar), Bobby Arnold (Engineer), Lisa Pankratz (Drums), Erik Hokkanen (Fiddle), Paul Skelton (Guitar), Jim Stringer (Guitar), Sean Mencher (Guitar)