- Closing in on the Fire
Infobox Album |
Name = Closing in on the Fire
Type =Album
Artist =Waylon Jennings
Released =June 16 ,1998
Recorded =
Genre = Country
Length = 53:09
Label = Ark 21
Producer = Gregg Brown
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ecaxlfwejcqo~T0 link]
Last album = "Right for the Time "
(1996)
This album = "Closing in on the Fire"
(1998)
Next album = ""
(2000)"Closing in on the Fire" is an
album byWaylon Jennings , released on the small Ark 21 Records label onJune 16 , 1998. It features contributions from several celebrities associated with both country androck music . The selections include, among others, Sting's "She's Too Good for Me" andTony Joe White 'stitle track , creating a greater degree of musical eclecticism than in many previous Jennings releases. The singer incorporated elements of genres such asblues and rock, in addition to traditional country ballads. "Best Friends of Mine", an autobiographical song, is a tribute toBuddy Holly ,Hank Williams, Jr. and one of Jennings' close friends from his days in Phoenix.Carl Smith , one of the performer's idols, appears on "Untitled Waltz". In an interview [ [http://www.cosmik.com/aa-march02/waylon.html Cosmik Debris Magazine Presents: Waylon Jennings, December 1998 ] ] , the singer mentioned that he wasn't fully satisfied with his take onThe Rolling Stones ' "No Expectations ", calling it "a little more contrived than I would have liked". An interview featuring Jennings commenting on the record is included as abonus track . "Closing in on the Fire", Jennings' 72nd release, reached #71 on the country charts and was the last studio album by the singer to be released before his death in 2002.Track listing
# "Closing in on the Fire" (
Tony Joe White ) – 4:41
# "I Know About Me Don't Know About You" – 3:02
#*WithTravis Tritt
# "Best Friends of Mine" (Jennings) – 3:57
# "Just Watch Your Mama and Me" (Jennings) – 4:45
#*WithJessi Colter
# "She's Too Good for Me" (Sting) – 2:30
#*WithSheryl Crow andMark Knopfler
# "Back Home (Where I Come From)" (Jennings) – 4:37
# "Be Mine" (Kimmie Rhodes) – 4:41
# "Easy Money" – 4:51
# "The Blues Don't Care" – 6:08
# "Untitled Waltz" (Kevin Welch ) – 3:52
#*WithCarl Smith
# "No Expectations " (Mick Jagger ,Keith Richards ) – 10:05
# Interview – 9:25Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
References
External links
* [http://www.waylon.com Waylon Jennings' official website]
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