- Whites Off Earth Now!!
Infobox Album |
Name = Whites Off Earth Now!!
Type =Live album
Artist =Cowboy Junkies
Recorded = June 28, 1986
Released = 1986
Genre =Alternative rock
Length = 42:02
Label =Latent Recordings
Producers =
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:5e821vajzzca~T1 link]
Last album =
This album = "Whites Off Earth Now!!"
(1986)
Next album = "The Trinity Session "
(1988)"Whites Off Earth Now!!" is a 1986 album by
Cowboy Junkies . It was the band's debut album, and is comprised almost entirely of rock andblues covers. Only one song, "Take Me", is an original song by the band.It establishes the spare country blues sound that took the band to international fame with their next album, 1988's "
The Trinity Session ". Sadly due to the success of "The Trinity Session " this equally compelling and at times truly hypnotic album has received far less critical attention over the years. In actuality, this is the electric predecessor to "The Trinity Session " and has far fewer "gimmicks" and much more raw finesse. Take together, these two albums represent a dramatic debut that unfortunately the Cowboy Junkies were not apparently able to maintain before the settled into an adult contemporary version of their former subtle and inspired selves.The album was released on
Latent Recordings in 1986, and rereleased internationally onRCA Records in 1991. OnMarch 27 ,2007 audiophile labelMobile Fidelity reissued the album on SACD and high density vinyl.Track listing
#"Shining Moon" – 4:03, written by
Lightnin' Hopkins
#"State Trooper" – 4:25, written byBruce Springsteen
#"Me and the Devil Blues" – 4:21, written by Robert Johnson
#"Decoration Day" – 3:53, written byJohn Lee Hooker
#"Baby Please Don't Go" – 5:03, written byBig Joe Williams
#"I'll Never Get Out of These Blues Alive" – 6:23, written by John Lee Hooker
#"Take Me" – 2:29, written byMargo Timmins andMichael Timmins
#"Forgive Me" – 5:25, written by John Lee Hooker
#"Crossroads" – 6:18, written by Robert Johnson
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