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Dave Rich - Ain't It Fine - 1994



This is a pleasing collection of mid-tempo country music, with occasional digressions into rock & roll, built around the relatively mild-pitched persona of Dave Rich, a singer who, by his own admission, has relatively little stake in either genre. "I'm Glad" might have the feel of jaunty, honky tonk-style country, and "Ain't It Fine" has a good country-flavored rock & roll tune, but the boy's heart -- and he was only 18 when some of these sides were cut -- was directed to a higher calling, to preaching the gospel. Perhaps that's why -- when coupled with his slightly high-register country tenor (like Webb Pierce), the material here seems so unthreatening, even at its jauntiest and quickest tempo. A lot of what's here is beautiful -- "City Lights," one of the few non-originals (authored by Bill Anderson), should have been a major country hit, and seems to capture the contradictions in his heart over where he was heading with his music; at the same time, "Rosie, Let's Get Cozy" is as smooth and unthreateningly suggestive a rock & roll number as you could find, with a great beat and feel; "School Blues" is a jaunty, enjoyable, and memorable account of teen life; and "Red Sweater" and "Burn On Love" are both achingly beautiful rhythm ballads, particularly the latter -- all are originals that suggest to the listener that if he hadn't pursued recording, Rich could easily have made it as a songwriter, selling his stuff to the Everly Brothers. Even the bluesy, slightly raunchy "Chicken House" works well, and ought to have given Rich a foothold on musical immortality. Although some of the sessions are uncredited as far as who is playing, a lot of what's here features Chet Atkins, Grady Martin, Hank "Sugarfoot" Garland, and Jerry Byrd, so it's a given that the playing is impeccable and inventive throughout. The sound quality is excellent, and Colin Escott's annotation is very thorough.



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                       Tracklisting
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   1. Dave Rich - Darling I'm Lonesome                        [02:23]
   2. Dave Rich - I Forgot                                    [02:24]
   3. Dave Rich - I Think I'm Gonna Die                       [02:01]
   4. Dave Rich - I'm Glad                                    [02:07]
   5. Dave Rich - Ain't It Fine                               [02:46]
   6. Dave Rich - Your Pretty Blue Eyes                       [02:47]
   7. Dave Rich - I Love 'Em All                              [02:08]
   8. Dave Rich - I'm Sorry Goodbye                           [02:04]
   9. Dave Rich - Tuggin' on My Heart Strings                 [02:27]
  10. Dave Rich - Lonely Street                               [02:35]
  11. Dave Rich - Didn't Work Out, Did It?                    [03:03]
  12. Dave Rich - Our Last Night Together                     [02:40]
  13. Dave Rich - Key to My Heart                             [02:43]
  14. Dave Rich - Red Sweater                                 [01:56]
  15. Dave Rich - Red Beads                                   [01:56]
  16. Dave Rich - I've Learned                                [02:16]
  17. Dave Rich - Chicken House                               [02:26]
  18. Dave Rich - Just Like Mine                              [02:39]
  19. Dave Rich - Rosie Let's Get Cozy                        [02:10]
  20. Dave Rich - I've Thought It Over                        [02:00]
  21. Dave Rich - School Blues                                [02:03]
  22. Dave Rich - Burn on Love Fire                           [02:13]
  23. Dave Rich - City Lights                                 [01:51]
  24. Dave Rich - Sunshine in My Heart                        [02:15]
  25. Dave Rich - Saved from Sin                              [02:05]
  26. Dave Rich - Brand New Feeling                           [02:20]
  27. Dave Rich - Where Else Would I Want to Be?              [02:20]
  28. Dave Rich - That's What This Whole World Needs          [02:33]

Playing Time.........: 01:05:26
Total Size...........: 149,89 MB



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