Sweetheart of the Rodeo

TheByrdsSweetheartoftheRodeo

Country Rock, arguably, starts here. Or with the International Submarine Band,

Hughesy's assessment:

Iconic.

Track listing: You Ain't Goin' Nowhere; I Am a Pilgrim; The Christian Life; You Don't Miss Your Water; You're Still on My Mind; Pretty Boy Floyd; Hickory Wind; One Hundred Years from NowBlue Canadian Rockies; Life in Prison; Nothing Was Delivered

2003 Legacy Edition bonus tracks: All I Have Are Memories (Kevin Kelley vocal); You Got a Reputation; Pretty Polly; Lazy Days; The Christian Life (Gram Parsons Vocal); You Don't Miss Your Water (Gram Parsons Vocal); One Hundred Years from Now (Gram Parsons Vocal); Radio Spot: Sweetheart of the Radio Album

International Submarine Band: Sum Up Broke; One Day Week; Truck Drivin' Man; Blue EyesLuxury Liner; Strong BoyThe Byrds: Lazy Days (Alternate Version); Pretty Polly (Alternate Version); Hickory Wind (Alternate "Nashville" Version – Take #8); The Christian Life (Rehearsal Version – Take #7 – Gram Parsons Vocal); The Christian Life (Rehearsal Version – Take #8 – Gram Parsons Vocal); Life in Prison (Rehearsal Version – Takes #1 & #2 – Gram Parsons Vocal); Life in Prison (Rehearsal Version – Takes #3 & #4 – Gram Parsons Vocal); One Hundred Years from Now (Rehearsal Version – Takes #12 & #13 – Gram Parsons Vocal); One Hundred Years from Now (Rehearsal Version – Takes #14 & #15 – Gram Parsons Vocal); You're Still on My Mind (Rehearsal Version – Take #13 – Gram Parsons Vocal); You're Still on My Mind (Rehearsal Version – Take #48 – Gram Parsons Vocal); All I Have Are Memories (Alternate Instrumental – Take #17); All I Have Are Memories (Alternate Instrumental – Take #21); Blue Canadian Rockies (Rehearsal Version – Take #14)

Classics: You Ain't Goin' NowherePretty Boy FloydHickory Wind

Almost there: You Don't Miss Your Water; Nothing Was Delivered

Worthwhile: You're Still on My MindOne Hundred Years from NowBlue Canadian RockiesLife in PrisonLazy Days

Solid: I Am a PilgrimThe Christian Life; All I Have Are MemoriesYou Got a ReputationPretty Polly

© Ian Hughes 2015