The Red Dirt Album
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The Red Dirt Album is an album by Stoney LaRue
. It was released in August of 2005. The song "Down in Flames" was co-written and by Brandon Jenkins
recorded on his 2004 album, Down In Flames
. The song "Forever Young" was written by Bob Dylan
and recorded on his 1974 album, Planet Waves
.
Stoney Larue
Stoney LaRue is a Texas Country/Red Dirt artist. Born in Taft, Texas, LaRue was raised in Southeastern Oklahoma and began playing country music at a young age....
. It was released in August of 2005. The song "Down in Flames" was co-written and by Brandon Jenkins
Brandon Jenkins
Brandon Jenkins is an American football defensive end for the Florida State Seminoles. Jenkins is considered one of the best defensive ends in the country and future high NFL Draft pick.-High school:...
recorded on his 2004 album, Down In Flames
Down in Flames
Down in Flames may refer to:*"Down in Flames" , a 1994 song by Blackhawk*"Down in Flames" , a 1996 song by Semisonic*"Down in Flames", a song from Zebrahead's 2006 album Broadcast to the World...
. The song "Forever Young" was written by Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
and recorded on his 1974 album, Planet Waves
Planet Waves
Planet Waves is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's 14th studio album, released by Asylum Records in January 1974....
.
Track listing
- "Down in Flames" (Stoney LaRue, Brandon JenkinsBrandon JenkinsBrandon Jenkins is an American football defensive end for the Florida State Seminoles. Jenkins is considered one of the best defensive ends in the country and future high NFL Draft pick.-High school:...
) - 3:52 - "Closer To You" (LaRue, Scott Evans) - 3:10
- "Idabel Blues" (John Cooper, Clark Peaden) - 4:25
- "Downtown" (LaRue) - 3:54
- "Solid Gone" (LaRue, Ray Wylie HubbardRay Wylie HubbardRay Wylie Hubbard is an American Texas Country singer and songwriter.-Early life:Hubbard grew up in southeastern town of Hugo, Oklahoma. His family moved to Oak Cliff in south Dallas, Texas in 1954. He attended W. H. Adamson High School with Michael Martin Murphey, who had his own band at the time...
) - 3:03 - "Walk Away" (LaRue, Cody Canada) - 3:37
- "Texas Moon" (LaRue, Wehmeyer, Wood, James) - 4:11
- "One Chord Song" (LaRue, Bob ChildersBob ChildersRobert Wayne “Bob” Childers was an American country/folk singer-songwriter who has achieved widespread critical acclaim since the late 1970s. Childers was known alternately as the "father" "grandfather" or "godfather" of the regional scene known as Red Dirt music...
) - 3:07 - "Bluebird Wine" (Rodney CrowellRodney CrowellRodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music....
) - 3:59 - "Let Me Hold You" (LaRue, Mike McClureMike McClureMike McClure is a singer/songwriter/producer from Tecumseh, Oklahoma. He is currently the frontman for the Mike McClure Band. McClure is a founding member of The Great Divide, and was a member until he and the band parted ways in 2002...
) - 3:39 - "Forever YoungForever Young (Bob Dylan song)"Forever Young" is a song by Bob Dylan. The song first appeared on Dylan's 1974 album Planet Waves.- Analysis :In the notes for the 2007 album titled DYLAN, Bill Flanagan had the following to say about "Forever Young":...
" (Bob DylanBob DylanBob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
) - 4:32
Personnel
- Stoney LaRue - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Jeremy Watkins - fiddle, harmony vocals
- Steve Palousek - electric guitar, steel guitar, dobro, lap steel
- Mike McClure - acoustic guitar, electri rhythm guitar, harmony vocals
- Milton Waters - B3 organ
- Rodney Pyeatt - baritone guitar
- Jeremy Plato - bass guitar
- Eric Hansen - drums
- Scott Evans - harmony vocals
- Kevin Webb - acoustic guitar, bouzouki, electri guitar
- Mike Byars - drums
- Cody Canada - baritone guitar
Chart performance
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 70 |