Walking Distance (album)
Encyclopedia
Walking Distance is an album
by Texas
-based folk
singer-songwriter
Robert Earl Keen
, released in the United States
in 1998
on Arista Records
.
December 18, 2002 (includes Keen's in-studio performance)
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
-based folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Robert Earl Keen
Robert Earl Keen
Robert Earl Keen, Junior is an American Texas Country singer-songwriter. He is popular with fans of traditional country music, folk music, college radio, and alt-country. Keen currently resides in Kerrville, Texas and maintains a ranch in Medina, Texas.-Early life:Growing up in Houston, Texas,...
, released in the United States
United States
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in 1998
1998 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.-Events:*January 28 – "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia...
on Arista Records
Arista Records
Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...
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Track listing
All tracks written by Robert Earl Keen, except where noted- "Down That Dusty Trail" – 3:39
- "Travelin' Light" – 3:53
- "Feelin' Good Again" – 3:17
- "That Buckin' Song" – 2:19
- "I'll Be Here For You" – 4:05
- "Billy Gray" – 4:34
- "Theme: Road To No Return" / "Carolina" – 8:14
- "New Life In Old Mexico" – 4:18
- "Still Without You" / "Conclusion: Road To No Return" – 5:13
- Silent Track – 1:00
- "Happy Holidays Y'all" – 3:21
External links
"Holiday Coping" by Neal Conan from NPR's Talk of the NationTalk of the Nation
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December 18, 2002 (includes Keen's in-studio performance)