After Awhile
Artist: Jimmie Dale Gilmore

While Jimmie Dale Gilmore's first two solo albums presented him as an enlightened honky tonk cowboy, 1991's After Awhile, his first set for Elektra, was less stylistically bound to country music, and approached Gilmore as a singer/songwriter, albeit one with a decided West Texas sensibility. The result was a considerably more subdued and... Read More

Making Light of It
Artist: Pierce Pettis

Produced by David Miner, Making Light has a somewhat more polished surface than Pierce Pettis' previous albums, yet that doesn't diminish the quiet power of his songs. ~ Thom Owens, All Music Guide Read More

Storyteller, Poet, Philosopher
Artist: Tom T. Hall

The double-disc box set Storyteller, Poet, Philosopher concentrates on Tom T. Hall's talents as a narrative songwriter, eschewing some of his better-known novelties for lesser-known, but better-written, serious songs. That doesn't mean the box is devoid of hits -- all of the important ones are here. What that does mean is that Storyteller, Poet,... Read More

Songs from the Levee
Artist: Kate Campbell

Kate Campbell's debut album, Songs from the Levee, is an impressive collection of honest, stripped-down country and folk, suggesting she's a songwriter of great promise. ~ Thom Owens, All Music Guide Read More

Rain on a Conga Drum: Live in Berlin
Artist: Townes Van Zandt
Community Score: 6.00

This 18-track, 63-minute import disc was Townes Van Zandt's third live album, recorded in October 1990. It shared eight selections with his first, Live At The Old Quarter, Houston, Texas, and five with his second, Live & Obscure. Distinguishing this set were some interesting covers, including Lightnin' Hopkins's "Short-Haired Woman Blues" and... Read More

Craftsman
Artist: Guy Clark
Community Score: 8.00

This double-CD collection issued by Rounder's Philo imprint contains on a double CD all three of Guy Clark's late-'70s and '80s recordings for Warner Bros.: Guy Clark, South Coast of Texas, and Better Days. Clark's Warner period was one of intense self-scrutiny and exploration, not only with the way songs are written, but also in the way they... Read More

Eats Away the Night
Artist: Butch Hancock
Community Score: 3.00

After about 20 years, Butch Hancock has released his first produced studio album for a national label not compiled from his previously released Rainlight Records LPs. In many ways, Hancock set his style down with his very first self-produced album, West Texas Waltz. All the elements from that period remain -- the Dylanesque vocal sound, his love... Read More

Close as We Can Get/Nine 'Til Midnight
Artist: Robin & Linda Williams

The two albums that Robin & Linda Williams recorded in the mid-'80s for Flying Fish were eventually combined onto a single cassette or compact disc. ~ Sean Westergaard, All Music Guide Read More

Loving You
Artist: Hugh Moffatt

A very good debut album with solid songwriting. Russ Barrenberg and Jerry Douglas back up Moffatt. ~ Chip Renner, All Music Guide Read More

High, Low and In Between/The Late Great Townes Van Zandt
Artist: Townes Van Zandt

High, Low and In Between and The Late Great Townes Van Zandt, Townes Van Zandt's two classic records from 1972, were reissued on a single CD from Capitol in 1996. High, Low and In Between, Van Zandt's fifth album, was different from his first four starting with the first few notes. The lead-off track "Two Hands" was an uptempo gospel number... Read More