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Hi-Five: Jimmie Dale Gilmore

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Download links and information about Hi-Five: Jimmie Dale Gilmore by Jimmie Dale Gilmore. This album was released in 1989 and it belongs to Rock, Country, Alternative Country, Songwriter/Lyricist genres. It contains 5 tracks with total duration of 16:41 minutes.

Artist: Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Release date: 1989
Genre: Rock, Country, Alternative Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Tracks: 5
Duration: 16:41
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Tracks

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No. Title Length
1. Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown 2:54
2. My Mind's Got a Mind of Its Own 2:31
3. Braver Newer World 5:00
4. Reunion 2:56
5. Black Snake Moan 3:20

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Jimmie Dale Gilmore's self-titled sophomore effort boasted a less aggressive sound than his Joe Ely-produced debut, and that suited Gilmore's wavering tenor and impressionistic lyrical style just fine, though the album also sounds like an attempt to blend a traditional country approach with Gilmore's rather individualistic style. This time out, Gilmore wrote (or co-wrote half) of the album's ten songs, while old friend Butch Hancock ponied up two tunes of his own, and the production (by Bruce Bromberg and Lloyd Maines) generates a laid-back honky tonk vibe that recalls the feel of a Texas dancehall without forcing the issue. The album rescues one classic tune from the long-lost Flatlanders album ("Dallas"), and "Deep Eddy Blues" and "Beautiful Rose" prove he had plenty of other great songs at his disposal, which marks a major improvement over the covers-heavy debut. Sometimes, however, the spunky tempo and precise accompaniment of the music seem to be working against the grain of Gilmore's often world-weary songs, though Jimmie Dale himself accompanies these arrangements with grace and confidence. Jimmie Dale Gilmore is a fine album and a step up from Fair and Square, but in retrospect it sounds most like a stepping stone on the way to his definitive recording, After Awhile.