Battleground
Studio album by
Gary Stewart
Released1990
GenreCountry
LabelHighTone
ProducerRoy Dea
Gary Stewart chronology
Brand New
(1988)		 Battleground
(1990)		 I'm a Texan
(1993)

Battleground is an album by the American musician Gary Stewart, released in 1990.[1][2] It was his second album for HighTone Records.[3] The album was more commercially successful than his 1988 comeback, Brand New.[4]

Production

The album was produced by Roy Dea.[5] "Let's Go Jukin'" was written with Dickey Betts.[6] "You're the Reason I'm Living" is a cover of the Bobby Darin song.[7] "Nothin' but a Woman" is a cover of the Robert Cray song.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Chicago Tribune[10]
Robert ChristgauB+[11]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[12]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[13]

The Boston Globe wrote that "the album dwarfs much of today's country radio fare—and Stewart is a true master at work."[6] The Chicago Tribune called the album "a convincing illustration of why Stewart is a king of that increasingly rare breed: the honky-tonkers."[10] The Dallas Morning News noted that Battleground "has a raw, hollow, sound that immediately conjures up a dark bar."[14]

The Buffalo News determined that, "scratchy and scrawny as his voice is, there is something quite compelling about the way this country/blues/rock veteran puts across a song."[15] The Fresno Bee listed "Nothin' but a Woman" as the second best country cover song of 1990.[16] Robert Christgau concluded that Stewart's "r&r groove is sharp-witted where Steve Earle's is muscle-headed and the average Nashville cat's just mechanical."[11]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Nothin' but a Woman" 
2."Bedroom Battleground" 
3."Let's Go Jukin'" 
4."Nothing Cheap About a Cheap Affair" 
5."Ol' Hank's Lovesick Blues" 
6."Woman in Demand" 
7."Hey Leona" 
8."You're the Reason I'm Living" 
9."Delia" 
10."Seeing's Believing" 

References

  1. ↑ Nichols, Lee (30 Aug 1990). "Stewart retains honky-tonk sound". Onward. Austin American-Statesman. p. 19.
  2. ↑ Allen, Bob (Nov 1990). "Record Reviews — Battleground by Gary Stewart". Country Music (146): 55.
  3. ↑ Wadey, Paul (20 Dec 2003). "Obituary: Gary Stewart". Obituaries. The Independent. p. 18.
  4. ↑ Hoekstra, Dave (December 15, 1991). "Honky-tonk hero returns from the ashes – Singer Gary Stewart finally straightens up and to fly right". Show. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 4.
  5. ↑ Crowley, Larry (January 15, 1992). "Time in a Bottle". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  6. 1 2 Morse, Steve (9 Aug 1990). "Honky-Tonk Album". The Boston Globe. Calendar. p. 3.
  7. ↑ Allen, Greg (August 10, 1990). "'Battleground' – Gary Stewart". At the Shore. The Press of Atlantic City. p. 6.
  8. ↑ DeLuca, Dan (September 22, 1990). "Battleground. Gary Stewart. Hightone". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Knight Ridder. p. L20.
  9. ↑ "Battleground Review by Jason Ankeny". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  10. 1 2 Hurst, Jack (30 Aug 1990). "Recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 8.
  11. 1 2 "Gary Stewart". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  12. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 755.
  13. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 673.
  14. ↑ Dembling, Sophia (August 12, 1990). "Battleground, Gary Stewart". The Dallas Morning News. p. 6C.
  15. ↑ Herbeck, Dan (October 5, 1990). "Country". The Buffalo News. p. G36.
  16. ↑ Robison, Ken (December 21, 1990). "Picking Country's Best, Worst". The Fresno Bee. p. E7.
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